Rothko Posted March 18, 2021 Posted March 18, 2021 Anyone tried a lower-end 10" £250-ish active speaker, something like the Alto TS310 or RCF ART 310 A MK III with a bass? I'm not expecting miracles, or QSC K-type performance, just the FRFR equivalent of something like a Rumble 100 - good enough for home practising and moderate level rehearsals. But with a flatter and less boxy or coloured sound than most low-end combos. Quote
Rothko Posted March 18, 2021 Author Posted March 18, 2021 That's good to know. I think there's only subtle differences. RCF probably my pick in the low end. But also just seen a very affordable Harley Benton FRFR jobbie, optimised for guitar, but with a 12" speaker https://www.thomann.de/gb/harley_benton_frfr_112a_guitar_dsp_monitor.htm 1 Quote
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted March 18, 2021 Posted March 18, 2021 A 12" driver doesn't mean it's good for bass. If it's really optimized for guitar the xmax will be too short and Fs too high. 2 Quote
naxos10 Posted March 19, 2021 Posted March 19, 2021 I've put my bass through one of our Studiospares Auditorium MkIII 12A pa speakers and it sounded pretty good (at bedroom levels). Quote
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted March 19, 2021 Posted March 19, 2021 My 2x12 '65 Fender Bassman sounded good at bedroom levels too, but being loaded with guitar drivers, as most bass cabs were back in the day, War Volume was more of a skirmish than a battle. 1 Quote
Phil Starr Posted March 19, 2021 Posted March 19, 2021 I use a pair of RCF Art 310's with my duo, everything goes through them direct and they are absolutely fine. I use one of them alone for most rehearsals, I've had no problem with volume even with a drummer. I'd probably use the pair if we ever needed them at a gig but our drummer is stupidly loud at times. Quote
Dan Dare Posted March 19, 2021 Posted March 19, 2021 8 hours ago, Bill Fitzmaurice said: My 2x12 '65 Fender Bassman sounded good at bedroom levels too, but being loaded with guitar drivers, as most bass cabs were back in the day, War Volume was more of a skirmish than a battle. I had a 2x15 Bassman cab of similar vintage. The drivers were pretty useless and looked cheap. There was a glued seam on the cones - it looked as if they had been made by bending a piece of straight card to shape. I blew one up, so replaced both with Peavey Black Widows (which were then considered pretty nice and certainly not cheap). Turned it into a very fine cab (by the standards of the day). Shame it was so big and heavy. I needed a Volvo estate to cart it around. Quote
skidder652003 Posted March 24, 2021 Posted March 24, 2021 we had RCF 310's briefly as stage monitors but IMO they struggled at higher volumes, especially for bass. We swapped them for 315's and they're much better. Depends on your volumes I guess. Quote
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