LeGION Cab ...

[johans]

any thought on those legion cabs lurking around the bay?
great deal though

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4713&item=3744010291&rd=1

 

[shaver]

never heard of the company, they any good?

 

[johans]

no idea at all shaver ...
for sure Legion Cabs are all over ebay ...

115 and 210 cab combo for $210 buy it now
118 and 410 cab combo for $450 buy it now ...

well the prices are indeed indeniable
anyone use these cabs before?

 

[shaver]

yeh, i dunno if i trust those prices hah

 

[phatduckk]

those are avatar prices. avatar's a good bang for the buck. would b interesting to get a review on these

 

[shaver]

whats an avatar price?

 

[cgworkman]

The seller, Steel Sound, "builds" their own "custom" cabs, etc. So what are you really getting here??

The cabs are 3/4 MDF - Industry standard on pro cabs is 3/4 Birch. I'm having some custom cabs made as I type, and the sample rig they let me use for a few weeks was 3/4 birch - The whole setup kicked @ss!!!

 

[johans]

chris ...

so would you trust this legion cab?

 

[cgworkman]

chris ...

so would you trust this legion cab?

Buying it without "sampling" it? Nope. If it was something I was familiar with that would be one thing. But who's Legion? IF Legion is made by Steel Sound, then who are they? There's nothing worse than a cheap cab.

Plus, 30 and 40 oz. magnets isn't a lot. Usually you're looking at 80 - 100+ oz. magnets in a professional level cabinet.

 

[Ben Clarke]

Well, MDF performs better than ply as it is less resonant, but for touring cabs they are not as sturdy. I wouldn't count on them to hold up for too long. 30oz magnets are nothing to worry about, but only if they are Neodymium. A mud magnet of that weight on a 10" driver smacks of price-driven engineering. At these prices, I can't imagine them using N/D drivers. The 10" N/D driver speced for my horn cab costs $150 alone.

In a nutshell, at this price, you can't expect anything but cheap drivers in MDF cabs. Price 3/4" Baltic Birch lately? They may sound good, and they might be put together right, though. At least they use 3/4" MDF.

 

[cgworkman]

Well, MDF performs better than ply as it is less resonant, but for touring cabs they are not as sturdy. I wouldn't count on them to hold up for too long. 30oz magnets are nothing to worry about, but only if they are Neodymium. A mud magnet of that weight on a 10" driver smacks of price-driven engineering. At these prices, I can't imagine them using N/D drivers. The 10" N/D driver speced for my horn cab costs $150 alone.

In a nutshell, at this price, you can't expect anything but cheap drivers in MDF cabs. Price 3/4" Baltic Birch lately? They may sound good, and they might be put together right, though. At least they use 3/4" MDF.

+1

 

[phatduckk]

whats an avatar price?

check out: http://avatarspeakers.com/ they have decent stuff in the $200 - $300 range.

I got one of their 4x10 cabs a while back b/c my band was starting to gig and i couldnt afford a "pro" cab and head at the same time ...

also there's a pretty cool thread in the pit about these: http://p219.ezboard.com/fthedudepitfrm11.showMessage?topicID=1650.topic