sealed and ported cabs

[Guest joshua]

hi there,

i have a ported 2x10 cab, but i was wondering if i could use it in conjunction with a sealed 4x10 cab to get the 4ohms from my head. is this a good idea, or is mixing ported and sealed cabs a bit like mixing neo and ceramic speakers; i.e. not done?

many thanks for your help

[Protium]

Shouldn't be a problem.

[chris_b]

[quote name='joshua' post='325071' date='Nov 9 2008, 12:20 AM']....i have a ported 2x10 cab, but i was wondering if i could use it in conjunction with a sealed 4x10 cab to get the 4ohms from my head. is this a good idea, or is mixing ported and sealed cabs a bit like mixing neo and ceramic speakers; i.e. not done?....[/quote]
Try it. If it sounds good to you then it [i]is[/i] good.

[Merton]

[quote name='joshua' post='325071' date='Nov 9 2008, 12:20 AM']hi there,

i have a ported 2x10 cab, but i was wondering if i could use it in conjunction with a sealed 4x10 cab to get the 4ohms from my head. is this a good idea, [b]or is mixing ported and sealed cabs a bit like mixing neo and ceramic speakers; i.e. not done?[/b]

many thanks for your help[/quote]
1. I've never read that you shouldn't mix ceramic and neo magnets!!

2. I use a ported and a sealed cab at the moment and it sounds brilliant - a 4x8 (sealed) and a 1x15 (ported).

If it sounds good, it probably is good

[bass_ferret]

If it sounds good it is good. But generally, mixing different cabs produces upredicatble results and can sound odd because of phase cancellation.