New Ampeg VB-88 Cab!

[bassace97]

Seems ampeg has released a lightweight 810. Interested to hear this given its ported and has a HF driver.

https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2024/04/02/ampeg-announces-the-venture-vb-88-bass-cabinet/

[BassmanPaul]

That's an 8x8" cabinet not an 8x10.  I've played through an 8x8 cabinet, Traynor, and it handled the Low B on my six string just fine. LOL

 

[bassace97]

Interesting, seems several places reporting on this thought it was an 810 as well. Hoping there will be demos soon!

[Lozz196]

Makes me very envious of those able to cart such gear around, would love one of these but sadly reading about them is at the top end of my limits now.

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

I wouldn't go hopping on that band wagon. If loaded with premium 8 inch drivers the total cone displacement will be perhaps 1000cc. Four tens of equal quality would have 900cc of cone displacement, which is close enough to call it even. The response of the eights might be a bit better in the highs, but by placing them side by side much of that advantage is lost to comb filtering. That side by side placement also loses midrange off-axis response compared to vertically arrayed tens. Tens of equal quality will go lower than eights. A pair of two tens is a smaller arrangement, and you can leave one of them at home when you don't need both. IMO all things considered those considering one should reconsider.