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funny you say "looking at shipping options"....the thought of taking gear along on my way back from visiting family in Germany came to mind. Whilst I might be able to squeeze a head or two of interest (Hexa, V6 and needless to say the V8) onto an airplane, cabinets would have to be hauled on a pallet.....(specific case was a pair of Trace Elliots 1248 - the shipping cost came out to be some astronomical figure of around 900 quit. Good man, I am grateful for you taking the time identifying the cabinet. It has been of utmost pleasure. I keep you posted of any further developments. Best of wishes

The series 6 cabinet truly is near mint functionally and cosmetically alike. The previous owner did a great job preserving that marvel of audio engineering. It even came with the original cover and he kept the asking price pleasantly low: $400 (got it in February). As for your suggestion to swap the XLR connectors with Speakons; I actually use the 1/4" jack powered by a V-Type head - the signal is capital letters H.O.T. The slightest adjustment on the knobs is registered. Regardless of that, I did bring the matter to the attention of the local amp repair shop....the nature of the answer was along the lines of: don't fix what ain't broke. I had gotten the 1818x series IV (just last week) thinking it comes with the same specs as the series 6 1818x (yes, rookie mistake). I can see myself either trading the 1818x series IV for a TE 1528 cab or TE 1524 cab alternatively, the TE 1248 cab. Whilst any of these cabs surface for sale more regularly in the UK or mainland Europe, it is rare hunting luck to see them for sale here in the US. one more difference worthy mentioning: the inside walls of the 1818x series IV has the sound wool whilst the series 6 does not.

wow - that is some persuasive material you laid on the table there. the guy I got it from used "1810" to describe the model and, whilst correct to describe the speaker configuration the actual model name truly is what you found: "1818x". Thank you for the clarification. There is even a model that included a High Frequency Compression Driver: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/trace-elliot-way-bass-cabinet-1x18-475618300 best of luck to you these are the pics announced yesterday: series 6 left and series IV grills series IV grill series 6 (left) and series IV (right) over-illumination (top) series 6 Fane 10" 150 watts, 16 Ohms series 6 Fane 10" speaker Fane 18" series 6 (only God knows as to who and why a black marker was used to write over the printed amount of watts)

this is some lovely explorations: the 1810 grill indeed is a complete grill including around its the edges whilst the 1818x's grill is solid around the edges Moreover, I put on the discovery goggles myself and found a couple of statements in need of rectification: a) the fronts of these two cabs are not identical; whilst the 1818x has a single added round opening next to the 10", the 1810 features two holes (each around half the size compared to the one in 1818X) in the bottom corners under the 18" speaker b) both speakers in the 1818x are actually Fane as well (the switch from Fane to Celestion is said to have occurred around 1996 with the introduction of the V-Type models and their specific cabs) pictures to follow once uploaded. another idea came to mind to shed some light onto the mystery: 1979 was the year Soundwave became Trace Elliot (I have yet to find a source what the date is or at least narrow it somewhat down), google furthermore reads TE first purpose-built cabinet is the 4x10 no mentioning of the 1810. Maybe, the guy I got it from just slipped by a mere decade - it happens.....

I truly appreciate your lightning fast response. For the purpose of contrast, I placed the 1810 (no grill) next to the 1818x which I do have the sales receipt for (dating back to August 1989). The fronts of these two cabs are identical. The differences are the the connector panels, and the wattage: 300 Watts for the 1818x and 200 Watts for the model in question. Likely, another difference might be that the 1818x features Celestion speakers rather than the Fane speakers. I'd have to open it up for verification. picture below shows the 1818x with the left side connectors for full range and behind the cover on the right side are the connectors for bi-amp option Below is the backside of the 1810 with a single connector panel (1/4" jacks are for bi-amp and the xlr's are for full range) 1810 10" Fane speaker 1810 18" Fane speaker

Greetings good man, I hope you are well. You seem to have insight and first hand knowledge so I am hoping to solve this mystery with your expertise: I just got a Trace Elliot 1810 bass cab with the Fane 10" and 18" speakers rated 200 Watts each at 8 Ohm each. The cabinet features the red stripes. Google says the red stripes were produced from the mid 80ies to the early 90ies. However, the guy I got it from claims he is the original owner and purchased it in 1979. I appreciate your time. Best Wishes, Axel