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You should ideally try some options.
Atomic obviously but what about tech 21 or Matrix /
what others are there ?
Imo they are in a different league to the plastic pa speaker type of active cabs.
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Is there an accepted opinion that guitar style cabs produce a better sound than plastic shell PA type speakers ? or is that more of an aesthetic /retro romantic idea?
if you mic up or only use cab I'd just buy cab and power amp you like so not only do you get the cab influence but the tube saturation most modellers don't do. If your going direct to pa and want to hear well why not buy a good quality stage monitor (maybe one that is a good match for the main PA make/model/range). Yes it won't give you 100% the most pleasing sound... Yes it will get you really close to what is being heard front of house and allow you to tweak modeller and presets with it in mind the tweaks.
if you want to hear what modeller is producing go demo all the frfr, v few PA v old cab/head with modelling for cab turned off and see what difference is. If you want to find most accurate compare to good headphones for tone, overall sound, attack of notes and texture of distortion etc . Whichever is closest to headphones is most accurate.
with info in hand and how you plan to use you can make informed choice for yourself
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Guitar speakers and cabinets have frequency response curves which alter the sound. In particular they cut off a lot of the higher frequencies. Modelling allows you to simulate different speaker/cabinet/microphone combinations. There's a range of FRFR speakers which can then reproduce these sounds reasonably effectively. If you are listening up close in your own room then the difference is noticeable, but your preference will depend on the type of sound you use.
If you're recording then you'll probably DI, and speaker is irrelevant.
For most gigs the audience is going going to hear the guitar through the PA. When I changed from valve to modelling I used a Mackie SRM450 because that's what I had. It had a metallic top end, needed a bit of EQing, and wasn't perfect. We still use them for our PA, so it's what the audience hears. There are better PA speakers, but the signal will need EQing for them too. Nowadays I use Matrix Q12 for monitoring. The sound is good, but I don't know (or care) exactly how it compares to the competition. I use it because it's smaller and lighter than most PA speakers, it's physically very robust, and I got it cheap. That's my definition of "best" for my needs.
Popped in briefly to PMT Brum today and saw (but did not try) the DXR10, L6 L3T and the Friedman.
The L3T was too big and heavy. I was suprised at how big the Friedman looked, and I liked the looks. The DXR10 seemed a lovely size...
Im still not sure.
And also keen on the new passives coming soon:
http://uk.matrixamplification.com/speakers.html
Presuming I'm correct that active isn't needed with a PowerHead?
My band, Red For Dissent
I'm desperate to try QSR/QSC (that right?) and the CLR's, but I'll have to wait for stock. Right now, I've made the right choice, sound amazing in stereo. In my opinion, every guitarist should experience playing in true stereo, at least once.
View my feedback at www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/comment/1201922