Stack the 1x15 and 2x10 Vertical?

[badboy1984]

Hi my rig consist the following. Little Mark 250, 2x10 Ashdown Cab and 1x15 Ashdown Cab.

At the moment they both stack up horizontally and i feel i lack of something sometimes but i can't say what it was.

I was wondering it could be i stack them horizontally so i hear things different.

So advice guys, will it sound different with the 1x15 vertical at the bottom and 2x10 stack on top vertically as well. So the rig is slightly taller so i get 3 speakers tower up like 15" --> 10" --> 10"

Many thanks for the advice

 

[ShowKing]

i would have 1x15 on bottom and the 2x 210's on top like you said
having stacked will let you hear yourself better and the 2x10's on top will give nice clarity, and highs/mids dispersion.
1x15 on bottom for the warmth.

 

[Colledge123]

i have the same cabs as you (with mag600 head) and i also feel like i'm missing something. especially with the 210 cab, it just doesn't give much punch. took just the 210 to practice last weekend and it could hardly keep up. I'll have a go at vertical stacking too and see how it goes.

 

[badboy1984]

i guess is the hearing differents. It sounded loud and pretty good when sit down when the cabs are stacked horizontally. but when i stand up playing i can feel lots of low end but the tone is complete sucks sometimes .....

I guess i have to stack them up vertically tomorrow to see what happen, is getting late now in UK and i can't be bother moving stuff around lol

 

[Jaco who?]

You can stack 'em anyway you like. The real sticklers of acoustic perfection on this forum will poo poo you for not having either two 2x10 cabs or two 1x15 cabs anyway, so play through every possible combination with your eyes closed, ears open. Inevitably the dorkiest looking one will sound the best.

 

[MNAirHead]

I do this.. the amp has a crossover and biamp..

you can throw more low end (below the crossover) and then highs for your ears.

Works.. many times this is too much speaker for the venue.

 

[Johnny Mack]

get the speakers up. stacking vertical will do this in addition to helping dispersion throughout the room, meaning more people will hear what you hear.

 

[rptrsn2]

i do this sometimes in practice as i can hear better. not enough for me to gig that way because it looks stupid.lol

 

[Johnny Mack]

you could also keep the top cab horizontal and put a wedge underneath it to tilt it towards your ears. this wont help dispersion or anything, but you will have a better idea of what you really sound like.

another idea would be to raise the cab(s). you could just play on your knees the whole time, too.

 

[billfitzmaurice]

Inevitably the dorkiest looking one will sound the best.

That's not far from the truth. Most people buy/set up their gear based on how it looks, operating under the assumption that speakers do with sound pretty much the same thing that lamps do with light. They don't.

 

[badboy1984]

i just try stack them vertically today and the result is much better than before. It doesn't look too bad in term of appearance and it also save abit of space in my room as well

 

[JimmyM]

i just try stack them vertically today and the result is much better than before. It doesn't look too bad in term of appearance and it also save abit of space in my room as well

ya, vertical is the only way to do a rig like that imho.

 

[will33]

2 advantages to doing it that way, in addition to saving a little floor space.

1. A little more of your sound will be spread a little wider throughout the room instead of having a tunnel or beam of loud sound straight out front of your rig and muddier/boomier sound off to the sides. That's the advantage of trading vertical disperison for horizontal dispersion. After all, the difference in ear level between a short person sitting and a tall person standing might be 4ft. Depending on the situation your audience, or your stage, could be 30ft. wide.

2. Having a speaker closer to your ears. It helps you hear yourself better. It will change the overall "flavor" of your tone as you hear it close to the rig. Get 15-20 ft. out and that's gone. Sounds just as good or better than it did before, just to more of the people.

 

[BillyB_from_LZ]

Try stacking the 2x10 on its end on top of the 15 so you have a column of three speakers.

I've also read many posts where the user likes the sound of the 15 on top of the 2x10.

In other words, horses for courses...

 

[badboy1984]

i like the 15" stack vertically bottom and the 2x10" on top vertically. I can hear myself much better and i also i need to adjust my EQ slightly so it don't get too muddy or trebly as well.

The sound is equal by doing this way because i still get the nice bottom on the 15" and the mid and treble rings out better cos of the 2x10 on top.

I can't really describe in words but the tone and overall balance of the sound is much better.

 

[jeffwo]

I stack my two Trace 2-10 cabs vertically - it lets me hear better and puts my rack at eye level. Love it!

 

[badboy1984]

yeah it hear much more better. in fact i have to cut down the bass when i stack it up like this. Too much in my face bass when i face right infront of the bass fridge lol