10', 12', 15' Bass Speaker Sound Comparison - Sound Demo (no talking)

Size DOES matter! We compared the sound of 10", 12" and 15" bass speakers (cabinets used: Markbass Traveler) with various playing styles and grooves. Soundfiles & video: Thomas Meinlschmidt

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[luigi.zanini]

very useful comparison!
Fingers
2x10 0:21
1x12 0:44
1x15 1:08
2x10+1x15 1:31
Slap
2x10 1:55
1x12 2:17
1x15 2:39
1x10+1x15 3:01
Pick
2x10 3:23
1x12 3:39
1x15 3:56
1x10+1x15 4:13

My favourite is the 15" in any style.

[bobmaerten]

2x10 seem to "project" a little more than the two others.
15" bass sounds deeper (as expected)
I thought 12" would be a good compromise, but I tend to prefer 2x10 low end
Actually the good compromise may be surprisingly the 2x10 + 15"

thanks anyway for the comparison. And this Little Mark Vintage, rhhhhaaaa Lovely!

[fragallo]

Such a perfect demo. Well done, thank you

[american-professor]

I actually liked them all, but I feel like 2x10 is gonna cut through the band much easier

[SuccessMindset]

Such a great useful demo and great that there was a rock style comparison. Think the 15 sounds the most organic

[erollf]

I used to run 4 x 10 and 2 x 15 (both from Crate)....fell in love with the two together plus it gave me versatility I drove an 84 Cadilac back x 10 won out for indoors, but the 2 x 15s were essential for outdoor can just sound like mud indoors if you don't EQ right....never tried 12's

[billwarner]

This is a GREAT video, VERY well done - thank you!!

[mikaso]

Thanks for another good demo and killer playing. To my surprise, I preferred the 1x12" in all three clips. I liked its clear and open sound.

[geekguitars]

I have the 210 and 115. I've always been curious about the 112. Thank you for the demo 😊😊

[bb_lz]

Great video! The 1x12 is actually a Traveler 121H (with H for Horn rather than P for Piezo tweeter).

I found the 2x10 sounded best to my ears, followed by the 1x15 (which surprised me) followed by the 1x12. I generally really like MarkBass 1x12s, but have experience with the NY121 (which has a Piezo tweeter rather than a horn).

I have my eye on a used Traveler 102P right now...

[jinjxmusic]

Thank you so much for posting this. I have an OG Peavey Transamp and while it's okay it's HEAVY and while typically decently loud has no true line outs or DIs. Looking to trade it in while it still works and go for something more modern like these with all the bells and whistles. I also appreciate that, with the first three examples it seemed pretty cut and dry what was what... but once soeone uses a pick, or there's a speaker and tweeter, and other variations you realize how subtle you can get. This puts things in perspective - I appreciate the information.

[JVMC_ZR]

The 12's are usually my favorite, but I liked the 10's here.

[Rikkcas]

These sound samples are using Mark bass cabinets. You’d get an entirely different range of tone if they were BareFaced cabinets…just saying.

[michaeldunagan]

@ 1:30

I agree with Bob that rhe 2" x 10" was more pronounced than the other two. But after hours and days of reading on the subject matter it appears our ears hear the mid-range better than the lawn High ranges.

Even on my LG Cricket phone I can tell the richness of the 15-inch speaker. But I think the volume needs to be pushed a little more to keep up with the 10-inch speakee. Despite the Tweeter that might be in the 15-inch cabinet the highest just don't come out like the 10-inch cabinet or frankly even the 12-inch one; I think the poster of this video for doing that little slap at the end the show you how sharp the tenant for the high slap and how the 15-inch really doesn't bring it out. I will say though that only the 15-inch speaker really brings out the bottom string below the 5th fret.

I'm in my fifties so I'm old school so I'm just going to be biased toward the 15-inch but the 10-inch speakers are really opening my eyes.

My suggestion for those short of cash is just go with the 12-inch cuz I think that was a good compromise. If money is no hindrance, then I would get probably 2-10s, a 12, and a 15, all on separate heads of course.

[Kcducttaper]

Yo, this is exactly the kind of comparison videos I'm after when I'm trying to decide between gear! You got a new subscriber today!
Any chance I could ask for a comparison between the 102hf vs 104hf vs 151hr (since they don't make the 151hf anymore)? I've already got 2x 102hf's and would love to hear the difference between those cabs for building a full stack rig!

[joschelei]

Nice demo, there's isn't enough people doing bass speaker videos.

[kevinlongman]

thanks, a really useful video was toying with a 2x10 and 1x15 combination. has convinced me it's the way to go for me

[awesomenes]

The 2x10 has very clean highs for sure, and even though the 15” is very well balanced, I think you can pull it off with the 2x10 by just increasing the low a little bit more.

[Bassman]

Thank you for the review. My favorite is the 2x10. I m playing a 4x10 (and an old 1x12) with a little mark tube 800 and a Stingray Special. The ultimate weapon in a band!!

[CorvetteCoonass]

If you were to ask me about 10 years ago what size speaker I prefer, I would've told you a 210+118 combo. These days I prefer tighter sounding bass amps as the reality is that once you go below 50Hz in the F3, you start interfering with the kick drum. You want to reinforce the kick drum and not disrupt it with flubby low E and B string fundamental tones.