Opinions on SWR Wokingman's 2x10?

edski · Post by **edski** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 6:40 am

I see a few of these on eBay, and have been looking for a new combo. I've heard that SWR has a good rep, and it looks like a solid piece of equipment.

Anyone have opinions on this amp? Thanks...

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 7:49 am

A Wokingman?

I got the Workingman 10, its a lil buzzy.

edski · Post by **edski** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:00 am

Hehe...bad copy deiting...

Buzzy you say...guess I'll pass unless any others chime in to say they're great.

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:09 am

spend the extra $$ and get the real SWR 2x10. the WM series is lo-dough and I don't like the quality at all. I am basing this on my experience with the WM 1x15 that I had.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Sat Apr 29, 2006 10:51 am

I have the WM 4X10 & haven't had any problems. Sounds good & clear. I'm only pushing 200W into it, & it's fine for stage volume.
I've used it outdoors twice & it sounded great there too. Nice & punchy, lots of lows.
I have a Peavey 2X10 that I set back by the drummer, kind of as a monitor for him, but I don't like the sound of that one by itself.

billy_sacco · Post by **billy_sacco** » Mon May 01, 2006 5:35 am

I thought they were pretty good bang for the buck amps. Compared to a hartke I liked the WM better.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:08 am

Just remember a 2 x 10 has even less cone area than a single 15" speaker. Unless it has a very powerful amp with very good speakers and cab design it will probably work better as a boom box which actually may be why they named it the wokingman. har!

ricosound · Post by **ricosound** » Mon May 01, 2006 6:16 am

You get what you pay for. I use SWR professional series amps and have had good luck, but I have found the WM stuff to be on par with other junk in this price range. Imported solid state stuff all sounds kind of the same to me; Hartke, Peavy, SWR, Fender, etc. The Super REdhead combo is a nice unit that can be had used for < $500.