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[Dmoney]

So I stuck one of the EV's in while I'm waiting for the other to be returned. It wont leave the post office till tuesday, which is a bit annoying.

Anyway. Compared to V30, most opinions you read online are pretty much spot on. It's warmer in the low end, smoother mids and it actually has nice highs. I thought the worst case scenario would be it being a really dark speaker. I know Joe Bonamassa uses these and he doesn't have the most cutting tone in the top end. I like having the mids of the V30 mixed in there, but they do sound a bit ugly. I've never liked using complete V30 cabs no matter what manufacturer. I might be worried about using a 4x12 with only EV's fitted, but my SLO and SLO type amps kick out enough mids to maybe compensate. The single EV with 3xV30's in my cab now seems to have balanced the mids out nicely. It's a straight cab and I put the EV in the top left, so in my flat I'm guessing I hear the single V30 and the EV a lot more than the two V30's on the bottom.

In any case, I'm really happy with it and can't wait to get hold of a replacement for the other. cant wait to crank it.

[FELINEGUITARS]

My Rivera 2x12 was loaded with EVMs when I got it
Took two people to lift the cabinet and that was a struggle too.

I elected to remove and sell the EVs and replace with celestion sidewinders (my speaker of choice)
Sonically they weren't too different to the Evs at the volumes I was playing and certainly a lot more detailed mids than the G12s & Classic 30s to my ear
Weight wise they halved the weight of the cab .

Great speakers the EVs , but pretty darn heavy.

[Dmoney]

I didn't think the EV's were really that heavy when I took them in, but then when I had to walk one back to the post office it got annoyingly heavy rather quickly!

My cab with 4 EVM's would weight about 50kg/110lbs or thereabouts.

Sidewinders still have pretty big magnets though right?

I'm on the lookout for a 2x12. an Orange closed back PPC212 would be ideal. I'd like the 2x12 to be capable of running with a 100watt head and I'm thinking about speakers for that. I'm thinking K100's at the moment, but maybe another 2 EV's would be cool just for the novelty value! Ha!

[Crunch]

Sidewinders still have pretty big magnets though right?

I have three of them. I absolutely love their tone, but they're ungodly heavy. A little bit heavier than the EVs if I remember correctly. I need to get some more.

[FELINEGUITARS]

Sidewinders still have pretty big magnets though right?

I have three of them. I absolutely love their tone, but they're ungodly heavy. A little bit heavier than the EVs if I remember correctly. I need to get some more.

No the sidewinders are definitely lighter than the EVs , although no lightweights.
Replacing two EVs with them resulted in a cab I can move on my own (it's not pretty to watch though) compared to a cab that 2 people struggled with.
Plus point was that I sold the two EV speakers for what I paid for the cab, so it hardly cost me anything as I had the Sidewinders already

[Dmoney]

Just an update.

The EVM12L's sounded ok, but after having to send one back for a defective vent cover another has developed voice coil rob. garbage. 2 of 3 have failed.

[gwEm]

Just an update.

The EVM12L's sounded ok, but after having to send one back for a defective vent cover another has developed voice coil rob. garbage. 2 of 3 have failed.

Terrible quality control!  :o

[Telerocker]

Hmm, I tought EV is a quality brand, but this sounds indeed terrible.
I had an EV in an Acoustic GT100 (which was a decent amp) and it sounded big for a 1x12 combo. Speaker never failed.

[dave_mc]

that sucks :(

[Dmoney]

It does indeed suck. You'd expect these things to be nails every single time.

I can get this one with the rub replaced again pretty easily. Just a pain.
It's making me think of trying some other speakers. Maybe high powered Greenback types. They seem to be the rage these days.