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AudioKinesis Cabs Part VI...

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DukeLeJeune said:
While there's really no reason not to make the 212 equal to 2 x 112, in this case I think there's an opportunity to push into new territory a bit with the 212 version.

Part of what happened is, a very useful little part recently became available that I think will make it practical for me to combine the Hathor's open-format midchamber with a good little horn-loaded compression driver. I'm not a big fan of the more compact bullet tweeters because they inherently beam pretty badly... a 45 degree pattern width (-6 dB at about 22.5 degrees to either side) is pretty much the norm for a bullet tweeter, but the baby butt cheeks horn w/compression driver that I use has a roughly 90 by 90 degree pattern, which is imo a worthwhile improvement.



My understanding is that the Hathor 1203 is okay but not great on upright. I'm working on a small cab for upright bass... or will be again hopefully next week. I lost several days to a bout of stomach flu, still not back up to speed yet, but will get back to work soon as I post this. There's two empty Hathor 1855 enclosures stacked in the living room that are calling my name...

I'm aware of quite a few posts that still call for a response from me, and I'll get to them when my brain is a bit less foggy, hopefully tomorrow.
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Duke, the TC series is INSANE for upright. I never realized how much I had to fight my cab to find a good upright tone until I got the TC. That is why I will always keep a TC 112 around. I personally don't feel the need for smaller cab, but I know some upright guys might. It is small enough and light enough to do the job for me.
 
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engedi1 said:
Duke, the TC series is INSANE for upright. I never realized how much I had to fight my cab to find a good upright tone until I got the TC. That is why I will always keep a TC 112 around. I personally don't feel the need for smaller cab, but I know some upright guys might. It is small enough and light enough to do the job for me.
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Absolutely agree with this!

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned this previousl, but I play both upright and electric, and having one cab that can do both well is amazing. Furthermore, my wife plays violin (has since she was a wee child, was invited to Julliard and so on), and we both play piano/synths as well. And yeah, we use the same TC118 for *all* of it, and it sounds damn awesome at it all. I never imagined a "bass cab" being great for electric violin... I always figured I'd be looking for a guitar cab for that, or something totally one off. Nope, not needed. Just plug into the TC118, done.

I love my TC118, and I may end up with Marial's TC212 as well.
 
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Selta said:
Absolutely agree with this!

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned this previousl, but I play both upright and electric, and having one cab that can do both well is amazing. Furthermore, my wife plays violin (has since she was a wee child, was invited to Julliard and so on), and we both play piano/synths as well. And yeah, we use the same TC118 for *all* of it, and it sounds damn awesome at it all. I never imagined a "bass cab" being great for electric violin... I always figured I'd be looking for a guitar cab for that, or something totally one off. Nope, not needed. Just plug into the TC118, done.

I love my TC118, and I may end up with Marial's TC212 as well.
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That's very interesting. I play keys also and was thinking this would be an epic cab for keys since it is so clear and full range.
 
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Selta said:
There's composite versions of these cabs out there? Did Duke build them?
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No, another guy briefly did, who had the skill with composite and Duke licensed him. Mike Arnopol I believe. He had to stop for health reasons from the nastiness of the composite on the lungs is what I understand. It was so light is was just ludicrous and it put out amazing tone.
 
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Sorry for your loss, mine falls into the "never sell" category. I always bring a second cab and have offered to set it up for the drummers (original and replacement) as well as the other side of the stage, hearing impaired (PA malfunction damage) guitarist, and after sound check, all 3 said not needed.
 
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Dammit. That sounds awesome. I hope Mike has gotten his health issues taken care of fully - that sounds quite unfortunate. Maybe someday, someone can figure out how to do the composite without the health concerns. Even though my TC118 is light, getting one even lighter would be awesome!

On thought - doesn't someone out there make composite fEarfuls? Was that also Mike?
 
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Thumper said:
Sorry for your loss, mine falls into the "never sell" category. I always bring a second cab and have offered to set it up for the drummers (original and replacement) as well as the other side of the stage, hearing impaired (PA malfunction damage) guitarist, and after sound check, all 3 said not needed.
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I had to sell mine in a failed attempt to salvage a dying marriage (it turns out that giving into to unreasonable demands doesn't earn you more respect...) Getting a new TC 112 was a major vindication for me and a personal win.
 
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Yeah. If the seller was asking a couple hundred less, I might think about jumping on it. But, I'm more wanting Marial's TC212. I haven't yet found the volume limit of my TC118, but I'm afraid a new project I'm in will get me there, so I'm thinking I need to plan for the next step. I thought about a 2nd TC118, but if I can do one cab, that'd be better.
 
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I was catching up on this thread and noticed all the cart-talk from a couple days ago, figured I should re-post this nifty contraption that I stumbled upon earlier this week. I don't have one and have never used one so I can't speak to its durability. Still, a 100b weight limit seems well within the bounds of the lighter rigs most of us AudioKineses owners are using.

All-Terrain Stair Climbing Folding Carts that are up for Anything!
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There's a thread about it over here: Flat-folding, stair-climbing cart! for anyone who might have one and wants to tell us all about it. :thumbsup:
 
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Selta said:
Yeah. If the seller was asking a couple hundred less, I might think about jumping on it. But, I'm more wanting Marial's TC212. I haven't yet found the volume limit of my TC118, but I'm afraid a new project I'm in will get me there, so I'm thinking I need to plan for the next step. I thought about a 2nd TC118, but if I can do one cab, that'd be better.
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Aren't you the low G# guy? If anyone needs two 18's, it's you. :bassist::bassist:

(Sorry Marial :bag:)
 
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Right now, my two main basses (Dingwall Combustions) are tuned:
Black v4 - goes between standard (B/E/A/D/G) and Drop-A (A/E/A/D/G)
Blue v1 - F#/B/E/A/D, though I'm thinking of going back to just Bb/Eb/Ab/Db/Gb for it.

Both of my bands though, the cab is strictly on stage monitoring - the PA does the heavy lifting (er, shaking). :)
 
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