VicMacKey
Published on 04/01/09 at 05:43
Features: 4HP 10 "developing 600W at 8 ohms, 2 vents at the rear, vinyl finish quality, protective metal grill thick enough to be clarified. The cabinet is quite compact and robust in that product, on the other hand it is quite heavy (40 kg).
Connectors: 1 IN input, 1 x Parallel Out, 1 tweeter setting (between-2db to +2 db).
I took it to amplify my Mesa 400 +, for rehearsals and concerts.
SOUNDS
The sound of this speaker alone is difficult to define because I use it with an amp head Mesa 400 +. The sound of all is warm and solid.
The frequency curve is not neutral, it highlights the midrange and that's fine because it is a very important frequency range for bass sound.
It is a mono speaker.
The sound is clear and accurate throughout the spectrum. I would say that the sound is very good, it does not bleed into the grave, and that the very concept of having the 2 vents in the rear rather than front allows for a homogeneous and its really rich without ever being confused.
Dynamics is observed.
I do not know the numbers of frequency response, bandwidth, signal / noise etc.. but I think this speaker sounds great with a Mesa head. I tried to store on a SWR 350X head and I thought it lacked serious but I took it anyway, saying it was designed to operate with a head Mesa, and I do not been disappointed!
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 3 months.
The feature I like most is the sound and the relative compactness of the cabinet (it is smaller than EDEN D410XLT I had in the past), it can easily add a 15 "without it becomes intransportable.
The feature I like least is its weight (although this is not the 4x10 "which is the heaviest). But Mesa was equipped with side handles and casters so it is fairly easy to handle .
I have owned the D410XLT, it is more powerful and sounds more "open" may be due (or because) of the vents in the front. Before buying it I tried a Glockenklang Quattro (a Heart Rock), superb sound, lightweight, but too modern, too straight and too dry for me.
I bought it at a destocking, a baffle is quite expensive but in the same price range as the competition by nine, I think the quality / price is right.
With experience, I've redone this choice because I recently purchased a Mesa Powerhouse 1000 cabinet used.
Connectors: 1 IN input, 1 x Parallel Out, 1 tweeter setting (between-2db to +2 db).
I took it to amplify my Mesa 400 +, for rehearsals and concerts.
SOUNDS
The sound of this speaker alone is difficult to define because I use it with an amp head Mesa 400 +. The sound of all is warm and solid.
The frequency curve is not neutral, it highlights the midrange and that's fine because it is a very important frequency range for bass sound.
It is a mono speaker.
The sound is clear and accurate throughout the spectrum. I would say that the sound is very good, it does not bleed into the grave, and that the very concept of having the 2 vents in the rear rather than front allows for a homogeneous and its really rich without ever being confused.
Dynamics is observed.
I do not know the numbers of frequency response, bandwidth, signal / noise etc.. but I think this speaker sounds great with a Mesa head. I tried to store on a SWR 350X head and I thought it lacked serious but I took it anyway, saying it was designed to operate with a head Mesa, and I do not been disappointed!
OVERALL OPINION
I use it for 3 months.
The feature I like most is the sound and the relative compactness of the cabinet (it is smaller than EDEN D410XLT I had in the past), it can easily add a 15 "without it becomes intransportable.
The feature I like least is its weight (although this is not the 4x10 "which is the heaviest). But Mesa was equipped with side handles and casters so it is fairly easy to handle .
I have owned the D410XLT, it is more powerful and sounds more "open" may be due (or because) of the vents in the front. Before buying it I tried a Glockenklang Quattro (a Heart Rock), superb sound, lightweight, but too modern, too straight and too dry for me.
I bought it at a destocking, a baffle is quite expensive but in the same price range as the competition by nine, I think the quality / price is right.
With experience, I've redone this choice because I recently purchased a Mesa Powerhouse 1000 cabinet used.