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AudioKinesis Cabs Part VI...

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DukeLeJeune said:
Excellent approach! Thanks for asking for data.
The weight difference would be about 5 pounds, so we're talking about going from about 50 pounds to about 55 pounds.
A person standing off-axis who was paying attention would hear the difference. There would be an off-axis suckout in the crossover region between mid and tweet(s).
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For the type of cab you are building and at the ~50 pound range, I don't think 5 more pounds is a deal breaker. In my case, 50 or 55 wouldn't matter. I would roll it in/out anyway.
 
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For me, I'd be reticent to make any comments regarding cab design w/ DL, but I would offer this one tidbit... We bassist have for decades have willingly elected to schlep massively weighty cabs in an effort to accomplish the goal of great tone... That being stated, in conjugation with your pre existing staple cabs, I'd endeavor to develope the most brilliant cab I could regardless Of weight or size concerns... Perhaps it wouldn't be fiscally sound, but that's my two cents. In the meantime, I'm loving my two TC 112 v3 stack...
 
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DukeLeJeune said:
You guys are smarter than me in many areas, especially collectively. I can probably still hold my own in a crossover design shootout, except against Passinwind. I'm just lucky his day job pays well enough that it's not worth his time to manufacture bass cabs.
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There's no "against" at work, now or in the future, but thanks for the kind words Bro.
 
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DukeLeJeune said:
It is so cool to me that so many bass players REALLY CARE about sound quality! Over in the home audio world "sound quality" gets a lot of lip service, but most audiophiles listen with their eyes. They see a horn and even if it doesn't sound anything like a horn, they still can't get past their eyes and their prejudices.
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Speaking for some of us old-timers, our thrill with this modern stuff is at least partly based on how difficult it was to get good tone out of early-era bass equipment versus typical guitar gear. Our expectations back in the '70's and even the '80's were lowered to the point where we're still delighted to find the level of response and clarity that cabinets like yours deliver. For many of us, I believe the "look" of our cabs are definitely a secondary consideration. ...of course, I'd still be happy to sport an AK badge when I can :).
 
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Can you spot the extremely loud bass rig in this picture?

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alaskaleftybass said:
Excellent! I'm jealous! Please do tell-- how did you like your double stack, and did you use a Mesa Boogie head?
Thanks for sharing! Cool band pic. :thumbsup:
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The double stack is phenomenal. Trying out the peavey minimega and it sounded super. Meant to get some video but left the camera at home. Looks like it's going to be the subway and minimega with the hathors for the foreseeable future. The hunt for a powerful, portable rig is coming to a close.
 
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There's a Birdhaus in the wild. I have it.

I tried to upload a pic, but quickly found out I have managed to forget how to do that. Oh well. I'll happily email a pic to someone else to post, I am not going to tussle with it another millisecond. Just PM me. Uncle.

I've been using a 4x6 config Birdhaus for the low volume work I get. That work is stuff at the crossroads of jazz and blues, three piece in wineries, breweries and supper clubs. I play a five string Barker fretless. The Birdhaus cabinet works far better for me than anything else I've tried in that sort of work. Loud enough, goes low enough, easy to move and above all easy for the others on stage to hear. That last part is a huge deal. Last night, I played a joint with such a small stage that we kidded about it being the same as getting bolted into a Mercury space capsule. On that little stage, it worked, even after we got a little loud.

The other thing this configuration does shockingly well is make a spacious sound. By having at least 180 degrees of dispersion, it gets all kinds of natural bigness going on that are reminiscent of what things like dipole speakers do. Not something that'll translate into big rooms, but absolutely a hoot in a small room or even a living room rehearsal space.

The configuration is a pair of drivers on the front, and one on each side. Just four drivers, no crossover, simple!
 
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