I’d like to hear some feedback on the Ashdown too. There’s an Ashdown cabinet in my local classifieds I’m very curious about.
As for the Rumbles, I had a chance to demo the 200 and 500 side by side. I thought I would like the 200 better, but I walked away preferring the 500. Plenty of rich, warm bottom end, with just a little more punch and clarity. And the 500 has “raw power” in spades!
the big difference I notice is the 500 has the extension out, and the Ashdown doesn’t. Might be smart should the need arise, that would probably tip the scales for me. But the Ashdown is about 10 lbs lighter!
If the Ashdown doesn't have an extension speaker output, that would be a deal killer for me. You have absolutely no flexibility to play larger venues if you don't have the ability to add an extension speaker.I’d like to hear some feedback on the Ashdown too. There’s an Ashdown cabinet in my local classifieds I’m very curious about.
As for the Rumbles, I had a chance to demo the 200 and 500 side by side. I thought I would like the 200 better, but I walked away preferring the 500. Plenty of rich, warm bottom end, with just a little more punch and clarity. And the 500 has “raw power” in spades!
The big difference I notice is the 500 has the extension out, and the Ashdown doesn’t. Might be smart should the need arise, that would probably tip the scales for me. But the Ashdown is about 10 lbs lighter!
Same kind of thing with Eden's current batch of combos. They all have an extension speaker out, but if you use it, that will disconnect the internal speakers. Reason for that is the internal speaker(s) are 4 ohm to get the most out of the amp as-is. By comparison, the Rumble's speakers put an 8 ohm load on an amp that can run down to 4 ohm. At 8 ohms it puts out up to 350-watts rms. Add a second 8 ohm cabinet and now the amp sees a 4 ohm load and sends out up to 500-watts to be split equally between them. That arrangement just makes great sense to me.
Eden's older combos used 8 ohm speakers allowing you to add another speaker for both more power and more air movement to play larger venues. Now the only "replacement" speaker cab that makes sense with Eden's current combos is their 410 cab because it's the only real step up to allow you to play larger venues. Everything else is a sideways move and not necessarily an improvement. So if that Ashdown doesn't have an extension speaker output, OR if it behaves the way the newer Eden combos do, I wouldn't even consider it regardless of how little it weighs.