Avatar B210 Cabinet

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.)

2 10" speakers and a horn, wired for 8 ohm.
Basic. Nice size (I can carry it with out killing myself). Not sure what else you could want. Some people have knocked the carpet and steel grate but I personally love it. I'm rough on my equipment and with these covers I can just throw this stuff in my trunk and not worry about something shifting on the drive.

My rig right now consist of a Fender MIJ Jazz and Warmoth P bass, both with EMG Active Pickups going through a GK 400RB head. No effects. My band plays mostly covers - guitar rock from the 70's through today. This cabinet sounds great for that type of music and with my equipment. I have the horn turned down pretty far, because it sounds very powerful.

With this setup, I have no problem being loud enough over drums and 2 guitarist. We play mostly in a decent size bar for probably 100-200 people. I can't believe how much sound I can get from just 2-10" speakers. They don't distort at all even when I am pushing them hard.

The only thing I would want is probably a little more low end. I think if I add the avatar 15" speaker, it would sound perfect.

Absolutly no problem. This is built like a tank. I've used it for countless practaces, a couple of parties, and about 8 bar gigs so far. Its been handled rough and pushed hard and there have been no problems. I quit bringing my backup combo with me to the gigs.

Like everyone else said, Dave is awesome. Great advice. I ordered it on short notice for an important gig, and he built it that day and got it to me on time. 1 year warranty that I haven't needed yet.

I've been playing for about 15 years. I chose this speaker because of its size (loud but carriable by yourself) and price, and the fact that my guitarist already used Avatar cabinets and his sounded awesome. After quit a bit of research, I think they are absolutly the best deal in cabinets out there.

If it were lose or stolen, I would absolutly get another one. I will probably be adding a Avatar B115 in the near future.

Not much to say that hasn't been said. High quality box laoded with industry standard speakers. Cheap, simple and perfect.

I'm using the cab in parallel with a Nemesis NC-210 combo. I ordered two 16 ohm delta 10's from Avatar and installed them in place of the stock Eden speakers. This allowed me to connect the Avatar 210 cab in parallel without drwing too much current from the amp as it is only rated to 4 ohms. The sound is great. This cab does the job perfectly. I'm not pushing it too hard(only about 110 watts), so I can't speak of it's power handling prowess.

Seems sturdy. It's very uncomplicated so there's little to go wrong.

Here's something that bears reapeating. Dave knows what he is doing. He runs a great business that provides musicians with a product that they want. However, due to the overwhelming response of his customers in this and other review forums, Avatar has grown in popularity and as a result the prices have gone up. More power to him I say, that's why you go into business in the first place. He could sell his cabs for a hundred dollars more and they would still be a bargain.

Been playing for 14 years. If you are looking for a simple cab that will get the job done and noot cost you a fortune, then look no further. If you care about name brand recognition, then wait another year before buy an Avatar, but keep in mind that in a year an Avatar cab will only be one hundred less than an Ampeg and two hundred less than an SWR.

Purchased in mid-2002, long enough ago that we have practiced with it, gigged with it, thrown it in and out of trucks and vans. Price was about $200, altogether $240 shipped to my door. Reasonably-sized (25"w, 16"h, 16"d) cabinet with 2-10" Eminence Deltas, stamped frame speakers w/ 2.5" vc's, 56 oz. magnets, and useful response into the midrange although this cab also comes with a horn tweeter with filter capacitor and L-pad for adjusting relative levels. 3/4" plywood construction, covered in black carpet with stacking corners (the diagonal-chevron kind) and heavy-duty handles. Dual 1/4" jacks in parallel. Ours is the 4-ohm version, two 8-ohm drivers in parallel. Basically this is just a box of speakers, but a good one. It's sold for bass-guitar use, but with its broad range it's useful for lots of other things too; we have used it with electronic drums and even once as a center-fill PA speaker in the middle of the stage.

This is usually used as part of a biamped or triamped bass-guitar setup with a BBE383 preamp, a Peavey PV1500 power amp, and one of 2 or 3 different short-scale bass guitars from an EB-0 solidbody to a Turser violin-bass clone. Compression is always dialed in (about halfway) on the BBE to even out transients, and with this peak-filtration setup, the Avatar cab will make a lot of noise for its size. We set the tweeter somewhere between "off" and "halfway" depending on the setting; it's pretty efficient and doesn't need to be run wide open unless you really want to hear every detail of string scrape and amp hiss.

We do depend on it, every practice, every gig. We have more cabs and amps than we use at most indoor gigs, so unless it's a big outdoor thing we always are leaving some stuff at home. Not this guy; it gets packed in the van every time, because it does a great job relative to its size and weight. We have abused it to the point of "speaker fart," I'm ashamed to say, but its has always bounced back. Someday we will melt the Eminence Deltas into smoking hulks, I'm sure, but if we do, we will simply buy another pair. Oh, and Avatar has great deals on replacement speakers since they buy them in bulk. The cabinet itself can't be faulted. Real plywood, not MDF or particle board. Solid construction. Tough carpet and giant plasic corners, well-attached, which have slid across truck floors several times without failure. And fairly light weight for its capabilities (about 45-50 pounds; one old fart like me can carry it easily). Seems like every amp/speaker company sells a 2-10" bass cab, but I have yet to find one significantly better than this, and all the "big names" cost more. Some cost a LOT more. Most I've seen look like they have the same Eminence Deltas that Avatar puts in this one.

I have spoken with and emailed Dave at Avatar, probably enough that he winces when he sees my name in the email header. We have purchased (multiple)15" cabinets, as well as parts and raw speakers, from Avatar. I gather that this is Dave's company, and he runs it right - always prompt with an answer or suggestion. From reading other posts here I understand that he is serious about his warranty and support if anything goes wrong. We've never had anything go wrong. Avatar is one of the two best music-equipment companies I've ever dealt with. If the rating in this category could go to "11", that would be my choice.

I've been playing since the '60's. I've designed and built my own cabinets, and even written about that on the Shavano Music site (http://www.colomar.com/Shavano/), and I have to say, Avatar cabinets are built better than some of the cabs I've labored over for weeks in the garage. Avatar will also sell most of its designs "speakerless", i.e. cabs only, and I've bought a couple that way because they were just as good as the best I could do, at a price not much more than the materials alone (I'd only recommend this if you have speakers to put in them already; you can't buy good speakers cheaper than the price differential for finished Avatar cabs). I popped a few extra staples into the carpet lining for added security while I was poking around inside the cabinet, but I couldn't find anywhere else I could make or even suggest an improvement. I fully expect my Avatar stuff will outlive me. In an industry where absurd markups are the norm, Avatar cabs are a screaming deal, and this one is particularly versatile. For a large room, if you're only going to use one speaker cab for a bass rig, I'd recommend the 4-10" model instead, but as part of a multi-amped array (it fits perfectly on top of their B15 cabs), this little guy is hard to beat.

I use an Alembic FX-1 preamp with a mosfet poweramp to power my system.

I use Fender bass guitars (both Jazz & Precision) with flatwound strings.

This 210 cabinet sounds great. I would recommend it to anyone. Since I've used just about evey 210 on the market, I am very satisfied with the balance of Highs & Lows. Dave gave me great support with everything. The cabinet is lightweight & easy to get around with plenty of power. Thanks Dave!

I needed clear punchy cabinets which were loud and easily transportable. I bought the B210 & the B115 to use together. The B210 is light and reasonably small and quite loud with excellent sound.

I am using this primarily for Rock, and it works exceedingly well. As with all bass cabinets that include a horn, the horn can be harsh, hence the slight reduction in score here.

I haven't had this cabinet long enough to really address reliability, I need to wait a few years first.

My dealings with Dave at Avatar have been great. I've not needed any repair work though.

I've been playing for more than 35 years, and I consider this an excellent cabinet for the price. Actually, it's an excellent cabinet period.

I purchased the 210 cabinet loaded with 2 10" Eminence speakers w/ 56 oz magnets and Foster Horn via via Ebay for $155 back in August of 2001. As a musician in NYC, I have learned that size matters and you need gear that gets the job done while taking up the least amount of real estate. As such, I have downsized from an Ampeg 810 to an Ampeg 410 and now to the Avatar 210. At approx. 400 watts (rms) at 4 ohms, it works nicely with my Ampeg SVT -3 Pro. which pushes 400 watts @ 4 ohms, 275 @ 8ohms. The Foster horn is tuneable. It really fits my needs nicely.

This is really a great sounding, no-frills cabinet.

I play a G&L L2000 which has huge bottom end, and this cabinet in combination with my aforementioned Ampeg SVT -3 Pro gets the job done and then some. I play in an all-original "Brit-Pop" 3 piece and the bass, which serves as both rhythym and melody, needs to cut through, which it does cleanly and effortlessly. I have had other bass players ask about the cabinet, which is the best endorsement of the sound possible. While I wouldn't expect the cabinet to be enough on its own for playing Madison Square Garden (not that anyone has asked me to), it really works in your standard bar / small to mid-size venues. I get all of the bottom end, mids and highs that I am looking for with each being nicely defined. I've never tried it with a 5 string so I can't speak to how well it would do with low B.

I had another 210 cabinet, a Hartke Transporter loaded with 2 Eden 10's, (no horn) and the Avatar just sounded so much nicer and more full, that I decided to sell the Hartke/Eden.

The cabinet is built really solidly as it is made from 3/4" plywood and not pathetic particle board that some manufacturers foist on their customers. Some of the internal carpeting which is used for sound dampening fell down during shipping as it wasn't well-stapled in place; an easy enough fix, though. It also arrived with a ding in the side (Thanks, UPS). Dave of Avatar felt badly enough to refund my shipping cost. He is exceptionally responsive to his customers - an absolutely A-1 guy!

Absolutely the best customer service I have ever had from any company, especially a music-related company. Other CEO's should take lessons from Dave.

I have been playing for over 20 years and have had Ampeg, Eden and Peavey amps, cabinets and combos. This 210 really works for me with respect to my power vs. size requirements. If I had the room for a 410, I'd purchase it from Avatar. Avatar really offers exceptional value and the sound takes a back-seat to no one.

The only thing I would change (and have) is that when I purchased the cabinet, it came with individual speaker grills. The newer versions now sport a full grill and I have ordered one from Dave and he was kind enough to let me purchase it at his cost plus shipping.

These are really great values and anyone looking for a new cabinet should snap these up at the bargain basement prices on Ebay. While I wouldn't rate these at the same upper echelon as Epifani, Acme or Eden, they don't embarass themselves and they compare very well with Ampeg, SWR, Fender, Carvin, etc and are MUCH better values!!