What's with the New 2x8 cabs/combos Lately?

[74hc]

I noticed both Peavey and TCE has introduced 2x8s. Peavey in a combo, and TCE in a cab.

What's up with this? Some speaker manufacturer has found the holy grail in bass tone from a 8" woofer?

I'm not aware of any new found popularity on 2x8 at this point. Are we all getting that old, and taking lightweight to an extreme? I cannot imagine any cost benefits using 8" over 10". So weight must be it.

I need to find one locally and try it out.

 

[1bassplayinfool]

The Elf 2X8 cabs rock...

 

[JRA]

i like the idea of 2x8 but have not played around with one.

Are we all getting that old, and taking lightweight to an extreme? I cannot imagine any cost benefits using 8" over 10". So weight must be it.

sure that's part of it (for me --- i really am old! ), but it's also convenience = easier to find room for it during a pack/load...

 

[lug]

8 is the new 12, which was the new 10.

 

[marcwhy]

Several of us here are [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] owners/fans.
[Although some of us may be "old," it's not a requirement, and hey, what's wrong with "light, loud, and sweet" gear?!]

 

[74hc]

8 is the new 12, which was the new 10.

Lord help us when 4" is the new 15!

 

[Al Kraft]

Lord help us when 4" is the new 15!

It's possible that PJB or MAS might actually get us there!

 

[chris_b]

Lord help us when 4" is the new 15!

Keep up. . . . check PJB cabs for the last 20+ years!

 

[S-Bigbottom]

Are we all getting that old, and taking lightweight to an extreme? I cannot imagine any cost benefits using 8" over 10". So weight must be it.

More and more places are making the area to place a cab on the floor smaller and smaller.
You should see my other cabs, they fit in my ears.

 

[agedhorse]

Some of us used 8" drivers for bass well over 10 years ago without any issues. (Shuttle 3.0-8T).

Done well, they can offer some unique properties, as well as unique packaging options. I think the 2 x 8" cabinet is a good example. Of course the drivers need to be fairly substantial and the math done right to get what most would consider even acceptable performance.

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[Shishka Bob]

I've used a Hartke 4 channel Keyboard Monitor with a metalic 8" speaker (One channel has an XLR in for mic or 1/4" jack) with a Tonehammer preamp as a bass rig for quite a while, and leaned on it pretty good. Never a problem, and it sounded really thumpy and good.

 

[brocket]

I have a Warwick 2x8. (To my ears) it’s very accurate/neutral, and capable of holding up against drums and our practice PA. It lacks the “presence” of an 8x10/bigger rigs, but it matches the sound. When I need a little more, I throw a matching 12” under it.

 

[Madhouse27]

Saw a used Henry the 8th cabinet for sale locally the other day. Kind of interesting.

 

[The Nameless]

Saw a used Henry the 8th cabinet for sale locally the other day. Kind of interesting.

SWR's 8x8 cabs among my fave ever. But they are huge, by today's standards. Fer a short time, SWR offered a 4x8 cab named Henry Jr. Back then, folk said it wasn't loud enuff, didn't cut in a band, etc. Today, tho, in the modern club stage of comparably low volume, its weight an size are fabulous! I use one regularly. Eq'd right, my 5 strings sound great thru it, it handles enuff power fer most applications, and I think it was just ahead of its time. The mids and detail are where it shines, of course. Very intelligible on crowded stages. I love this cab as kind of a merge of modern light and small with great output. I could, an may, update the speakers one day. But it's great as it is, for what it is.

 

[twinfallsbass]

I tried the new Peavey 2x8 combo at GC the other day and it was pretty darn good. The new Peavey’s are cool in the fact that the drivers are angled up at the player. They are not terribly heavey either.

 

[bherman]

Several of us here are [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] owners/fans.
[Although some of us may be "old," it's not a requirement, and hey, what's wrong with "light, loud, and sweet" gear?!]

I own one as well as a 2x10 RevSound. I use the 210 for bigger gigs, the 28 sounds just as good but packs a little less punch. Weighs about 1/2 of the 210. With the 28 I can do a one-load carry for gigs, even with my Eminence EUB.

 

[edencab]

don't forget the Traynor 2x8

Traynor - Twin-Eight, 2-Way 300 Watt Bass Cabinet

 

[Ric Vice]

I was kind of a connoisseur of the 2x8. I owned a SWR Baby Blue extension cab. Then Flite Sound built a 2x8 with liquid suspension black aluminum drivers. The best by far was the Euphonic Audio VL-208. Mike Arnopol’s MAS 1/8 is outstanding.

P.S. I forgot that I also owned an LDS 2x8 three way with Fatial's

 

[superheavyfunk]

Are we all [...] taking lightweight to an extreme?

The lighter, the better as far as I'm concerned. I don't care if it's a 2x2" rig that's 1' square, so long as it reproduces the bass well enough to sound full and loud enough to be my monitor on stage. If it can be 10lbs total, sign me up!

 

[mikeswals]

Saw a used Henry the 8th cabinet for sale locally the other day. Kind of interesting.

I knew a few thst had the Heney 8x8 and every time I saw them they were replaing blown speakers.