Electro-Harmonix 410 Cabinet

Four tens that punch really hard through the air. Gorgeous pine chasis, with sleek, well positioned handles. Very solid little thing. Two inputs on the back set into the cabinet. I love this thing.

I've used this cabinet for a sorts of styles. Rock, jazz, spaceyness, etc. It can really be cranked without distorting or ever making me feel worried about its capabilities.

Its never let me down. This is the only cabinet I have, and I've used it solidly for at least 4 years. It travels well, and again, I've never worried about this cabinet.

I haven't been able to find much information about this guy online. Not that I'd need to.

I've had several half-stacks in my life, but when I saw this cabinet, I knew all I had to look for was a head. I would cry cry cry if this baby were ever stolen. I've used many different heads through it, and they all sounded great (or if they didn't, I'm not able to find fault in the cab). I want more of them.

The cabinet is beautifully finished -- the first piece of furniture in my house that produces sound. This is a closed back cab; w/ 2 lower speakers straight and 2 upper speakers angled at about 70 degrees, ie, projecting more upward than a traditional angled cab. Given that this stands a less than 28", it makes sense. The back is laminated wood; the handles are finished wood and comfortable to hold. There were no corner protecters, rubber feet, or casters provided. The cab, rated at 8 ohms, has dual jacks.

The 4-10's are Eminence speakers that are stock replacements for Fenders such as older Princetons or Vibroluxes. Tested with a solid state and a tube amp I found it reproduced bass (down to a drop D) and mid tones very evenly -- even with 10's (as opposed to 12's) it was not easy to get much crackle or bite with treble and presence cranked. The speaker choice and cab design lend themselves to smoother and more rolled tones.
The speakers are rated at 35 W, so the cab is assumed to handle 70 and was tested with a 10 W and 50 W amp. At modest volumes and lower, the tone was thin but at 2/3 max volume for both units (even the 10W) the cab responded in earnest and you could feel the air pumped a few feet in front. In sum, like most closed backs, you need to drive it to get the full range of tones.

This cab has only been used for one gig, but numerous full volume practices. The connstruction is implicitly superior - based on joints and wood dimensions. The interior was clean and speakers properly loaded.

New Sensor was very helpful; but fairly slow to respond. No contact since purchase -- I'm assuming that warranty repairs will need to go back to the distributor, but they indicated that no questions are asked on such returns. One Year warranty only, however, which is why I rated it only a 7.

Even thought the cabinet is incredibly solid (2" thick walls), it isn't too heavy, as it is made with a softer pine. Even putting higher end / higher wattage speakers would add only about 4lbs to the total. The size is perfect for small to medium venues in terms of sound, projection, and "luggability." Some sort of corner protection would have been nice given the softness of the wood - but it the appearance is a pretty good tradeoff.