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Wanna replace my 410 HLF and go light

#44
well so far I do appreciate alllll the feedback thanks. Just wanted to start getting Ideas which way to go. Thanks. And to answer THE question....yes ...I am an 80's rocker SVT guy. That's the sound I do like, but the sound I'm tired of hauling around.
 
#45
I was the same, SVT/fridge guy for years and figured it was the only way to get 'that' sound. Two things I think I may have learned.

1. Tone comes at least as much from YOU as it does from your gear.

2. A great so called 'hi-fi' cab sounds like whatever you feed it...they are as lively or sterile as the player and the amp/bass. I put the cabs as the most important part of the chain, personally.

All the best finding your perfect match!
 
#48
If you like the tone of the 810 try a 410he. That's what I use and i used to use an 810e. It's heavier than some neo cabs but lighter smaller and easier to move than the hlf. The 4 wheels are a huge bonus over having the dolly style wheels on a smaller cab. I stack mine on top of my rack most of the time to lift it up closer to me head.

The only downsize Is they are picky about what amp they like to be powered by. They are 8ohms cabs and most of the people that I personally know that like the hlf more tried them with the same amp so the HE was only getting about half the power of the hlf. If you have a tube head or a 1000w at 4ohm amp that can put out a decent load at 8 ohms they are great. But with an amp that puts out say 350w at 4ohms and only like 200w @8ohms they are way underpowered.
 
#49
Ok, so consider this: I will speak of what I own not just because I own it but have used enough other gear to make an educated comparison. All of the gear that's being talked about in this thread have 1 thing in common...they are either a 1way or a 2way configuration. To me, there is really way too much frequency loss/wash between the size of a 10 or a 12 and a tweeter. The cabs I use are LoPhat. Aside from them being very light, they are true 3way cabs with attinuators for both the mid driver and the tweeter. What this will give you is numerous different configurations in 1 cab. For example: when I am on a blues/rock gig with a P-Bass and want the old school sound, I roll off the tweeter and the mid and just have woofers. When I'm wanting the more Hi-Fi sound (Eden/SWR) I can use the 2way setup...woofer/tweeter. Here's where it gets interesting: I play 6-string alot and with most of the 2way boxes I've used in order to get a crisp high end response the tweeter can have that 'cut your head off' kind of sound. The 3way box fixes that by allowing you to roll the tweeter back and the mid driver up a bit so your notes are crystal clear without being 'brittle'.

The part I like the most is you are able to do all of this with NO CHANGE TO YOUR EQ!!!!! This way you are not getting annoying frequencies based on room size/construction of stage/surrounding room materials (glass/concrete) but you are still able to tailor the cab to your liking.

Just a little something for you to keep in mind while shopping.

I also noticed that Toby mentioned me as being LOCAL. Are you in the Oregon/Washington area? If so I would be willing to hook up with you and your bass and let you check them out. I am also using Carvin amps (BX1500). Just PM me and we can work something out.
 

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