what speakers to use

[vladius13]

I am trying to set up a new rig

i am going to use a line pod x3 pro rackmount alongside a behringer ep4000 giving 950 per side @ 4 ohms

i have different speakers i could use

whats better, using pa speakers or bass cabs?

i was going to tryo to use a pair of soundbridge w 2-15's and a hron rated at 450 @ 4 ohm

or use the speaker setup ive been using which is

hartke xl810 rated at 1000 w @ 4ohms and also 2 swr goliath III 410's.

what i do is a stereo setup with 810 on left and 410s on right.

thoughts on wehter the bass cabs or pa speaker would sound and better and have less likely chance of blowing speakers?

[Bassin' 'Round]

Bass cab. Always. As in every time.

[Lee Knight]

10's, and lots of them, sound awesome. My favorite setup... ever... was a couple of early Ampeg SVT 8-10 cabs with complimenting heads. I recall a period in the late 80's when Sting used a PA setup for his bass. That didn't last long. He's a smart guy.

As a recording engineer, I'm always looking at how to limit the bandwidth of the bass. It speaks the right way when you pick and choose carefully where you're going to roll off. And not only in the highs... but the lows as well. Full bandwidth is not the answer to great bass tone.

 

The 10's.