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Stacking cabinets in reverse

#23
iualum said:
If you're absolutely going to do the 410/115, the 115 on top is better because you'll hear when (not if) it starts to sound bad as you really crank things.

Better idea is to decide which box you like more overall, factoring in potential volume that you want/need (very generally, a 410's displacement is twice a 115's), get rid of the one you like less, & pick up a 2nd of the one you like more (if you need/want the 2nd cab, that is).

If you prefer the 115's tone but need 810 air movement, you could always go 4 x 115s. You'd probably need to re-think your amp, though.
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I want 4 15s just for kicks and giggles. That sounds like a recipe for fun.
Would 4 18s go too far :D
 
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friendlybass said:
I want 4 15s just for kicks and giggles. That sounds like a recipe for fun.
Would 4 18s go too far :D
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Ahhh the Marshall Lemmy 4x15 cab...fun for the whole family!
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lowphatbass said:
Usually, when working with a 4x10/1x15 backline I'll keep the 4x10 on top and reroute full power/full frequency to that one cab.
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iualum said:
That's the best way to handle it ;). The 115 is limiting anyway. Doesn't provide much other than distortion really :D.
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If I had a choice I'd do the same but this was supplied at a festival, all I did was walk up to it and plug in.
 
#34
Currently running a 410 with a 115 on top. (Got them after playing a similar Trace rig.) Hard to tell what's up because they both have midrange drivers. Suspect the notion that the 115 runs out of gas first is correct. I was a bit surprised that the 410 unit pumps more than than the 115. The combination sounds good at low/moderate levels. It would be a shame to choose one or the other, and bi-amping is not in my budget anytime soon. I guess I'll have to do some serious tests.
 
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hellZen said:
Currently running a 410 with a 115 on top. (Got them after playing a similar Trace rig.) Hard to tell what's up because they both have midrange drivers. Suspect the notion that the 115 runs out of gas first is correct. I was a bit surprised that the 410 unit pump more than than the 115. The combination sounds good at low/moderate levels. It would be a shame to choose one or the other, and bi-amping is not in my budget anytime soon. I guess I'll have to do some serious tests.
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A generic 410 puts out about twice what a generic 115 does (410 ~ 2 x 115).
 
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friendlybass said:
I want 4 15s just for kicks and giggles. That sounds like a recipe for fun.
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I've got a couple of different 1x15" cabinets -- one Eden and one Flite Sound -- that I would love to find three more matching ones of so I could do 4x15" vertical stacks

...not necessarily because I subscribe to this Vertical Drivers Don't Beam theory, but simply because the size of these cabinets means the 4th box would be right at ear level, so I could hear myself clearly and still get my pants legs to flap!
 
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Bob_Ross said:
I've got a couple of different 1x15" cabinets -- one Eden and one Flite Sound -- that I would love to find three more matching ones of so I could do 4x15" vertical stacks

...not necessarily because I subscribe to this Vertical Drivers Don't Beam theory, but simply because the size of these cabinets means the 4th box would be right at ear level, so I could hear myself clearly and still get my pants legs to flap!
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I could seriously go for 2 415 cabs, one on stage, the other behind the audience
 
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