Tweeterless 210 sealed bass cabinets - HELP!

I have a pair of 210AVs. They do LOOK precarious when stacked, but with a micro head on top, I've not had any issues. They DO roll of pretty quickly, but so does the 810, and its pretty far below 140,closer to 100hz i believe? What style of music? Volume requirements? They only take ~200 watts each, so if you have a super loud band, are playing Dub, or both,yeah,they are probably not for you.

 

I find they can get pretty deep when paired, not as much when solo. Nature of the beast. I play an Epi Jack Casady with my current project, also with flats. With my LM2, I don't really have to touch the EQ at all to get a pretty nice classic sounding tone. My TH500 requires a lot more tweaking. They sound great with my Peavey VB2, but less so with my EBS t90. I think they'd give you the SOUND you want, just not entirely sure it'll be the VOLUME you need.

 

The 210AVs do roll-off but I just give mine a little bump in the lows and that does the trick, for me anyway. Great sounding cabs, IMO.

 

I believe the Hartke HD210 is sealed and you can turn the tweeter off.

 

If you want to look at other options, the Barefaced Two10 is what I'd be looking at.

 

Kustom Deep End 210H is an amazingly well made and economic sealed 210 with defeatable tweeter.

 

The SVT-210AVs do, indeed, start to roll off around 150Hz, but it's fairly gradual. Two of them do a very respectable job on the gig, IME/IMHO. If you want "more" of all the good stuff the 210AV brings to the table, I agree that the Barefaced Two10 is a great option.

 

I'll second what Dave W just said. The Barefaced Two10 is worth a look if it's within reach cost-wise.

Buy once, cry once, I say-- it's worth the price. They are actually designed to be similar to a sealed cabinet sound, even though they are ported.

If you get the switchable ohm-age design, you can stack two, or stack three; or run one at 4 ohms which would be plenty loud. The tone of these, in my (possibly inaccurate) assessment of your tone goals from what you've written, may well be right up your alley. They also have excellent dispersion even when horizontal, since the high end comes from only the left (as you face the cab) side driver.

If you're of a mind to consider the Barefaced option, check into some of the various comments on their kind of vintage sound quality, how they simulate the tone of sealed cabs, and how well they work with tube amps. I have a One10 and a Four10, and now that they have the switchable Two10 out, I am thinking seriously about getting one, even though, by all objective standards, I am more that set with cabs. I do want to be able to run it alone or stacked with the Four10, and the new switchable ohm model is perfect for that. The Two10 is also only about 29 pounds.

In any case, good luck with your search for the perfect 2x10. It's not the destination, it's the journey.

 

That's because although they look like they have a port, they're not actually ported cabs!

 

True story! You can read our review of the Two10 (and FR800) here.

 

But I was right about the "sounds great" part, right?

 

I’d have to concur with the Barefaced Two 10 recommendation for what you want.