Tall & Light Bass Cabs?

[Count Bassie]

Just scrounging for info about a light weight, relatively tall cab. 12s, 15s, I'm thinking.

Who's in the know about such animals? Thanks for your time.

 

[kat888]

TC Electronic make 2x1 212 cabs. I was looking at them before I settled on the SVT212AV.

 

[Kro]

Just scrounging for info about a light weight, relatively tall cab. 12s, 15s, I'm thinking.

Who's in the know about such animals? Thanks for your time.

I'm a huge fan of tall vertical stacks. When I was last in the market for some, the lightest tallest capable cab that I could find was the GK Neo 112-ii. When GK redesigned it from the 112-i version to stack on top of the 212, they elongated it and adjusted the other dimensions accordingly, making it unconventionally tall as a single woofer cab.

Full disclosure: I have a pair in the classifieds right now, but that'd be my response to this question regardless, as those were my same criteria for purchasing them in the first place.

Edit for actual specs: 23.5 tall, 31.4 lbs as personally weighed myself.

 

[Dave W]

Barefaced Big Baby II is a relatively tall 1X12.

 

[3rdcurve]

Audio Kinesis Hathor 212
Weight in the 40s
14" or so square - 34" tall
2 - 3" cone drivers for mids/highs
Close to 1000cc Vd
1000 watts

 

[Kro]

Well, those other recommendations are pretty OK too, I guess

Obviously those GKs I mentioned aren't exactly in the same league. What price range are you looking at? How light is "light" for you?

 

[buldog5151bass]

Revsound 212 is a vertical stack at 38 pounds with Okoume. I like mine. @RoadRanger can chime in as well.

 

[jakka1]

barefaced Big Twin II. 33.5" high & 46 lbs.

 

[Count Bassie]

Well, those other recommendations are pretty OK too, I guess

Obviously those GKs I mentioned aren't exactly in the same league. What price range are you looking at? How light is "light" for you?

Some of these are going to be pricey. I have a GK 212-II neo now, and my only issue is height. I don't mind the weight much, it's the low center of gravity... those TC Electronic KT-212s look the part pretty good... I'd say under 50 lbs, vertically aligned would be a spec I'd like to see.

 

[Count Bassie]

Audio Kinesis Hathor 212
Weight in the 40s
14" or so square - 34" tall
2 - 3" cone drivers for mids/highs
Close to 1000cc Vd
1000 watts

I'm sure this is out of my league...

 

[Plutonium244]

I's say two Barefaced Two10's, stacked vertically, would be pretty good. It'd be 4 feet tall so it would be closer to ear height. But yeah, not exactly workingman pricing. But, they'd be good for life, practically.

 

[Kro]

I have a GK 212-II neo now, and my only issue is height.

Are you trying to avoid stacking?

 

[BassmanPaul]

Are you trying to avoid stacking?

That was my thought too. I stack a pair of Acme 2x10s on their ends for a vertical 4x10. Works very well for me.

I have four of the boxes but I’m just too little to stack any more than two!

 

[nutdog]

I'm sure this is out of my league...

Maybe this?

For Sale/Trade - Audiokinesis TC 212 V2

 

[nutdog]

or this?

 

[mam1862]

Audiokinesis Composite 212
Weight under 40 pounds
16" square and about 3' tall

Best cab I've ever owned

 

[GregC]

or this?

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This is what I was about to suggest. Total of 54 lbs., 48" high.

 

[Count Bassie]

Are you trying to avoid stacking?

Trying to avoid? Lol, no, trying to avoid the more cumbersome low center of gravity of boxes with diagonally aligned drivers.

I also prefer 12s, but I realize speakers size isn't everything. And I do actually prefer just one cab, most of the time.

 

[Burwabit]

Bergantino (used) CN212 or HDN212... ~48 lbs. I've had both and they're fantastic.

At one point I owned 2xCN212. That was fun.

 

[Count Bassie]

Audiokinesis Composite 212
Weight under 40 pounds
16" square and about 3' tall

Best cab I've ever owned

Again, out of my league...