Powered cab?

[hen barn]

I’m looking for a powered cab. 
My current band use IEMs and no amps on stage. (I use my ebs micro 3 bass straight into the desk)

Occasionally I dep with other bands that I need to have sound on stage. Is there any powered speakers out there that are light but not the price of GR ones ? 

[Dan Dare]

A light, affordable and decent powered cab is not common. Why not get a combo and dial back the input sensitivity (or use the line input or effects return if it has one - many do). Failing that, an active PA cab would to the job for not too much money.

Edited 5 hours ago by Dan Dare

[BigRedX]

Any decent FRFR powered PA cab should do the job. Have al look through the FRFR thread for examples.

 

I have an RCF 745 but TBH it's turned out to be complete overkill for what I need, and a smaller, lighter and lower powered cab would be equally suitable for nearly all the situations where I still need my own amplification on stage.

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

Hoffman's Iron Law .2 : Goes loud, goes low, is inexpensive. Pick any two, but you can't have all three. 

Edited 4 hours ago by Bill Fitzmaurice

[BigRedX]

If it's just for stage monitoring loud and low aren't as important.

[Hellzero]

I've used the Headrush FRFR112 MKII in my bass duet with great success and it was really well sounding coupled to an EBS bass preamp (the EBS-1 V2 old rack model) or to a Headrush Core.

[Skybone]

There was a powered Bergantino cab in the Amps For Sale a little while ago, which looked like an excellent bit of kit. Discontinued now though.

 

IIRC, GR Amps made a powered cab, again, discontinued.

 

I was looking at the Barefaced site a short while ago, and they also provide a powered option on some cables, but not all.

 

Again, IIRC, part of the Blackstar Unity range, they did a 250w 1x15 powered cab, not sure if that's still available.