True. But a lot of music was played with horizontal PA stacks too, and nowadays they're rarer than hen's teeth because they don't work as well 
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Ampeg Pro Neo series
- Thread starter Tallicaman1979
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No doubt. Basically pontificating on the difference between technical specs and what sounds musically pleasing. I've heard a lot of crappy setups that sound really, really good.
so 2 x 410 PN cabs should handle everything with a SVT4 pro head?
only reason i ask is using a Hartke 410 at the moment and the Hartke 3500 amp.
i play in drop C and we are metal/hard rock but the hartke can not handle the ESP F255 5 string tuned A - C - G - C - F. soon as you hit the A string she just crackles and give a very crap low note..is not clear at all.
does the same on the 4 string in drop C, thats an ESP b104 with SD active blackouts in it. has alot of growl and punch but not clear though the hartke.
only reason i ask is using a Hartke 410 at the moment and the Hartke 3500 amp.
i play in drop C and we are metal/hard rock but the hartke can not handle the ESP F255 5 string tuned A - C - G - C - F. soon as you hit the A string she just crackles and give a very crap low note..is not clear at all.
does the same on the 4 string in drop C, thats an ESP b104 with SD active blackouts in it. has alot of growl and punch but not clear though the hartke.
Ever tried backing off the bass EQ? The cabs might be distorting because of too much low freq content.
To the question: yes, 2x410 cabs should handle anything you throw at it.
I had a pair of Pro Neo's, they weren't what i was looking for so I got rid of them
I prefer more of an "old school" warm punchy tone. I found the NEO'S harsh and lacking in the low mids.
now alot of people will argue and tell you that the neo magnets would not have any influence over the tone of the cabs, they may be right, but in order to save weight these Neo's speakers are mounted on lighter wood as they weight less themselves. I am thinking that this is the difference some people hear
I prefer more of an "old school" warm punchy tone. I found the NEO'S harsh and lacking in the low mids.
now alot of people will argue and tell you that the neo magnets would not have any influence over the tone of the cabs, they may be right, but in order to save weight these Neo's speakers are mounted on lighter wood as they weight less themselves. I am thinking that this is the difference some people hear
Just looking for a one cab solution that would meet my needs/ears these days, and very excited to have a quick listen online and check the specs of the Ampeg Neo 410 - then I noticed ....... No 4ohm Version?!
Is that right/there any 4ohm version in the pipeline, or custom order they could do?
That's really surprising - to my mind a 4 ohm 800Watt portable standalone cab is the heart of the Neo cab market, to design a great sounding light weight cab that has to be paired with another one in order to utilise your amps full power kind of defeats the point to me. How frustrating.
Is that right/there any 4ohm version in the pipeline, or custom order they could do?
That's really surprising - to my mind a 4 ohm 800Watt portable standalone cab is the heart of the Neo cab market, to design a great sounding light weight cab that has to be paired with another one in order to utilise your amps full power kind of defeats the point to me. How frustrating.
This is a very old post, but I respectfully disagree with the 410 and 15 pairing in this configuration. Remember this is pro neo stuff {emphasis added}. Neodymium speakers are completely different from full on bass speakers. These cabinets were made for bi amping and to compliment each other as a portable duo. I think the 4x10 x 115 in the context of neodymium is a great pair. Not in full on cabs