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Hey fellows.looking in to buy a good 4x10 cabinet soon for my bands studio,live gigs and maybe recordings as well.looking into something that has a good "punch" (like an ampeg lets say?).also looking for an amp to match it,but thats another story :)

here's some cabs i have in mind(i wouldnt mind spending over about 800 euros,sorry for saying euros but i live in greece):

1.SWR Golliath 4x10 (not for sale anymore,found it from some dude for 500 euros)

2.Hartke hx410 hydrive (http://www.thomann.de/gr/hartke_hx410_hydrive.htm)

3.Ampeg svt410 (http://www.thomann.de/gr/ampeg_svt410hlf_bassbox.htm)

4.Orange sp410 (http://www.thomann.de/gr/orange_sp410_or.htm) this one is small too so it could help for live gigs

since im kinda of a noob,it would be useful if someone gave me some advice for one of these cabs.thanks guys.

Chris

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[quote name='chris2401' post='872711' date='Jun 20 2010, 04:12 PM']Hey fellows.looking in to buy a good 4x10 cabinet soon for my bands studio,live gigs and maybe recordings as well.looking into something that has a good "punch" (like an ampeg lets say?).also looking for an amp to match it,but thats another story :)

here's some cabs i have in mind(i wouldnt mind spending over about 800 euros,sorry for saying euros but i live in greece):

1.SWR Golliath 4x10 (not for sale anymore,found it from some dude for 500 euros)

2.Hartke hx410 hydrive (http://www.thomann.de/gr/hartke_hx410_hydrive.htm)

3.Ampeg svt410 (http://www.thomann.de/gr/ampeg_svt410hlf_bassbox.htm)

4.Orange sp410 (http://www.thomann.de/gr/orange_sp410_or.htm) this one is small too so it could help for live gigs

since im kinda of a noob,it would be useful if someone gave me some advice for one of these cabs.thanks guys.

Chris[/quote]

If weight isnt an issue, check the Aguilar 4x10s. Id love a DB410 but Ive got the Orange OBC410 therefore its not necessary.

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[quote name='Dubs' post='872718' date='Jun 20 2010, 04:18 PM']Have you looked into the TecAmp or Epifani 4x10 cabs? Better than the ones you've listed, but also more expensive...[/quote]


If you want a good sounding 4x10 with a lot of punch and very loud, I would check out the Eden Nemesis 410XST. Very nice sounding cab for not much money. Its medium weight too.

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[quote name='chris_b' post='872817' date='Jun 20 2010, 05:57 PM']Your tastes might be different, but I'd choose Aguilar before Hartke and Ampeg and Eden before SWR or Orange.[/quote]
I agree , don't limit yourself .

I've got an Epifani 410ul , and it's great , but I also have an Eden 410xlt permanantly stored in the practice unit , and it's punch city .

The Eden's are not now flavour of the month - though they were , but everytime I play through it , I'm reminded why I spent a grand on it .

They are heavy , for a 410 , but I'd say that they are one the few 410 benchmark cabs . And 2nd hand ,you can pick em up for around £400 .

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[quote name='Dubs' post='872718' date='Jun 20 2010, 06:18 PM']Have you looked into the TecAmp or Epifani 4x10 cabs? Better than the ones you've listed, but also more expensive...[/quote]

nope,i actually researched them now and they look pretty fine(im guessing i wont be able to find one here in greece though to listen 2.) do u know how much they cost?

[quote name='Musicman20' post='872738' date='Jun 20 2010, 06:42 PM']If weight isnt an issue, check the Aguilar 4x10s. Id love a DB410 but Ive got the Orange OBC410 therefore its not necessary.[/quote]

no ,weight isnt an issue....yet,at least :rolleyes: (im checking aguilar out :lol: )

[quote name='chris_b' post='872817' date='Jun 20 2010, 07:57 PM']Your tastes might be different, but I'd choose Aguilar before Hartke and Ampeg and Eden before SWR or Orange.[/quote]

i surely prefer ampeg over swr and orange,and the svt410 is currenly my #1 on the list :)

[quote name='JTUK' post='872877' date='Jun 20 2010, 09:10 PM']That SWR Goliath would have to be pretty new for 500 euros but they are usually great cabs.[/quote]

the dude says it was made in 1998.have u ever played the goliath?


[quote name='dan670844' post='872903' date='Jun 20 2010, 09:30 PM']If you want a good sounding 4x10 with a lot of punch and very loud, I would check out the Eden Nemesis 410XST. Very nice sounding cab for not much money. Its medium weight too.[/quote]

ill have to listen to that,but ill keep it in mind :lol:

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the dude says it was made in 1998.have u ever played the goliath?


yes..had a Goliath ll for years and it was the best 4x10 I had.
The Goliath ll stopped being built in 1996. It was rear ported and had huge bass response and rated around 500watts, I believe.
They replaced it with a Goliath lll which was slot ported at the front ands upped the power to 700watts, IIRC.
That was the main difference I believe. I also used a Goliath Jnr lll which was 2x10 around that time as well. Both cabs had PAS speakers
and again, the 2x10 was a good cab.

I only got rid of the Goliath ll 4x10 due to weight but it did everything I wanted at the time.

If your seller dates the cab at 1998, then it will likely be a Goliath lll. Check for the slot ports at the front bottom of the cab.

This page will help you ID them.

[url="http://www.swrsound.com/products/search.php?partno=4410500410"]http://www.swrsound.com/products/search.ph...rtno=4410500410[/url]

This is the current model with chrome front
1999 - Pro Series speaker grill aesthetic revision (powder coat to chrome).

GOLIATH II

The first upgrade to our original 4x10, featuring a redesigned crossover, input panel, and 10" driver, greater power handling capacity (500 Watts RMS), and upgraded construction techniques and materials. The Goliath II was upgraded again in 1996 to the Goliath III.

Impedance: 8 ohms @ 600 Hz
Power Handling Capacity: 500 Watts RMS
Sensitivity: 103 dB SPL @ 1W1M
Frequency Response: -6dB @ 40 Hz and 12KHz
Safe Excursion Limits: 400 Watts continuous sine wave @ 40 Hz, 56V in @ 8 ohms.
Size: 23" W x 23" H x 18 1/2" D
Weight: 90 lbs.

Production Period: 1990 to 1996
Final Retail Price: $999.


and the product build records from SWR

[url="http://www.swrsound.com/support/vintage.php#prospeakers"]http://www.swrsound.com/support/vintage.php#prospeakers[/url]

Goliaths are quite a way down the page.

Deepending on condition you can pick Goliaths up in the U.K quite cheaply.
For a 12 yr old cab, I would say 500 euros is pretty high, but don't know your market.
It may also be possible that if it was exported to Greece..maybe the date changeover from Goliath ll to Goliath lll was later.

I have used Ampeg cabs..admittedly some time ago..and the cabs weren't good or powerful, to my mind.
Maybe they have upped their game..but they would have had to do that a lot, IMO.

I wouldn't touch older Ampeg cabs, IME. Newer ones, I don't know but the memory lingers :) :rolleyes:

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[quote name='51m0n' post='873325' date='Jun 21 2010, 11:19 AM']....No one mentioned Bergantino?....[/quote]
I didn't mention Bergantino, Epifani or Mesa Boogie because I thought they would be too expensive. Surely with the economic problems in Greece they'll be some good bass equipment coming up on the second hand market at bargain prices?

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[quote name='chris_b' post='873357' date='Jun 21 2010, 11:56 AM']I didn't mention Bergantino, Epifani or Mesa Boogie because I thought they would be too expensive. Surely with the economic problems in Greece they'll be some good bass equipment coming up on the second hand market at bargain prices?[/quote]


Last time I played there....the choice wasn't good outside of Athens

I would say to the OP, if you can demo that SWR, do so..because they make clean sounding cabs and your need to like that type of sound close up.

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[quote name='chris_b' post='873357' date='Jun 21 2010, 11:56 AM']I didn't mention Bergantino, Epifani or Mesa Boogie because I thought they would be too expensive. Surely with the economic problems in Greece they'll be some good bass equipment coming up on the second hand market at bargain prices?[/quote]

+1. A Berg/Mesa is already top money...much more than the others mentioned, and it would cost a fortune to get over there. Then the OP might not even like it, but again he might not like the others.

To me, there is no one definitive 'best 4x10', and the only brands I haven't tried are Epifani and Mesa. With 2x12s the DB212 has beat virtually all competition for myself when it came to core tone, but I haven't as yet found a 4x10 that was amazingly better than the others.

I think a careful look around the used Market and products available new at lower pricing is a good idea.

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Not disagreeing with the price thing, but was in fact trying to get people to stop mentioning things like Epifani, Mesaboogie or even Markbass (the big MB 410s are priced not so far away from a Berg ae410 these days :) )

All that kit is going to be unbelievably hard to trace in Greece for the kind of money mentioned here I'd have thought...

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