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AudioKinesis Cabs Part VI...
- Thread starter Thor
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- Nov 24, 2008
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I'm offering both models (website update coming soon I hope). The 1505 is louder in the upper mids with the midswitch set accordingly, and the 1533 goes higher (surprise surprise). The 1533 weighs one pound less (37 pounds instead of 38 pounds), and the price will be the same.
Dimensions 34" tall by 14" wide by 14" deep (actual cabinet depth = 13.5" then there's some grill pooch-outage). Weight 44 pounds. Impedance 4 ohms, efficiency 97 dB (calculated from the T/S parameters), -2 dB at the 62 Hz first overtone of low-B. Top end goes to about 12-14 kHz (my measurements; the published factory curve goes to 20 kHz). Should be safe to use with amps up to a kilowatt or so, just don't hard clip it.
I'm able to use three of those nice 3" flared Precision Ports in this cab, which is optimal. The little Hathor 1203 is arguably tuned a little bit low by its one port, but two ports would definitely have been too high.
- Apr 3, 2003
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Took delivery on a pair of Hathor 1203 cabs yesterday. They arrived well packed in high quality cartons. I snapped a bunch of pics, will post 'em later, though last attempt to post photos ( my Super Twin conversions, ) to this board was unsuccessful.
No head here, just a couple of Crate practice combos, so unable to report first sound impressions. Driving to rehearsal spot this afternoon for debut with D800. I examined these cabinets in turn by sitting down with them on my lap, flipping them around and over. I mean, really? Kind of surreal, I come from a world of big iron and even bigger cabs.
No head here, just a couple of Crate practice combos, so unable to report first sound impressions. Driving to rehearsal spot this afternoon for debut with D800. I examined these cabinets in turn by sitting down with them on my lap, flipping them around and over. I mean, really? Kind of surreal, I come from a world of big iron and even bigger cabs.
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- Apr 3, 2003
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Looking forward to your thoughts after you've had a chance to play through the D-800 1203x2 rig!
Will use in a variety of settings, schlep them around a bit, report back. Guess all I can say so far is I'm impressed with the light weight, and even better, the tiny footprint. Tonight will be playing a bone stock 2013 AmStd P-bass.
- Nov 24, 2008
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Thank you very much!
I do all of the wood cutting myself these days. Here in the Dallas area the best thing is the booming economy... and, the worst thing is the booming economy. Let me explain:
Cabinet-making shops with CNC machines have zero interest in doing work for me. None of them - and I mean NONE of them - would even talk to me about it. They would much rather make the big bucks by cranking out kitchens rather than dink around cutting up sheets of plywood into complicated little pieces. One lone woodworker with a CNC machine did quote me some prices that I couldn't begin to afford. For a short time I was having CNC cutting done by an aerospace company that had some down time in between big jobs, but still it was costing me several times as much as in Idaho. (In Idaho the economy was not booming and so the cabinet making shops were hungry for business).
So now I do all of the cutting myself. Tablesaw the boards to the proper dimensions, jigsaw for rough cuts, routers and jigs for finishing cuts. I built a router table based on a design I saw on YouTube so I can do rabbets (for strong corner joints) and dados (grooves for internal braces and partitions), just like what I was having done on a CNC machine.
There are definitely advantages to doing it all myself. I'm much more master of my own fate (for better or for worse), and I can make changes much more easily. I am also better able to do prototyping and refine the designs as needed.
So slagheap, if your pair of Hathor 1203's qualifies for your comment above, then apparently I've been able to keep the build quality up. Thanks for letting me know!
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I feel like something is missing...
Covers
And what could top that??
Nothing. By definition, a cover is the outermost thing.
Not if you own cats.
Anyone have a solution for using am in a rack case with 12 inch cabs looking for something to keep the rack more stable.
