TL606 cab - current builders?

[andrew]

Does anyone know of anyone building the EV TL606 1x15 cab these days?

I'm also wondering if there's anyone building a lighter version of it?

[rpsands]

Don from LDS has made a couple out of 3/4" poplar that are quite light (35lbs or less).

[will33]

Plans for the TL-606 are easily found by google or whatever. Plans I've seen still call for 3/4" plywood and stickframe bracing, kind of like building a doghouse. One could easily keep the internal dimensions the same and/or internal volume/tuning the same and refigure for 1/2" braced material. ie: the external dimensions may change by 1"/4 or 1/2" but the box would still be the same on the inside, producing the same result.

[diechris]

i was actually just going over the plans earlier today.

1/2" with 3015s would drop some weight...

i know people have used the 3015 and black widows... but can anyone recommend a 4ohm driver thats easier to come by that would work?

[will33]

The TL-606 is a fairly small box for some 15" drivers. Some say a 3015HO works well, others say it's too middy. I'd look at 15's that are workable in smaller spaces. The Legend15 comes to mind although it's heavy. The basslite15 gets lower in the same size box than a deltaliteII15 does as do all basslite models compared to deltalite models. The BW-1505-8DT follows the same rules as any other speaker in that a smaller box means less bass but it's also pretty forgiving, ie: shrinking a box a little bit doesn't suck all the bass away. If in doubt, get a 15L and a low wattage amp. (They have the tone but they don't have the excursion to handle any appreciable power, 2 of them might if you consider appreciable power to be a couple hundred watts at best.)

[Jim C]

Originally Posted by diechris

i was actually just going over the plans earlier today.
1/2" with 3015s would drop some weight...
i know people have used the 3015 and black widows... but can anyone recommend a 4ohm driver thats easier to come by that would work?

I built a TL-606 cabinet over 20 years ago out of 3/4" oak plywood and used this $70, 4 Ohm Carvin speaker
http://www.carvinguitars.com/product...=PS15-4&cid=70

I'm sure it's technicaly wrong but it sounds very good and plays loud

BTW, oak plywood looks good but is heavy; mine weighs about 55 lbs loaded

[Loel]

Don at LDS built this TL606 with 3/4 poplar
3015 HO no tweet/mid,weight 40lbs,this works
very well for my blues/country gigs,as rpsands
states this 3/4 poplar is as light as 1/2" ply,overall
a great cab..

[greenbass5]

If that's the one I'm thinking it is, KJung gave it a thumbs up too.

[skruch]

I just put an Emi 2515 Basslite in one I made ages ago out of 3/4 solid core mahogany ply. 50 #'s total and sounds just fine.

[Dan55]

To the original question, I know of Orange, with the OBC115. There might be others.

[diechris]

Originally Posted by Dan55

To the original question, I know of Orange, with the OBC115. There might be others.

yes! that one sounds awesome also

[andrew]

Originally Posted by Dan55

To the original question, I know of Orange, with the OBC115. There might be others.

Does Orange put an EV speaker in the OBC 115?

[singlemalt]

The Tl-606 is a bit over built, the joinery is such that anyone with a screw gun cab do it. You could easily skip a bunch of the bracing with better joinery. I used biscuits and glue.

I've built a pair, loaded with the 3015. Each weighs about 45 lb.

I made the ports larger by 1".

Couldn't be happier. Built the pair for under $400 with the drivers, hardware, everything.

There are a bunch of TL-606 threads.

IMHO its a perfect first build for someone with very basic tools.

[andrew]

How does one tell if a 1x15 cab is a TL606 cab? The Aguilat DB115 cab is of close dimensions to the Orange OBC115, does that make the Aguilar DB115 a TL606 cab too? If not, why is it not?