Aguilar 751 into 2x10

#21
MarcoBass70 said:
Hi everybody!
Thanks you so much for all the posts, it has been really interesting and helpful... just to clarify, the 2x10 is an Aguilar and the 1x15 is Orange... ;)
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In that case, I would call Aguilar and ask them about the advisability of using that amp and cab combination. They'll give you any special cautions and concerns. Those folks have excellent customer support and have always been a big help whenever I called regarding a question about their gear.
 
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chris_b said:
Yeah, I think I've got Linear and Audio around the wrong way.

But the nuts and bolts of my post remains the same. . . . a DB751 into 210 will easily work, just don't turn it up high enough to do any damage. If you want to be louder than that get a second 210.
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I use the 2x10 format but I always use a pair in a vertical 4x10 stack. Using a powerful amp into insufficient speaker cabinets for the job at hand is an easy way to get into trouble. You’re too quiet so you turn up. Still a bit quiet, so you turn up a bit more. Soon you are way past the abilities of your cabinet. Damage is the result. It’s why you have to be very, very careful with such a system.

Edit: Whether your 2x10 and 1x15 will coexist harmoniously is debatable. The best match for an existing cabinet would be a second identical cabinet. The match up may work well, it does for some folk, but it’s a crapshoot.
 
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In my opinion, the DB751 is the best sounding amp out there and will make anything sound good.
A have heard several Aggie speakers which all sounded good. I am not as familiar with the Orange, but many people like them. I have used 115s with 210s and really like the combination. The 115s that I used gave a little more depth than many 210s and the 210s were punchier than the 115s. The combination is the best of both worlds, and when it is powered with a DB751, you reach ecstasy, in my opinion.

Requiring identical cabinets has been debated on talkbass for over 10 years.
I liked the 210/ 115 combo. I just don't like carrying 2 cabinets anymore.
 
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BassmanPaul said:
Have you actually tried the combination?

If not what are you basing this conclusion on?
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bertthebassist said:
In my opinion, the DB751 is the best sounding amp out there and will make anything sound good.
A have heard several Aggie speakers which all sounded good. I am not as familiar with the Orange, but many people like them. I have used 115s with 210s and really like the combination. The 115s that I used gave a little more depth than many 210s and the 210s were punchier than the 115s. The combination is the best of both worlds, and when it is powered with a DB751, you reach ecstasy, in my opinion.

Requiring identical cabinets has been debated on talkbass for over 10 years.
I liked the 210/ 115 combo. I just don't like carrying 2 cabinets anymore.
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Paul didnt ask for you opinion, he asked if you had tried that combination of speakers. A simple "No" would have actually answered his question. Your appeal to probability/authority does not strengthen your stance, if anything I feel it tarnishes it.

@MarcoBass70

The only way you will know if that combination will sound good together is to try it. Make sure the cabs are wired with the same polarity, and listen to the rib 20+ feet out.
 
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bertthebassist said:
Requiring identical cabinets has been debated on talkbass for over 10 years.
I liked the 210/ 115 combo. I just don't like carrying 2 cabinets anymore.
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More like over twenty i’d say. :)

Nobody has said that the combination can’t work just that you would have to try it and see. Identical cabinets always work well together. Dissimilar ones end up mostly in a crapshoot.
 
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BassmanPaul said:
More like over twenty i’d say. :)

Nobody has said that the combination can’t work just that you would have to try it and see. Identical cabinets always work well together. Dissimilar ones end up mostly in a crapshoot.
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...and no one should assume anything automatically negative is being implied with the word "crapshoot"...it just means you're gambling as opposed to going with a sure thing.

Proven sure things have a known, consistent, predictable, reliable, outcome. Gambling simply implies that random chance and fortuitous happenstance are what you're willing to live with. Like with a lottery ticket, you can end up being the biggest winner of all time or wondering why you wasted you money.
 
#30
chaosMK said:
Most amps have a knob on the front which allows you to control the output level. If you use this feature you should be able to run a big amp into a small cab. Just use your ears. Experience: Mesa Titan into 1x12.
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It's really hard to convincingly argue anything else IMO and IME. The only caveat I'd add is that really high power amps in front of lesser capability cabs can make operator a higher consequence risk.

In terms of risk tolerance, we fly aircraft over highly populated areas and operate nuclear power plants every day with a much more significant set of consequences associated with the risk of operator error, and I sleep fine at night. :)
 
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