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AudioKinesis Cabs Part VI...

If one Hathor is great, then two are better! Trying to find a practice rig at home that sounds as good or the same as my gig rig. So, I'm getting to try out using the 8ohm (my original one) at home and using the 4ohm at the rehearsal space/gig. I have a nice combo amp at home, but I'm a fairly heavy effects user and settings I would set at home would sound so much different at rehearsal that I'd end up wasting too much time tweaking them again at practice.

Only had the cab at home for one day, but I can already tell at low volumes this is much more useful to have at home than any other setup I've used over the last couple of years.

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.... I have a nice combo amp at home, but I'm a fairly heavy effects user and settings I would set at home would sound so much different at rehearsal that I'd end up wasting too much time tweaking them again at practice.

I'd agree with that statement. I had to rethink all the setting on my basses, amps and effects once I started using a TC cab.

The sound is that different. :bassist:
 
This was from somewhere back in the past but I believe it still applies.



The Thunderchild v2 series (generally "hi fi"/studio-like cabs, PA-style compression driver + horn for the top end), the v2 denoting the switch to a horn that has wider dispersion in the vertical plane than the originals:

Thunderchild 112v2, 4 ohms: Dimensions 22" tall x 14" wide x 14" deep; 30 pounds; 95 dB; 500 watts; -2 dB at 62 Hz with normal tuning; pluggable ports give two ported and one sealed option; top end switchable between 3.5 kHz and 17 kHz (-3 dB points). Woofer is custom 4-ohm Kappalite 3012LF variant.

Thunderchild 112v2, 8 ohms: Dimensions 22" tall x 14" wide x 14" deep; 30 pounds; 94 dB; 500 watts; -1 dB at 62 Hz with normal tuning; pluggable ports give two ported and one sealed option; top end switchable between 3.5 kHz and 18 kHz (-3 dB points). Another switch toggles between smooth mids and a bit of grind in the mids. Woofer is stock Kappalite 3012LF.

Thunderchild 115v2, 8 ohms: Dimensions 25" tall x 17" wide x 14.5" deep; 36 pounds; 98 dB; 500 watts; -4 dB at 62 Hz with normal tuning; pluggable ports give two ported and one sealed option; top end switchable between 3.5 kHz and 18 kHz (-3 dB points). Another switch toggles betwen smooth mids and a bit of grind in the mids. Woofer is stock Kappalite 3015(non-LF).

Thunderchild 212v2: 4 ohms; dimensions 34.5" tall x 14.5" wide x 14.5" deep; 47 pounds; 97 dB; 900 watts; -1 dB at 62 Hz with normal tuning; pluggable ports give two ported and one sealed option; top end switchable between 3.5 kHz and 18 kHz (-3 dB points). Another switch toggles betwen smooth mids and a bit of grind in the mids. Woofers are stock Kappalite 3012LF.

Thunderchild 118 (new, also with a wider-in-the-vertical horn): 8 ohms; dimensions 30" tall x 20" wide x 14.5" deep; estimated 47-50 pounds [EDIT 2-16-2014: New estimate = 44 pounds]; 97 dB; 600 watts; -1 dB at 62 Hz with normal tuning; pluggable ports give two ported and one sealed option; top end switchable between 3.5 kHz and 18 kHz (-3 dB points). Woofer is stock Faital 18FH500.

The "Acoustic Friendly" option: Reduced-level rear-firing tweeter that adds a bit of top-end energy to the reverberant field and therefore comes a little bit closer to mimicing an actual acoustic instrument, and also lets anyone behind the cab (drummer perhaps) hear the overtones a bit better. More useful for upright bass than for electric bass. Adds about 1.5 pounds to the cab.

The Hathor series (cone midrange drivers for the top end, in a mid-chamber that is partially open on the top & back):

Hathor 1203 (new): 8 ohms; dimensions 18" tall x 14" wide x 14" deep; estimated 28 pounds [EDIT 2-16-2014: Weight = 24 pounds]; 94 dB; 500 watts; -3 dB at 62 Hz; pluggable single port; top end switchable between 3.5 kHz and 12 kHz (-3 dB points). Another switch toggles betwen smooth mids and a bit of grind in the mids. Woofer is stock Kappalite 3012LF, mid is 3" Faital.

Hathor 1544: 4 or 8 ohms; dimensions 25" tall x 18" wide x 14" deep; 34 pounds; 98 dB; 400 watts; -4 dB at 62 Hz; top end switchable between 3.5 kHz and 10 kHz (-3 dB points). Woofer is Faital 15PR400, either 4 or 8 ohm version, mids are 4" Faital. Kappalite 3015(non-LF) will also be available soon.

Hathor 1805 [EDIT 2-16-2014: ABANDONED!! The single 5" mid failed to "keep up" with the high-output 18]

Hathor 1855 (new): 4 or 8 ohms; dimensions dimensions 30" tall x 20" wide x 14.5" deep; estimated 55-60 pounds [Edit 2-16-2014: Weight = 50 pounds]; 95 dB; 1200 watts; -4 dB at 46 Hz (the first overtone of low F#); pluggable ports offer two ported and one sealed option; top end -3 dB at 6 kHz. No switches. Woofer is Faital 18HP1060, either 4 or 8 ohm version, mids are 5" Faital.
 
Leon, thank you very much for posting that information.

EDIT: I see now that I made a mistake in the dimensions of the 1855. The height is 28", not 30".

Tom had the one and only 1855 for a few days, then he shipped it back to me, and I jus got it this afternoon. I will indeed be bringing it to Seattle, maybe with the new midrange smoother switch that Tom recommended installed, and maybe not, I'm working on the circuit right now.

Will also be bringing a small experimental cab, 22 pounds, four 6" woofers in a weird configuration. It might turn into a jam session/coffeehaus cab, or it might turn into a birdhaus.
 

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