Which 4x10 is better? Avatar Vs. SWR

[theroan]

Just curious about what the opinions are.

 

[bstringkyle]

I have always loved the SWR Tone.

 

[Bernie P.]

I have always loved the SWR Tone.

+1

 

[RickenBoogie]

Avatars are fantastic value, *for the money*, while SWR, (anything but the WorkingPro series) are the real deal.

 

[quickervicar]

^+1. Avatar = value. Nothing wrong with that. IME you get what you pay for. In the case of Avatar you get a bit more than you paid for. But it still isn't going to sound like an SWR.

 

[mcm]

SWR??????? Avatar all the way.

 

[bassike]

Are we talking about pre-fender SWR?

 

[jwbassman]

I voted SWR. I love my G III 4x10.

 

[ethompson2]

This is tough for me to say because I had an Eden 410XLT and now I use an Avatar 212NEO and I have to say I prefer the tone of the Avatar over the Eden. So the whole Avatar being cheaper would have nothing to do with my decision. I've actually been wanting to pick up an Avatar 410 as well just havnt yet.

 

[rpsands]

Avatar's cheaper louder and uses better drivers than the old model SWR non-neos.

No idea what is in the GoLight series. If you can afford it I'd probably go with the GoLight over the Avatar but can't say without trying'em.

I'd suggest you check out LDS as well. Not too much of a drive down to Detroit to pick it up IIRC

 

[yaksonator]

i will be receiving my avatar 410 very shortly and im stoked, i had and swr goliath and workingmans 210 both at 8ohms powered by an swr 550x, and i hated everything about it.. It was brittle sounding and i could never get the sound i wanted. spent atleast 2 years trying and trying and could never get it. i will always go against swr, that might be harsh but i really tried every thing i could to make it sound better but no luck. if you like them then awesome im happy for ya but im gonna try avatar for a while now seems to suit my needs better, and price is appealing too.

 

[wvbass]

The Goliath series are some of my favorite cabs. I've gone back to my Jr. III for small stuff, after experimenting with other stuff for a while.

 

[shoot-r]

This is tough for me to say because I had an Eden 410XLT and now I use an Avatar 212NEO and I have to say I prefer the tone of the Avatar over the Eden. So the whole Avatar being cheaper would have nothing to do with my decision. I've actually been wanting to pick up an Avatar 410 as well just havnt yet.

+1!

I also went from high dollar, hard to move, "to my ears" o.k. sounding, Ed*n cabinets (a 212XLT and a 210XLT) to two Avatar Neo 210 cabinets...
I've not regretted the switch for a single second!


(I'd be willing to bet that 95% of the players that voted SWR over the Avatar have NEVER played through a Avatar cabinet!!!)

 

[Calaverasgrande]

I can think of 4 or 5 brands I'd rather than SWR!
Mesa, Bagend, Genzbenz, Schroeder, Aguilar etc.

 

[rpsands]

I wouldn't touch either with a 10 foot "poll"

Learned a lot about Avatar's "extended xmax" drivers in the last couple years.

 

[shoot-r]

Learned a lot about Avatar's "extended xmax" drivers in the last couple years.

???

Per BillF, Avatar is using Eminence's "top of the line" 2510 Neo driver with a custom x-max. ( Aguilar, Bergantino, Epi., Mesa, ect. also use 2510's with a custom x-max.)

 

[EagleMoon]

I used to play through an SWR at church. Not impressed. Love my Avatar.

 

[georgestrings]

Avatars are fantastic value, *for the money*, while SWR, (anything but the WorkingPro series) are the real deal.

This - love SWR cabs, don't care much for their heads, though... Ironically, I love G-K heads, but not their cabs - go figure...


- georgestrings

 

[rmars]

Learned a lot about Avatar's "extended xmax" drivers in the last couple years.

Could you elaborate?

 

[shoot-r]

Could you elaborate?

Guess we'll never know!