Ampeg PF500 with PF 210He bass Cab

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Hi all,

Looking for some advice, gigging with the Ampeg bits in the title, been gigging for 3 years with this now, fairly frequently, twice a month on average but recently finding that I am struggling with volume - getting the dreaded fart noise at upper mid to high volumes, without the gain cranked up to much, nothing seems broken, the cones are intact everything electrically is fine. Has anyone else found this with the Ampeg portaflex cabs? Running out of gas as they age a bit?

Wondering whether to buy a pf115he or change to an Orange 212 isobaric cab which is a step up in price - but don't know about the quality - my guitarist raves about orange cabs he has one plugged into the destroyer of gigs - a jcm800.
 
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An isobaric cab IMHO is a 2-speaker cab with all the output of a 1-speaker cab. There's a reason why Ampeg used to make them but quit, and that's it. Get a second PF210he as suggested.
 
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Jimmy: I have an Ampeg Pf800 and one pf115he. I would like to know what you think about getting a bit more volume. Would you recommend a second 115he, or a 210he with the existing 115he or just go with a whole different cab maybe an Ampeg neo 410? Thanks
 
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Arthur SX said:
Jimmy: I have an Ampeg Pf800 and one pf115he. I would like to know what you think about getting a bit more volume. Would you recommend a second 115he, or a 210he with the existing 115he or just go with a whole different cab maybe an Ampeg neo 410? Thanks
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I thought the PF210he and 115he were about equal in the volume department, and two of either were pretty equal to a typical 410. I always like to stick with matching cabs, so unless you aren't quite digging the 115he, I see no reason to get a 210he to pair with it. Now getting a whole different cab is another story. I've never heard any of the Pro Neo cabs so I couldn't tell you which one I like better. I imagine I would really like the PN's, but I have no experience with them so I'd be speaking out of school. Now if you're talking going Heritage, yeah, I could definitely see the advantage there. But those PF's are very good little cabs, so I don't know...that's something everyone's got to decide for themselves.
 
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Arthur SX said:
Jimmy: I have an Ampeg Pf800 and one pf115he. I would like to know what you think about getting a bit more volume. Would you recommend a second 115he, or a 210he with the existing 115he or just go with a whole different cab maybe an Ampeg neo 410? Thanks
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IME, either a second 115HE or a 210HE (which is voiced slightly lighter) will give you way more than enough volume to handle anything anywhere with your PF800, including outdoor venues without p.a. support.
I am not kidding you.
 
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JimmyM said:
I thought the PF210he and 115he were about equal in the volume department, and two of either were pretty equal to a typical 410. I always like to stick with matching cabs, so unless you aren't quite digging the 115he, I see no reason to get a 210he to pair with it. Now getting a whole different cab is another story. I've never heard any of the Pro Neo cabs so I couldn't tell you which one I like better. I imagine I would really like the PN's, but I have no experience with them so I'd be speaking out of school. Now if you're talking going Heritage, yeah, I could definitely see the advantage there. But those PF's are very good little cabs, so I don't know...that's something everyone's got to decide for themselves.
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Well, Thank you I do appreciate your help. I really like my 115he so I will get another 115he. I guess I will turn the tweeter off on the bottom one and see. I didn't want "jump right in" and get another 410. I had a few cabs over the years and started to get tired of lugging them about. The pf115he really is just right for me and I can just take two to the bigger gigs . Thanks again
 
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