Thanks Duke,
It's the 2 screws holding on the speakon jack in the cab. The other speakon is tight. It's a 4-ohm cab rectangular horn.
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AudioKinesis Cabs Part VI...
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It's the 2 screws holding on the speakon jack in the cab. The other speakon is tight. It's a 4-ohm cab rectangular horn.
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Sorry this follow-up is slow; sporadic intenet access.
Okay you'll need needle-nosed pliers, a #2 Phillips screwdriver, and whatever screwdriver you tried earlier that fit the loose screw in question.
With the cab lying on its back, use the #2 Phillips to remove the pan-head screws that are holding the horn in place. Take the horn out, and disconnect the wires by pushing on the spring-loaded terminals. Note that the white-stripe wire goes to the red terminal, and the no-stripe wire goes to the black terminal.
If there's fluffy stuffing behind the horn, take that out so you can access the dish with the combination Speakon/quarter inch jacks. Stand the cab upright, and grab the loose nut with the needle-nosed pliers. Use your right hand for the needle-nosed pliers so that you can reach around to the back of the cab with your left hand.
I need reading glasses for this next step, but you may not: Use the small scredriver to tighten the screw while you hold the nut in place with the needle-nosed pliers.
It might take a few tries to coordinate holding the needle-nosed pliers in place while you get the small screwdriver in place, that part is a bit tricky but not as hard as learning to play bass.
Replace the fluffy and re-install the wires, white stripe to red and no-stripe to black. When re-installing the pan-head screws, be careful not to over-tighten them, as that lightweight plywood is a bit soft. Snug, but no gorilla. Don't use an electric screwdriver - you need to be able to feel if you get a spinner and stop immediately so you don't mill out the wood.
If you do over-tighten and get a spinner, the screw hole can be rehabilitated with wood glue. Remove the horn so that you have good access to the screw hole, and use a toothpick to swirl wood glue around the outside of the hole (or would that be inside of the hole?). Let it dry a few hours and repeat. Let the last coat dry thoroughly (like maybe overnight) and you're good to go. If fact if you wanted to do all the screw holes at the same time out of an abundance of caution, that would not be a bad idea.
And like I said, feel free to call me at anytime before or during the operation.
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Great bass GTG in Toronto yesterday. We had a real AudioKinesis love-in going on, with three of the Thunderchild series on hand- Deb's red composite 4-ohm TC115, my first-gen 4 ohm TC112 with the AF option, and John's current-version 8 ohm TC112, with the "baby cheeks" horn.
We had big fun mixing and matching, and drove them with a pair of G-K MBFusions, and a 1200 watt @2 ohm Euphonic Audio iAmp Pro.
The 115 had more "woof" in the low mids, and masked the low-end growl from some of the more modern basses.
My first-gen 112 was noticeably louder than the later model, because of the lower impedance. Once we equalized levels, it was apparent that the older cab was voiced wider in the low end, but the 8 ohm version was tidier down low, and had more punch in the low mids. Both 112's had more growl than the 115.
The upper midrange peak and smoother switch on the 8 ohm cab were appreciated. It could get a little more bright and aggressive than the first gen 112, but was still uber-smooth for a cab with a large horn.
Stacking the cabs was interesting. First, we slaved two MB Fusion 500's together for a total of about 850 watts, and drove the two 112's in a stack. Impressive amount of air were moved, and the dispersion was great with the upper cab turned 45 degrees from the lower one.
We also drove the two 4 ohm cabs (the 115 and my 112AF) as a parallel 2-ohm load, using the iAmp Pro. We tried them in a conventional stack, but the dissimilar cabs seemed to fight each other. Then we turned the 112 45 degrees, and suddenly the stack sounded very focused.
We were able to drive the iAmp to full power without either cab showing any signs of distress, as expected, and it was seriously loud. Quite the modular rig...
We had big fun mixing and matching, and drove them with a pair of G-K MBFusions, and a 1200 watt @2 ohm Euphonic Audio iAmp Pro.
The 115 had more "woof" in the low mids, and masked the low-end growl from some of the more modern basses.
My first-gen 112 was noticeably louder than the later model, because of the lower impedance. Once we equalized levels, it was apparent that the older cab was voiced wider in the low end, but the 8 ohm version was tidier down low, and had more punch in the low mids. Both 112's had more growl than the 115.
The upper midrange peak and smoother switch on the 8 ohm cab were appreciated. It could get a little more bright and aggressive than the first gen 112, but was still uber-smooth for a cab with a large horn.
Stacking the cabs was interesting. First, we slaved two MB Fusion 500's together for a total of about 850 watts, and drove the two 112's in a stack. Impressive amount of air were moved, and the dispersion was great with the upper cab turned 45 degrees from the lower one.
We also drove the two 4 ohm cabs (the 115 and my 112AF) as a parallel 2-ohm load, using the iAmp Pro. We tried them in a conventional stack, but the dissimilar cabs seemed to fight each other. Then we turned the 112 45 degrees, and suddenly the stack sounded very focused.
We were able to drive the iAmp to full power without either cab showing any signs of distress, as expected, and it was seriously loud. Quite the modular rig...
Sweet, would have been nice to have been there to have listen to them! I love show and tell! On another note, I thought that I was going to have to stack my cabs on the sides to have the amp sit better on them.. well I found some sticky legs to put on the bottom of the amp that work just right..
If I was still gigging rock that would good, not so much in my country gig
Yes, the 1203 has the grind going on, but with the flip of a couple of switches (either or both), and you are in another world! That's part of the magic and versatility of the 1203.
Don't forget about the switches!
I am running the cabs with the top switch down and the bottom one up!
That is the neat thing about the 1203 cabs. Plus, if you run a stack like I do, you have a lot of options!
Although the switches appear to make subtle changes, they make a lot of difference and add to your tonal options.
Interesting that the 4ohm cab was "wider in the low end." I thought the 8ohm woofer went lower by spec.
Duke's the authority, obviously, but IIRC, he changed the port tuning as well as the drivers between the first and second generation.
I don't know for sure if the first gen actually has a lower cutoff, or if the second gen just has some bumpage in the low mids.
Either way, that was what we heard in that particular room.
I just placed my deposit for a 1203. I am really looking forward to it!
I believe that your going to really like what you hear when you start playing through that cab.
Was lucky enough to get down to Santa Cruz and pick up a Monique and M700 from Jule Amps. The cab hunt begins-- Really interested in Duke's cabs. Just can't decide if I should pull the trigger on a 1203 now, or wait a bit and hear how the 15xx is killing!
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Preamp front panel finished and installed:
Pretty danged nice, as it turns out. Link Removed
I am a huge 15's fan! I have H1203's and I feel that they are massive for what they are! I too would be very curious about the 15's myself! I even would like to hear the H1855's!
Preamp front panel finished and installed:
Pretty danged nice, as it turns out. Link Removed
That is sweet!
At one point around three years ago I sold off all of my things/music gear...
Life events happened and I realized how much a part of my life it really was (I got really angsty
). Things have changed a lot over such a short period of time-- especially in the driver/cabinet world I feel like. Previously I wasn't typically too drawn to 15's, but now there are no limits!
I love it that there are no limits to your choices now.. it makes much more refreshing, but in the same token I feel that it can really complicate things! I have spent so much time reading and thinking things through to make a good and solid decision, I can tell you, that sometimes I felt truly overwhelmed by it all that I could not think straight.
Were you able? BTW, great write up on the Warwick camp in BGM. Hard to fathom all the multi-leveled coolness that trip entailed.I have not tried the Prodigy with any of the Hathors, but I should be able to try that setup at band practice this Thursday.
