Avatar B210 Cabinet

Simple to use - has a sweepable horn attenuator and parallel in/outs, sturdy recessed handles, large corner protectors that doule as stack interlocks and a rugged grille that is isolated from the cabinet by rubber mounts (to eliminate any buzzing). Well thought out for a gigging bassist. Huge power rating and a Foster horn that is more than ample to project crystal clear highs.

I like the B210 alone and use it for some smaller gigs that way. But where it really shines is when used in tandem with the B115 as a stack. I have both cabs (8 ohm) and drive them with a 400W SWR 4004 amp head. When I use them in stack form, I barely touch the 5-band EQ on the SWR. I really do get the tone I'm after at just about dead flat. When using the 210 alone, I dial in a significant amount of bottom end. Either way, I set the attenuator at about 1:00-1:30. It gets a little too much 'outfront' if not cut back a pretty good amount. But I'd rather have too much from the horn and have to cut back, rather than needing it and not having it. The sweepable attenuator is much handier to use/have than a 'switchable' attenuator some other cabs offer. I'm a weekend warrior playing classic rock and blues every weekend and this cab has been a stellar addition to my gear. I upgraded from a simple SWR combo and the Avatar(s) has dramatically improved my ability to fill the room with my stage rig. I still send a little bit through the mains - but in clubs and taverns, it's nice to be able to get the job done by just using my stage rig. Gets the job done and I've never had to turn my volume know past 10:30!

I had one of the Eminence Delta 10s go bad on me, so I must knock off a few points in reliability. Dave was great to deal with and he got a replacement ten (which I installed in about 10 minutes) to me before my next gig - but it was still an inconvenience. I believe it to be a fluke - a true manufacturer's (Eminence) defect - and not likely to happen again. So I'll not be too severe in my rating.

Talk about turning lemons into lemonade! Dave had the task of coming through on the service end of things when my speaker went bad - a warranty item. To say he came through *shining* is a serious understatement. The phone call, the diagnosis, and the shipment of the replacement part all occurred within one afternoon. In fact, I bought two cabs from Dave and had this service requirement for a total of 3 items shipped to me. In each and every instance, he got the item packed and shipped the sameday as ordered/promised and a tracking number to me as soon as he had it. Great job! I wish I could give him more than a '10' rating. Seriously.

I think I covered everything else above. If lost/stolen, I'd be on the phone with Dave within minutes and I'm sure he'd have a new one out the door that day. These cabs are great for the money. But more importantly, they're just plain great. The 14 day return policy makes them a completely risk-free purchase. I can't recommend them highly enough.

See www.avatarspeakers.com

I don't use the tweeter, the 10's are all I need.

I've been quite impressed with the sound. I think it sounds as good as any other cab. Avatars can cleanly reproduce the tone your head sends to it. That is all I ask of a cab.

Haven't had it for that long but looks solidly built, so I'll leave this blank. I don't think I've heard of any problems with Avatar stuff. It's solid.

Dave is quick to respond to emails. Great to deal with. I asked him what the difference between the front ported and rear ported cabs were, and he replied that it was simply cosmetic. He could have fed me some BS and sold me another cab. Excellent!

Great cab. Any musician interested in a good sound (not just those on a budget) should check Avatar cabs out. Very pleased.

The speaker cabinet was purchased new, direct from Avatar Speakers. It contains two Eminence 10 inch Delta drivers, along with a Foster high compression horn tweeter. The tweeter is adjustable. The cabinet is rated at 700 watts RMS and is front-ported. I ordered the 4 Ohm version of the cabinet (it is also available as an 8 Ohm cabinet). The cabinet has two 1/4 inch jacks, which allows for daisy-chaining of speaker cabinets. The cabinet is covered in black carpet, has a black metal grill, and two metal handles on the sides. It is a very nice looking and well-built cabinet. It is light enough to carry fairly easily (50 pounds), although I did order optional casters with it.

I play in an active progressive folk rock group and need a variety of sounds. My amp is a Peavey NitroBass (300 watts RMS at 4 Ohms) and I use two basses with the cabinet--a mid-90's Ibanez SR1200 and a Fender BG 32 (acoustic/electric). The cabinet really brings out the sweet melodic tones of the Ibanez, and the note definition when I am playing faster passages is amazing. The Fender is much thumpier, with a boomy lowend. The cabinet is well-voiced for the Fender as well. I also use a chorus pedal and cabinet handles this quite nicely, no low resonant "groans" or high-end "sizzles." I keep the tweeter at 3/4, but when the tweeter is up all the way, I can get some nice thumb-slaps and finger-pops with the cabinet. Before purchasing this cabinet, I had played through a variety of Fender, Peavey, Eden, Ashdown, and Carvin (used) cabinets. The Avatar is giving me a superior sound for the style of music I play, it is very clear and well-defined yet warm. It is simply awesome. Even my ten year old daughter noticed how good it sounds.

The cabinet is loud enough to handle a small to medium-sized venue.

I have not had the cabinet long enough to know how reliable it is but I have not had any problems with it at all.

Dave responded to my email order almost immediately after I sent it.

I have been playing bass and guitar for 30 years. I have used a wide variety of equipment and Avatar ranks with the best I have used. I was planning on spending some serious money to upgrade my equipment with boutique cabinets, but the Avatar B210 is giving me the sound I was looking for at a price I couldn't afford to pass on (I figured I could send it back or sell it if I didn't like it). It is not only a fantastic cabinet for the price, it is simply a fantastic speaker cabinet period. I would replace it in a heartbeat if it were stolen.

B210 cabinet with two Eminence Delta 10" speakers. Rated 700 watts @ 8 ohms. Has two 1/4" jacks for daisy chaining cabinets. Adjustable Foster horn. H/D side handles.

I play mainly Rock, with a Fender Jazz, P-Bass, & a Guild Pilot with active EMG's. It has been used with an Ampeg B-5R, a Hartke HA4000, a Eden WT400, and sounded very good with all of them. It is tight, focused, and has good punch. It also is very efficient, requiring very little power to drive. After playing it a while, I added a B115, which rounded out the bottom end. The Foster horn is hissy if adjusted above 1/2.

I have owned it for 8 months with no problems. It feels very solid, and has quality components.

Excellent! Dave is great to deal with!

I have been playing since the mid 60's, and have owned Acme, Eden, Hartke, Mesa Boogie, Peavey, and SWR 2x10" Bass cabinets. I am very happy with the B210 overall, and compared to the other cabinets, it is a great value.

I have the 2003 model, 8 ohm B210 cab. It has 2 Eminence Delta 10 inch speakers. Has 2 quarter inch jacks for daisy chaining cabs. It also has an adjustable Foster horn. I give it a 9 because it doesnt have speakon connectors, but neither does my amp, so Im being over critical, but oh well. Putting speakons on it would probably up the cost quite a bit.

Im using it with an Ampeg B-2R head which pushes 200 watts through this 8 ohm cab. I also have a couple of homemade 1x15 cabs that I can run in parallel to get the full 350 watts out of my amp. Ill probably get an avatar C15 cab empty to put one of my 15's in. Sounds great, very growly and punchy. I think these deltas are the same speakers (but higher wattage) that many other speaker manufacturers use in their amps and cabs. Look at the pic of the cab on the avatar site, then look at a fender, carvin, eden, etc cab or combo. The speakers have the same dull blue cone and huge black dustcap. Coincidence? But like I said, the avatar cab handles 700 watts while an eden with presumably the same speakers will only handle 300 or something, I dont know why. Oh, I notice a bit of hiss from the horn, a little more than Id like, but maybe I just have a noisy amp.

Havent had it long, but its been great so far. UPS dented the grill in transit, but the rest of the cab survived the UPS onslaught just fine, so it must be good quality. Theres not much to go wrong with a cab. This one it built very sturdy (see other reviews). It also has a 1 year warranty.

You cant get better customer service than avatar. Like I said above, the grill was dented by UPS in transit. I emailed Dave, he sends me a brand new grill at no cost. Excellent service. They deserve a 25 in this category.

If it were stolen, Id easily be able to afford another. And thats exactly what Id do. I chose this product for its quality, value, and tone. Avatar builds a solid cab with the same speakers and horns that the other, more expensive companies are using. Why pay for a name or a fancy chrome grill? I want a good honest price and the same tone as everyone else who spent twice as much money as me. I will definitely look to avatar for all my cabinet needs in the future.

2002 model Avatar 2x10 bass cabinet, rear ported. Delta 10s. 8 ohm. Adjustable high frequency horn. Stackable corners, durable black carpet finish. Metal grille with plenty of room over the speakers. Input and output to chain to a 2nd cabinet. What else can one ask for in a 2x10?

I'm using a pair of these cabinets with an Ibanez EDA-900 bass, going through a SansAmp RBI preamp to a TC Electronic compressor, and finally a Yamaha CP2000 poweramp. The cabinets are quiet; with the horns off they are literally absolutely silent. They can take whatever you feed them -- I've got my speakers bouncing around like crazy, and they're still crystal clear with plenty of bass!

Peeking inside the rear port, it's obvious that the cabinet is built to withstand quite a bit... it's solidly built and everything is screwed in quite firmly. The grille does its job well, the corners stack excellently, and the speakers are known industry standards.

Look at any review on here for any of Avatar's products. Dave is the man. He's helped me out with every single problem I've had -- other companies would have placed me on their block list by now! When I finally was able to order the cabinets, he gave me a great deal, and worked with me when I (thought I) had a problem with one of the cabinets. They've got a one year warranty I believe, but I don't think I'll ever have a need to use it. If so, I know Dave would be right there to help, no matter what the problem was. I wish I could rate this as more than a 10.

I also own a Carvin RL410T 4x10 cabinet and an Ampeg PR410HLF 4x10 cabinet. The pair of Avatar 2x10 cabinets, stacked, blows the Carvin away with no doubt in my mind. The Ampeg can still move a bit more air -- it should, for a thousand-plus dollar 4x10 cabinet that's rated down to 29 Hz! But the bottom line is that the Avatars sound absolutely amazing, they fit in my car, and I can actually carry them (unlike the 130 pound Ampeg beast!). Note that I didn't say they sound great "for the price"; they sound great, period, and if they were twice the price they are now, they'd still be hard to beat.

2003 model with the slotted front bottom port,8 ohm, other features as above. As i dabble in speaker building myself, first thing I had to do when I got my Avatars was take em apart! These babies are very well built using 9 or 10 ply birch ply. The carpeting job is immaculate and the rest of the parts (corners, handles etc.)seem to be of good quality. The other beautiful thing about this cab is that if you blow a speaker you can replace it easily and cheaply (cheaper than a recone job). It's also very light.. about 50 lbs or so for the amount of sound it puts out.

This speaker sounds great.. I sold an Eden210xlt to buy a pair of Avatars and I like the sound of the Avatar better. It doent get quite as deep as the Eden but doesnt have quite the mid hump either. It sounds real good with my upright.

Just got it so cant really say

You wont find any better support out there. Dave answers emails almost immidiately. He must be glued to his computer. If any problems should crop up, im just not worried about it, Dave will take care of it. In contrast, i tried to contact Eden about a dozen times back in Nov. and have yet to get a reply

Ive been playing bass 30+years and Ive gone thru a lot of equipment over that time. Ive never run across a deal like this stuff. Its simply the best bang for your buck out there. If it were stolen, of course id replace it, but it wouldnt be that big a deal caus its so cheap to replace. The only downside is you cant try these cabs out first because they're not retailed so your taking a bit of a chance. I took it and feel like i came out a big winner!!

This is the new delta 210 cabinet, 2 10's with a horn. Solid as a rock

I use this with an alembic f2b head and a mackie 1400i. It did exactly what I was looking for, a round sound with great presence.

Solid as a rock, well built.

I wish all companys had the customer service avatar has.

I've been playing 37 years and I wish I found out about avatar many years ago. If you are considering buying any type of cabinet think avatar. I was considering either a eden 210xlt or a aguilar ( and I love aguilar] but I am extremely glad I bought avatar and I will definately purchase more from them.

i'm going to be critical of this cabinet and speaker design----simply put,buy one--you won't be sorry you did.new 2003 b210 bass cabinet---as the other reviews have stated[you will not find a better cabinet for twice the money...2 10's and a foster horn[adjustable]and a well made cabinet=smooooth sounds--low end monster.

i'm using a spector bass-s.w.r.workingmans head-zoom bfx 708.you can get nice mids---lots of low end or anything in between.i have used hartke cabs--s.w.r. cabs and these avatars are as good if not better.grab one while you can,i'm sure the prices are going to be on their way up very soon.

built to last.-----14 day return---one year warranty.dave avatar has really got it together----call avatar and see who picks up the phone---email them and see who emails you back....he will answer your questions and he will call you back----and he knows what he's talking about------no other company goes this far.

no other company will go as far as dave avatar does for his customers......he will do what he can to insure you are happy with his product.

i've been playing for 10 yrs...i would buy from avatar again and i'm going to---i'm going to order the b115.to be honest,this cabinet and speaker design kicks butt....i would like to see dave put out a 6/10 and a 8/10-that would be great.i have played through high end hartke and s.w.r.---this is just as good.for alot less money.do the math.

8(eight) ohm model, 2 x 10" Eminence delta speakers and Fostex horn. 2 1/4" jacks in the back, and a knob to adjust the signal to the horn. Front port runs along the bottom of the cabinet. Cabinet is
covered in black fur, heavy duty black diamond metal grill in front. 3/4" plywood construction, weighs about 50 pounds. Dave (sorry, don't know his last name) at Avatar tells me this (2003 model) is a redesigned version of last year's model. Dimensions 18H x 25W x 16.5D. Rated at 700 watts. Heavy duty handles on the side. This cabinet feels very solid, and looks very cool. (If I designed speaker cabs, they would look just like this.)

The first thing I noticed is that this box is noticeably louder than the Ampeg classic 4 X 8" that it's replacing. I'll be using an Ampeg 15" cab with the Avatar, and running them with a SWR WM 4004 head. I play a Fender P-bass in an aggressive blues group (doing covers and originals), we gig 2-5 times a month, usually in clubs that seat 100-150. Onstage sound can be quite loud, and I usually need 2 cabs just to hear myself play, my signal gets DI'ed to the two subs of our PA.

After my first gig with the Avatar, I'm seriously considering leaving the 15" at home. The 10s give me plenty of low end, the horn gives me the highs. I'd love to replace two 70 lb. boxes with one 50 lb. unit. (I'll probably take both with me next time, and try a set with the 15" unplugged.)

I'm not an audiophile type guy with golden ears, I can just say that I was able to dial in my tone with out too much trouble. My amp EQ was about normal, I brought the volume of the horn down to about half, and I had it. Besides my old Ampeg, I also tried out the Peavy 2x10" box (about $100 more and 20 lbs. heavier). Not a fair comparison really-that amp was a Peavy too. I just prefer the sound of my rig with the Avatar.

What really impressed me was how this cab sounded at home, playing my Yamaha APX-7 acoustic/electric guitar (using the same SWR amp). Probably the best amplified acoustic sound I've heard in some time. I
imagine you could use the Avatar as a PA cab or monitor, in a pinch. Seems that all frequencies are well represented.

Haven't had it long (arrived exactly one week ago.) Construction is quite solid, and the components are high quality, so I'm not concerned. If I fry a speaker, it should be pretty easy to get another Eminence delta 10 just about anywhere. (I'm dumping the Ampeg because after 5 years, I blew out one of the 8's, and have no idea where to get the correct replacement. Ampeg discontinued this cab.) I think this has a one year warranty too. In my experience (playing bass since 1984) inferior bass gear breaks down pretty quickly. If the Avatar warranty is for a year, that makes me feel good about my purchase.
I don't really carry a backup rig (well, 2 cabs-but maybe not for long?). Last time my amp gave up on me, I went direct to the PA and used my vocal monitor to hear myself.

Haven't needed service yet. Dave (at Avatar) was tremendously responsive to my 3 Emails, usually replying within an hour or so. When I ordered this, it took about one week to get here via UPS (from Spokane Washington to Toledo OH). I can live with that if I should need to send this back for any reason.

I've been playing bass for 14 years, and have gone through a lot of gear. Fender, Ampeg, Crate (don't get me started about my Crate!!!)SWR, Kustom, and Peavy. As you can see, I'm not much into the Hi-end
world of bass gear, but if I'm pulling down $60-100 a night playing small clubs, why should I need a $5K amp rig? I want something that is reasonably priced, dependable, portable, sounds good, and is easy to replace after a few years. When I read all the rave reviews about Avatar on the HC Bass forum, I figured that I had found my holy grail of speaker cabs. Inexpensive, well built, good sounding, and killer looks. So far, I couldn't be happier, and wouldn't hesitate recommending Avatar to other bass players. (I guess that's what I'm doing here, huh?) If they made PA gear, I'd talk to them today about
replacing our subs. (hmmmm, that gives me an idea.)