Do you like mixing speakers...

[Omnipotent1]

I hate it mostly . Even my Uberkab . Everyone loves it but I only like wizards and Bogners through it . Everything else idk . I hate 75s

You take that back.. you love them & you love them good

 

[MadAsAHatter]

I agree that it's a great cab. If you only had the stock speakers, would you go with K100's up top or vice versa?

I tried it all 3 ways K100's on top, bottom, and X. With the T75's and K100's being pretty similar the differences in sound were pretty nuanced. I did notice the T75's seem to get buried a bit if they were on the bottom. I think the extended range and slightly more prominent mids of the K100 contributed to that.

 

[JohnnyGtar]

I tried it all 3 ways K100's on top, bottom, and X. With the T75's and K100's being pretty similar the differences in sound were pretty nuanced. I did notice the T75's seem to get buried a bit if they were on the bottom. I think the extended range and slightly more prominent mids of the K100 contributed to that.

Thanks!

 

[Omnipotent1]

So controlling… lol jk personally I love 75s & v30s but I let the amps decide which ones they like best. Sometimes it’s even the uberkab.. weirdest combo was the dual rec through a 1960b looked blasphemous but it actually sounded better than the OS/Traditional Mesa cabs. Go ahead let me have it:

 

[jabps]

And if so what is you preferred configuration?

This is in regard to live/in-the-room sound. Recorded tone doesn't matter as much.

I've mixed speakers over the years. While I don't have any ultimate favorite paring I have learned I only like mixing in top/bottom configuration in a 412. That translates to a vertical 212 for a smaller cab. My preferred method is to put the speakers I want to be dominant on top and speakers to "fill out" the sound on the bottom. My secondary config is putting quieter speakers on top so they don't get lost.

I don't like an X pattern. Yes, it blends the two speakers together better, but that's only if you're standing right in front of the cab. I find there's too much change in sound walking across the room.; or even just stepping slightly to one side or the other. It throws me off. Top/Bottom has a more consistent sound regardless of where I stand. It's also the reason I hate mixing speakers in a horizontal 212. The change in sound as I move around is too inconsistent.

For me it depends on what you like to hear. I do think the cab build has an affect as well. I've had mixed cabs that I didn't like and mixed that I do like.

My main cab, a Bogner OS 2x12 is a mix of V30 and Anni 30. Sounds great. Best sounding cab I ever heard in my life was a Mojave 4x12 with GB's on top and Annis on the bottom. I replicated that same setup in a Splawn 4x12 and it sounded like ass. However I don't like the 75's and GB's mixed and yet that is one of Bogners offerings in their cab. Bogner and Splawn build great cabs so go figure.

I think if I was to mix a 4x12 though I'd do top and bottom vs the X for the very reason you stated above.

 

[dave74]

My favorite live/rehearsal 412 is a 2000 mesa straight-slant rectifier with those old basket-stamped V30s,,,,,,,, combined in an X-pattern with a pair of 8ohm k100s.
I wired the cab in the most super simple 8ohm mono-jack method. I think the stew-mac diagram listed it as series-parallel.

For really dialing in the midrange detail I think my stock 2011 rectifier straight is the best. That is definitely the one I would use as a studio cab.

 

[mentoneman]

I'll bet that would be great for recording to have 4 tonal options in 1 cab.

my old bogner cab which i used live in Cali morphed from an uberkab, eventually configured like so:

never experienced phase weirdness live and it sounded great clean or dirty. i normally miced the gh30 but would change from time.

 

[anomaly]

I don't. I think mixing speakers tends to sound kinda phasey. When they're all the same speaker type it sounds more direct and in your face to my ears.

 

[thegame]

Only when the different speakers are in separate cabs.

 

[7704A]

I liked it when I mixed a Sheffield 1290 with a Marshall G12 Vintage in a half-empty 4x12.

 

[Techdeth]

You take that back.. you love them & you love them good

You know I hate them lol

 

[stephen sawall]

I don't like X pattern.

I usually mix Vintage 30 with whatever.

 

[Rackman]

The only time I would mix speakers is if they had very similar efficiency e.g. V30s and EVM12Ls. Otherwise you're just getting the louder speaker and an audio placebo.

 

[PiggySmallz]

Ive got a Mills 4x12 that had v30s on bottom and neo creams on top. Its now loaded with eminence CV75 on top and UK V30s on the bottom.

My KSR 2x12 is loaded with an Eminence DV77 and a UK V30 and it sounds massive

 

[Floyd Eye]

I like 5:1 Bombay sapphire /Dolan, stirred at least 35 times with 1 olive.


Oh, that’s martinis.

 

[LPMojoGL]

Yes! Transformed my Soldano cab, which was all V30s, from being quite loud and harsh at home, to softer and more complex with Scumback BM75LDs in an X pattern. Tried the V30/GB mix, top/bottom and X pattern, didn't like that combo.

Put together a 4x12 for a friend, with leftover speakers: 2xV30, Creamback H75 and WGS Invader, in an X pattern. I'll be damned if it ain't one of the best sounding 4x12s I've heard. Its coming back to me if he decides to sell.

Every 2x12 I've had ends up with a mix. Except this Tremoverb 2x12 combo. The Scumnicos in there are fantastic! No desire to swap anything, or even play thru an extension cab, which is rare for me with combos.