may be strange.....Acme 2x10 cab with NEOs?

sailorofcheese · #1 08-19-2011, 04:11 PM

has anyone tried this? successfully? before people start attacking me, I do know that these cabs are constructed to meet the specs of the speakers and have read alittle about cab volume and the physics of it BUT im still curious to know if anyone tried it...

rpsands · #2 08-19-2011, 04:16 PM

There are no neo 10s that will improve in any way on that design at this time, that I have ever seen. They will overpower the midrange driver and probably mess with the crossover and probably develop a nasty upper bass bump, or at least very probably.

You'd need to find a new mid and a new crossover for it to sound decent and you'd still be better off.

AFAIK, no one has done such a dastardly thing

BassmanPaul · #3 08-19-2011, 06:47 PM

Sacrilege!!!

Mind you as my age advances I'd love a set of neos for my four cabinets!

sailorofcheese · #4 08-24-2011, 03:48 PM

thanks for the input!

RickBlair · #5 08-24-2011, 04:54 PM

I would spend whatever it takes to get an Acme B2 constructed with Neo speakers and a carbon fiber case, provided it sounded exactly like the Acme's I already own. My B2s aren't all that heavy but I'm not getting any younger either and less weight is always better.

Rick B.

wcriley · #6 08-24-2011, 05:20 PM

It wasn't the weight that made me sell my B-2 as much as it was how awkward the critter was to carry.

RickBlair · #7 08-24-2011, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by wcriley

It wasn't the weight that made me sell my B-2 as much as it was how awkward the critter was to carry.

The handles are off-center so if you carry them with the speakers pointing toward you they aren't any more awkward than any other 2X10 cab.

Rick B.

sailorofcheese · #8 08-24-2011, 10:15 PM

the handle awkwardness is worth it, i think

BassmanPaul · #9 08-25-2011, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by RickBlair

The handles are off-center so if you carry them with the speakers pointing toward you they aren't any more awkward than any other 2X10 cab.

Rick B.

Agreed!

wcriley · #10 08-25-2011, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by sailorofcheese

the handle awkwardness is worth it, i think

During most of the time I owned a B-2 I heartily agreed.

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Originally Posted by RickBlair

The handles are off-center so if you carry them with the speakers pointing toward you they aren't any more awkward than any other 2X10 cab.

I may be alone in this, but I'd rather carry something "down and to my side" than "up and in front". The real "awkwardness" came when pulling open a door. I never came up with solutions other than putting the cab down or hoisting it onto my shoulder. (Which was my preferred method of carrying it.) That's why I deviated from the plans for my current cabs and placed a single strap handle on the side.

The B-2 is a very good sounding cab and I know Andy Lewis had very good structural reasons for the type and location of the handles. I would have bought a second one if I'd not found something that suits my taste a bit better.

BassmanPaul · #11 08-25-2011, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by wcriley

The real "awkwardness" came when pulling open a door.

What? You don't got a nice lookin' lady roadie to open the doors for you????

wcriley · #12 08-25-2011, 01:40 PM

My wife can't take the late nights anymore.

BassmanPaul · #13 08-26-2011, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by wcriley

My wife can't take the late nights anymore.

Ahhh! Age gets us all!