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AudioKinesis Cabs Part VI...

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Can any fellow Canadians who have been customers of Duke relay their experiences with respect to shipping/duties/brokerage in purchasing AK gear?

I'm trying to plan and budget for future cab purchases, and these details are what may end up being deal breakers for me, even though a Hathor 1505 (or two) is what I desire most.
 
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Hi Been Effected,

I've had other people tell me that we've had e-mails go a-missing. I've started an I've-got-an-issue ticket with Yahoo, anyway try again if you don't mind.
 
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Btw, two TC112AF V4 are on their way to my home :bassist::bassist::bassist:[/QUOTE]

Hi,

I'm intrigued by your mention of TC112s V4! What's different from V3?

I recently took delivery of three (3!!) TC112s non-AF. They have an upgraded tweeter and a revised crossover with a 2-way switch: up is for "flat" and down is for a slight roll-off of the highs that sounds better for home stereo. I plan to use them primarily for bass, but also for light PA work and home stereo. Where else can you get a value like this??

I have pictures somewhere, both with the cabs sitting at home and on the job. I'll post them soon.

Thanks Duke, these cabs are awesome!

Bob
 
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RColie said:
Hi,

I'm intrigued by your mention of TC112s V4! What's different from V3?

I recently took delivery of three (3!!) TC112s non-AF. They have an upgraded tweeter and a revised crossover with a 2-way switch: up is for "flat" and down is for a slight roll-off of the highs that sounds better for home stereo. I plan to use them primarily for bass, but also for light PA work and home stereo. Where else can you get a value like this??

I have pictures somewhere, both with the cabs sitting at home and on the job. I'll post them soon.

Thanks Duke, these cabs are awesome!

Bob
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Bob, yours are technically V4's, but yours have a custom extremely gentle "home audio" top-end rolloff. I hadn't decided what to call them yet when I made yours; yours are now officially declared to be Thunderchild 112v4's. Speaking of which, is the "home audio" switch setting useful?

On the AF version of the V4, the rear-firing horn is the same as the front firing horn (including same compression driver), slightly different crossovers, and a "0/-6 dB" switch... so, kinda like a Thunderchild version of the Changeling.

The new "normal" for the top-end rolloff switch is "18k/7k", the latter setting being a bit more top-end than previously, so I think it will be a more useful setting for gigging. I think a switchable 3.5 kHz top-end rolloff makes sense for the Hathor and Changeling cabs, but I think a 7 kHz top-end rolloff will be more useful for the Thunderchild cabs.

The Thunderchild v4 was inspired by a luthier, several keyboardists, and a modeler. The main difference is that the V4 uses the same compression driver as what I've been using in the TC212 and TC115. So it has evolved into more of a "general purpose" cab, rather than only being a "hi-fi-ish bass cab".

The TC112v4 series includes the normal cab (like RColie has), an Acoustic Friendly version (like Slaymus has), and a UFT (Up-Firing Tweeter) version with the second horn on top of the cab facing up.
 
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Thanks Duke!

Here is our singer playing roadie.

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That roadie is packing bass gear for some hard-assed over-the-road Prius tour miles. That’s pretty much what I look like when I load the Birdhaus into my wife’s Prius.

Nice job on the Tiny Desk Concert Audition vid. The distant flute-on-a-ladder is a nice bit of “proximity mixing” (assuming you’re arranged that way to “mix” yourself into a single mic, or stereo pair...?)

Singing, playing and arranging is quite nice too!
 
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landry.bass said:
Can any fellow Canadians who have been customers of Duke relay their experiences with respect to shipping/duties/brokerage in purchasing AK gear?
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Received a pair of TC112. They were shipped with USPS/Canada Post. I think it was a bit pricier than Fedex, but Duke (and I) thought it was a safer way to avoid surprise fees.
Anyway, USPS-Canada Post shipping went very well, just had to pay the federal and provincial taxes at the Post Office. Duke probably can quote you shipping price if needed for you to take your decision.
 
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landry.bass said:
Can any fellow Canadians who have been customers of Duke relay their experiences with respect to shipping/duties/brokerage in purchasing AK gear?

I'm trying to plan and budget for future cab purchases, and these details are what may end up being deal breakers for me, even though a Hathor 1505 (or two) is what I desire most.
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If you’re trying to keep the extraneous costs down, then the C112T is probably the best bang for the buck due to size and weight. A pair of them cannot be beat sonically and the schlep factor is also easier. Just my 0.02$.
 
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Slaymus said:
Received a pair of TC112. They were shipped with USPS/Canada Post. I think it was a bit pricier than Fedex, but Duke (and I) thought it was a safer way to avoid surprise fees.
Anyway, USPS-Canada Post shipping went very well, just had to pay the federal and provincial taxes at the Post Office. Duke probably can quote you shipping price if needed for you to take your decision.
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Looking Forward to (dreaming of) placing my long awaited order. I've been thinking Canada Post would be the best way to minimize duty fees. Every time I get a FedEx bill I feel that their brokerage rates are way high.
 
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Now owner of a pair of TC112AF v4 !!!
Just had a brief testing time, but so far : great sounding cabs !
Very neutral sounding, from lows to highs. Excellent dispersion and with the rear tweeter and ports, the sound comes from everywhere, even from behind the cab it sounds good : very impressive ! I guess it would be awesome for acoustic instrument.

Running in stereo (cabs far apart) with my Strymon pedals and 2x Acoustic Image Clarus SL, slapping B-String riff at good volume with delay and heavy dose of reverb was a very special moment. WOW ! Awesome immersive experience.
Perfect for the solo projet I'm working on.

I also tried the cabs with half of the plugs and it tighten the sounds, making the cab more quick. I think with the 7k switch, it will be my go to setting for more regular playing in a band setting.

Build quality is great, nice portability.
Will post a more detailed review next week.
I know, no pics no cabs ! Here's a pic Duke gave me. Will post pics of my setup next week.
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Slaymus said:
Running in stereo (cabs far apart) with my Strymon pedals and 2x Acoustic Image Clarus SL, slapping B-String riff at good volume with delay and heavy dose of reverb was a very special moment. WOW ! Awesome immersive experience.
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i bet the imaging is insane with the af versions.
 
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I'm a bit late to the party, but the Changeling112T looks good in a Prius also here in Europe :D
Initially I asked Duke for the exact dimensions, because it's important to me, that I can close the grey cover with my stack, 1 instrument and a small pedalboard in the trunk. The standard-cab actually fits to the centimetre :D

I haven't posted so far, but as a new audiokinesis-owner since january I can only repeat all the comments of Duke's great and fast communication and the sound of the cab.
Importing to Europe is unfortunately a bit of a hassle so I'm kind of regretting not buying 2 cabs at once now :D


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I have a Hathor 1505 being shipped from Duke on Tuesday @landry.bass .... I will fill ya in on the details via PM once it arrives. Super pumped...now I need to figure out what to pair it with...thinkin to trade my Fender bassman 100T for something's non tube....I'm impatient on waiting those 45 seconds for the tubes to heat up. Lol. Third world problems. ;)
 
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graphics1988 said:
I have a Hathor 1505 being shipped from Duke on Tuesday @landry.bass .... I will fill ya in on the details via PM once it arrives. Super pumped...now I need to figure out what to pair it with...thinkin to trade my Fender bassman 100T for something's non tube....I'm impatient on waiting those 45 seconds for the tubes to heat up. Lol. Third world problems. ;)
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Edit: Wherever Duke lives they've had some very nasty weather as of late and he is having some issues with flooding and falling trees.....so my cab will be delayed. Regardless, the bigger issue is their home and property losses. I can live without a bass cab. All the best to Duke and those that are in similar mother nature's path.
 
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