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Tube Heads and Cabs

#3
I have one with a sealed cab, and two with ported cabs. Makes no difference to me what the cab is as long as it sounds good. About the only generalization I can say for sure about all tube amp lovers is they love tube amps.
 
#5
The Berg NV series are aimed at tube amps and sealed. I have used my NV610 and NV215 regularly with both Mesa and Ampeg all tube amps. They shine - I like the control a sealed cab seems to have over a speaker when used with a tube amp.
 
#6
James Hart said:
not all tube amps, sealed cabs and ported cabs react the same.
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Yeah. Be nice to have a garage full of gear to a/b. Although for me stage sound has the final say and trying gear out that way gets spendy.

"About the only generalization I can say for sure about all tube amp lovers is they love tube amps."

Amen to that Jimmy. Back to tubes after a long time and diggin' it.
 
#10
I;ve read on some manufacturer's website, can't remember whose, that tube amps went better with sealed cabs. This was for a cab with opening and closing vents so you could go between sealed and ported.
Of course, maybe 1% if not less of what manufacturers say is true, and this is a rampant generalization.
Still, YMMV
 
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SpamBot said:
I;ve read on some manufacturer's website, can't remember whose, that tube amps went better with sealed cabs. This was for a cab with opening and closing vents so you could go between sealed and ported.
Of course, maybe 1% if not less of what manufacturers say is true, and this is a rampant generalization.
Still, YMMV
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Sounds like someone has a warehouse full of sealed cabs they're trying to move ;)

Well, there is some merit to the sealed cab thing...just barely...there are some people don't like ported cabs (Johnny April from Staind has often expressed disdain for them on here), and the SVT is mostly paired with a sealed 810. But it's certainly not a hard and fast rule.
 
#17
I've been playing through my old Earth rig more'n more lately.Think I'm going to keep the head a while but I'd still like to sell the cab.It sounds good but my back's getting a little to vintage to deal with the weight these days.
 
#19
LowDownWays said:
Hey Tim. You prefer one of your Bergs?

I'm kinda gassin' for one of them.
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Hi LOW, I've got the same 2 NV cabs. :hiding:;) A NV610 & a NV215. I use either with -usually - either my Ampeg V4BH or my SVTII & sometimes I use my Mark Bass LMII usually with the NV215( I find the LMII loves the 215 but I don't like it so much w/ the NV610)
Both these cabs are simply awesome. & they're pretty much as U can imagine. The 610's ALL punch!! Simply a punch in the guts!!! Apparently it's meant to be a new take on the old straight back Ampeg 810 cab. I've never heard one of those, but from what I've heard/read, the NV610 does this superbly. It is MUCH easier to move than my old cab- an Ampeg 410HLF - & it's 15lbs lighter too & SO much more articulate. Myself AND the band members were astonished with the clarity- w/ many of my band commenting on my bass playing- saying that they realised I wasn't PLAYING anything much differently than the week B4, but NOW they could pick out every note. & in doing this- it does it with a 'vintage' class. It never sounds 'modern', but sounds 'old school' & pristine at the same time. Remarkable. Overdrive sounds teriffic thru it, & it certainly does slap sounds fine too. There's NOTHING I can really say that AINT GOOD about it.:rolleyes: I s'pose simply coz it';s a 610- it aint small- is THAT negative :confused: Nup!!!
The NV215 is all the above too- vintage sounding, clear but NOT modern or sizzly, EZ to shift.... :help: BUT as it's a 215- the punch from this is more in the BUTT....:D rather than the chest. The 215's give a deep round sound, but it is very tight also. The 6" mid driver handles the hi's well too, & again this cab handles distortion superbly- & the Hi freq driver(or MIDfreq driver) doesn't make it crisp or sizzly- just sweet SMOOOOTH bass!
I USUALLY take the 215 for our soul/funk band- altho the 610 will do it wonderfully- & I use the 610 with my ROCK band. The 610 is a li'l more sensitive & therefore slightly LOUDER, & I find this cab works well w/ the V4BH. BUT the 215 works well with that amp IF I don't need to be LOUD as... In fact I can run the V4BH at the 'break-up' point just nicely with the 215, where the 610 it can be a bit loud for the rest of the band at thispoint on the amps dial.
Basically BOTH cabs are excellent. I'd PROBABLY pick the 610 IF I had to choose one, But then...... the 215 works better with the LMII so.....:confused::crying: I wouldn't wanna decide!!!!!!!! Good luck

EEEEK sorry for L-o-o-ong post!!
 
#20
I just picked up an old V4 4x12 cab which is sealed. I'm putting Eminence Beta 12-A's in it later this week. I also have a SVT-410HLF, I'm liking the sealed cab design a lot with my V4 due to the tightness and clarity I'm already beginning to notice.
 

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