PPC212-COB : The better of the two 2x12" Orange cabs IMO

I have an Orange PPC412 and decided a couple of years ago to get the PPC212 as well. I didn't like it at all as much as the 4x12" cabinet. It sounded muffled and dull to my ears. I tried swapping the speakers to no avail. Eventually I sold that cabinet.

So when I first had the thoughs on buying the PPC212-COB I was a bit sceptic, but as the AD30 combo sounds good and have the same dimensions, I was willing to give it a try as I think the size of this cab is perfect. Not too big and heavy to carry and not too small that it makes your tone sound small.

I did buy it and I am very pleased. It's light enough to carry with one (strong) hand, it sounds good and it's as well built as the UK-built cabinets.

I did replace one of the speakers with a Jensen C12K for a wider palette of sounds, and now the cab really sings. I cannot even compare it with the closed back cabinet as it sounds so much better in every way.

Three stars on features as the only feature is; two jacks for daisy-chaining. I wouldn't want more features in a cab anyway.

Four stars on sound as swapping one of the V30 to the Jensen raised it to a five.