Trace Elf combos 1x8 vs 1x10

[basss]

Has anyone compared these? The 1x10 is bigger and seems like it would sound fuller but the 1x8 has that excellent faital driver. The slightly smaller size and weight of the 1x8 is appealing as well.

 

[rapidfirerob]

I have two 1X10 TE cabs coming Monday and Tuesday, one bought here almost new and one new from Sweetwater.
My medical issue forced me to go small. I'll be running my Genz Benz Shuttle 6.2 amp through the cabs. Best of luck to you!

 

[Al Kraft]

You might try a quick search...I seem to recall a number of posts/threads on the Elf cabs when they first came out. IIRC both models (8" and 10") were highly regarded by many folks.

 

[basss]

There's a lot about the cabs but I couldn't find much about the 1x8 combo.

 

[HaphAsSard]

but the 1x8 has that excellent faital driver.

Does it though? As you said, there isn't much info, and the mention of FaitalPro drivers is (unless I've missed it) only made in relation to the 2x8 cabinet, which (again if I remember correctly) comes with two 8PR200-16 woofers.
Noe, the fact the driver in the 1x8 combo has, alone, an 8-ohm impedance
(per the manual, p. 7 - "Power Output (1% THD): 130W - 8 Ω - Internal 8 ohm speaker")
guarantees it is a different one: it may be the 8PR200-8, it may not.

 

[Nebadon2000]

Genzler also uses Faital Neo Drivers except on BA-10-2 and entry level line.

I have heard the 2x8/1-10 Trace Cab's and was impressed more by 2x8; never heard 1x8/1-10 combo's though

The 1x10 combo uses a Eminence Neo Driver; no slouch

 

[Jefenator]

I would defer to anyone who has actually tried both.
Failing that, I crunched some numbers and compared woofer area: approximately 50 square inches vs 78. That seems to me like a significant (as in 1 1/2x) edge for the 1x10 for not that much more money or weight.
That would probably inform my decision if I were planning to attempt to use the amp for rehearsals & gigs.

 

[Al Kraft]

I would defer to anyone who has actually tried both.
Failing that, I crunched some numbers and compared woofer area: approximately 50 square inches vs 78. That seems to me like a significant (as in 1 1/2x) edge for the 1x10 for not that much more money or weight.
That would probably inform my decision if I were planning to attempt to use the amp for rehearsals & gigs.

That's a very reasonable way to look at the choice IMO since it seems likely that the speaker quality and the cab voicing engineering/design approach would be similar...I assume it's all done by the same designer/design team. If this were a choice between cabs from different companies their designer engineers might make very different trade decisions based on what they look for in a driver and how their company voices their cabs.