My favorite cab now hands down. The only other cab I had this much love for was my Mesa Road ready 410 back in the early 90's. TC112 V1 puts out whatever you put into it. Love it.
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AudioKinesis Cabs Part VI...
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Passinwind
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Yep. And in my experience at least, in many cases guitarists who play jazz aren't making much noise at 4KHz anyway.
I'd agree. I've used one of the earlier TC112 V1s since I bought it new from Duke, and it hits all the notes - sounds great with clean electric and acoustic instruments, and also when I add some grit. Also easy to haul on a cart and even fits between the NYC subway turnstiles!
Passinwind
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Marco's booth this year is in a different hall and has a completely different configuration. It'll be interesting to hear how that goes, but I won't be there. I'm already working on stuff for next year, believe it or not. But booth visitors will still be hearing plenty of my stuff, none of which is for sale or a commercial product. The rack tube preamp we've used at various TB GTGs that we were at together will be front and center (Marco owns it now), along with about a dozen prototype onboard preamps that I spent the whole weekend installing. We loaded 27 basses into a Sprinter van before I left Marco's shop yesterday. That's entertainment!
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Yup, the Thunderchild works well in situations where you don't need to "slot in the mix" with electric guitars.
Greetings,
I picked up a Hathor 1203 (3 port) cab locally on Sunday. Happy day it was!
It sounded great with all three ports plugged. However as I started opening up the ports I was surprised by an unpleasant sound. Perhaps created by the velocity of air being pushed through the ports? It was a subtle rattling/buzzing noise I guess. It was not noticeable when I plugged the ports back up. I had not read anything about this characteristic. The noise seemed to be masked from the front with some volume while playing along to mp3s. I could hear it as I went around to the back side of the cab.
Amp: Quilter BB800 master set under 40 watts, gain at noon.
Thoughts?
I picked up a Hathor 1203 (3 port) cab locally on Sunday. Happy day it was!
It sounded great with all three ports plugged. However as I started opening up the ports I was surprised by an unpleasant sound. Perhaps created by the velocity of air being pushed through the ports? It was a subtle rattling/buzzing noise I guess. It was not noticeable when I plugged the ports back up. I had not read anything about this characteristic. The noise seemed to be masked from the front with some volume while playing along to mp3s. I could hear it as I went around to the back side of the cab.
Amp: Quilter BB800 master set under 40 watts, gain at noon.
Thoughts?
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Bummer!!
Okay my guess is, wires that are being vibrated by the air movement from the ports are buzzing up against something and making that noise. There are a lot of wires inside the cab and some of them may have been inadequately secured. My wire-securing technique has evolved somewhat over time.
If this is what's going on, it can be fixed but the woofer will have to be removed.
Shoot me an e-mail and I'll go into more detail, or if you would prefer, we can make arrangements for you to ship the cab to me. audiokinesis at yahoo dot com.
How many ports are on the back of your cab? That will tell me a little bit about its age.
Thanks Duke.
I had a different cab that had the same sound of wires buzzing until I secured them properly.
It's a (3) port cab. Email on the way.
I had a different cab that had the same sound of wires buzzing until I secured them properly.
It's a (3) port cab. Email on the way.
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My newer three-port 1203 cabs usually have the wires secured pretty well. Obviously not in this case! I've recently started relying less on tape and more on cable ties, as tape can come undone over time, and that may be what happened.
I bet you say that to all the girls...
I shall take a look inside and report back. I have refined my use of cable ties due to my ever changing pedal boards.
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Years ago when I was a full-time high-end home audio dealer (before I became a manufacturer), I went with my wife to a Christmas dinner hosted by her employer. I introduced myself to her, she asked what I did, and I briefly explained that I sold expensive stereo equipment, essentially toys for grownups.
So a few minutes later our host's husband showed up and this is how she introduced me to her husband in front of a room full of people:
"This is Lori's husband, Duke. He sells adult toys."
Explains this port plug fascination.
Instantly became the most popular person at the party.
"If you only knew the power of a longer Xmax."
Xmax - it's just like Xmas but with extra X...
Yes, and it also slots very well in the mix WITH electric guitars. ...just a great all-around cabinet. I feel lucky to have one.
Reporting back: No issues at all. The cab has amazing build quality. And @DukeLeJeune was so helpful.
It has now become clear that the plug actually has two parts, an orange outer section and a black inner section. If someone (me) only removes the orange half, the black half will buzz away like crazy. I have been enlightened. Problem solved.
