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AudioKinesis Cabs Part VI...
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I'll chime in too! This was the rig I brought to last night's St. Patrick's gig. A packed, SRO, 200 people club, and the C112T absolutely filled the room without breaking a sweat. Several compliments about the tone and clarity of the cab from old bandmates who hadn't previously heard it. I've said it before, but it's worth repeating: Thanks so much, Duke!
My Hathor was out last night too on its maiden voyage. An interesting compare/contrast:
Gig 1: Acoustic pub gig at conversation volume, 3 hours. Banjo, fiddle, guitar, flute, hand drum. P Bass with both knobs dimed.
Ports in, both switches down, standing right next to my amp, no FOH support and a micro head.
Fantastic. Warm pillowy bass without boom, no bleed, no strain, and everyone could hear just fine and no intrusion. Good bass sound at a low volume in a tight space.
Gig 2: Same band, same bass, same Hathor. Add a pedalboard and swap out for a 700 watt Carvin head. Add FOH support and drum kit.
Tent party. Three thousand drunk revelers at a festival. Rock out set for three hours.
I was a little worried at the start. Turned up the amp all the way to 5, which is higher than I usually go, but still had some trouble monitoring myself. Sound guy assured me all sounds good in the house, but I’m digging in too much.
At the set break, I pull the ports open.
Holy @&$”. There it is. Warm, pillowy bass with no strain and headroom for days. Out of this tiny little box. I can hear myself anywhere on stage.
I’m sold. I cut up the return box this morning for the spare cardboard.
Edit to below - that’s a feature, not a bug. I stand corrected.
My only nit pick is that the ports, when moved or pulled, tend to also pull out the rubber gasket with them, which also happened while loading out. I wish they were more secure to the cabinet, but it’s a very minor quibble. This cab is a keeper, and handled two very different types of show with aplomb.
Gig 1: Acoustic pub gig at conversation volume, 3 hours. Banjo, fiddle, guitar, flute, hand drum. P Bass with both knobs dimed.
Ports in, both switches down, standing right next to my amp, no FOH support and a micro head.
Fantastic. Warm pillowy bass without boom, no bleed, no strain, and everyone could hear just fine and no intrusion. Good bass sound at a low volume in a tight space.
Gig 2: Same band, same bass, same Hathor. Add a pedalboard and swap out for a 700 watt Carvin head. Add FOH support and drum kit.
Tent party. Three thousand drunk revelers at a festival. Rock out set for three hours.
I was a little worried at the start. Turned up the amp all the way to 5, which is higher than I usually go, but still had some trouble monitoring myself. Sound guy assured me all sounds good in the house, but I’m digging in too much.
At the set break, I pull the ports open.
Holy @&$”. There it is. Warm, pillowy bass with no strain and headroom for days. Out of this tiny little box. I can hear myself anywhere on stage.
I’m sold. I cut up the return box this morning for the spare cardboard.
Edit to below - that’s a feature, not a bug. I stand corrected.
My only nit pick is that the ports, when moved or pulled, tend to also pull out the rubber gasket with them, which also happened while loading out. I wish they were more secure to the cabinet, but it’s a very minor quibble. This cab is a keeper, and handled two very different types of show with aplomb.
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Surely you're not leaving the rubber gaskets for the port plugs in when you remove the plugs? Or are you talking about something else?
No, the gaskets stay with the plug. I've never even had them separate. They are a wonderful feature, especially in those rooms where you find weird resonances. Great for fine tuning!
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Thank you guys so much for letting me know your gigs went well last night and Friday night! That has absolutely been the bright spot in a 2-steps-forward, 3-steps backward weekend. Well the weekend isn't over yet as I type this (4:30 PM, but my internet just crashed again so who knows when this will post)... still time for one more step... okay which direction am I headed again??
Sorry I forgot to mention that! Yeah the soft threaded black rubbery part is part of the plug, not part of the port, though it sometimes sticks in the port (and sometimes not, as you have found!).
Internet still wonky at best, hopefully I'll get tethering up and running as my back-up tomorrow. Trying to get phones "unlocked" as we switch to a new provider that has better service in our area, may just have to buy new phones after all.
Sorry I forgot to mention that! Yeah the soft threaded black rubbery part is part of the plug, not part of the port, though it sometimes sticks in the port (and sometimes not, as you have found!).
Internet still wonky at best, hopefully I'll get tethering up and running as my back-up tomorrow. Trying to get phones "unlocked" as we switch to a new provider that has better service in our area, may just have to buy new phones after all.
This one came through right away, it appears. Good luck with phone funnies. ...not fun.
No sir, definitely remove the rubber gaskets. As Duke said, they are part of the plug and not part of the port. Leaving them in will impede the airflow of the port, which hurts the sound. Yes, it will sound even better once the gaskets are removed!
Hmm but the inside of the gasket is threaded right? Maybe this will create some sort of vortex... Now where's that marketing department?
Well. in my defense, they're pretty firmly attached to the port. Which made me believe they were supposed to stay in. I promise I'll do better in the future.
Hey, I did some port air gasket vortex action the first few times I used my Birdhaus cabinet. Then one of them came out and I thought I broke it. I eventually figured it out.
Great timing with that diagram.
My wife and I just tried a bottle of port for the first time this past weekend and now we want to try different kinds to see what we like.
Man, this thread reminds me how far I’ve come from duking it out in basement bars. Ya’ll are like, sophisticated and stuff.
Who had a flat head and was quite short....
I dunno, sounded like the beginning of a limerick to me.
