AVATAR TB153 15 3 way Bass Guitar Speaker Cabinet. 2 cabs for sale. $425 + shipping each. PayPal OK. Ships to USA only by UPS Ground insured in original box and packing. The other cab is in a separate thread.
Super deep lows from the Top of the line Eminence Kappalite 3015LF Neo 15 inch, 6 inch sealed back mid, 1 inch horn. 8 Ohm / 400 watts rms rating. Made in the USA.
In Like New Condition with the exception of screw holes for the removed casters, some very minor normal rub marks on the plastic corner protectors and a couple of small touched up scratches on the input jack plate as shown in the pictures.
I am the original owner and only used it for about 10 hours in my non-smoking home. I installed 4 heavy duty casters which have been removed so the cab will fit in the Avatar shipping box. Not everyone uses casters, so I am offering the set as an optional purchase.
The 4 Heavy Duty Swivel Casters and 16 mounting screws are not included with the cab, but are available for $25 delivered to you. They will not fit in the shipping box with the speaker. The casters are in excellent condition with 3 x 1-1/4 non-marring wheels and ball bearing swivels.
Info from Avatar Speakers:
We got so many requests to do a Pro 15 inch 3 way bass system, that we set out to design the best one possible. We got lots of great input from the knowledgeable players at Talkbass.com. After much chat on the forums, the general consensus was that we should use the best Neo 15 made in America which is the Eminence Kappalite 3015LF. We worked with Jerry McNutt, the Head engineer at Eminence. He ran all of the parameters of their Neo 15 and our cabinet size on their computer box program, to come up with the best possible porting. "This thing is going to shake the walls" Jerry said when finished with his research. The first prototype did exactly that when we played it.
Again on Talkbass.com, the consensus was that a sealed back mid was the only way to go. We had Eminence make a custom 6 inch mid with a ceramic magnet because it sounds as smooth as silk and can handle even more power than the Neo 6 counterpart. The tweeter is the industry standard one inch Foster compression horn which is used in our other popular bass systems.
The new Eminence crossover is a full 12db per octave dividing network using mainly Mylar capacitors. Guys that know crossover design know that Mylar capacitors respond much faster and more accurately than regular Electrolytic caps found in many cabs. Mylar caps typically have much closer tolerances such as 5 percent instead of typical 20 percent in Electrolytic caps. Mylar caps cost way more but its worth it with regards to consistency and tone.
The crossover takes the 15 up to 800Hz, where the mid comes in and goes up to 5KHz to meet the tweeter. Both the mid and tweeter are padded down to evenly match the efficiency of the 15. The result is a very linear, balanced rich smooth sounding 15 inch 3-way. The TB153 is a fantastic stand alone cab or it will go great with any of our other cabs stacked on top..
The Cabinet features rugged 3/4 inch voidless 13 PLY BALTIC BIRCH PLYWOOD construction with strong rabbet corner joints. The front and back boards are dadoed into surrounding top and side boards for extreme interlocking strength. The cab is well braced internally with three front to rear 2"X 3" posts.
The cabinet is covered in black tolex, has protective corners, large recessed steel bar handles, full face steel diamond pattern expanded metal grill, front slot port, steel input panel with dual Speakon connectors and dual 1/4 inch in/out jacks. Weight 63 lbs. Dimensions 27H x 24.5W x 16.5D.
More pics here:
Avatar TB153b - a set on Flickr
