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AudioKinesis Cabs Part VI...

#101
LeonD said:
Sub'd to this thread.

My one consistent of the last few years has been my Bergantino AE112/AE210 stack. I like the portability and the upper mid cut of the AE112; I use it alone on my smaller gigs. I'll add the AE210 for the bigger gigs (i.e. when I play with a drummer). The AE210 filled out/beefed up the sound nicely.

My last gig was a tough load in/out :mad: and I got to thinking how nice it would be to have a lightweight, single cab solution ;) . It was at that point I (foolishly :rollno:) decided to give Audiokinesis a call for information. This was when Duke managed to pull his "slight of hand" and lightened my wallet. :eek:

I told Duke I was looking for a lightweight, single cabinet solution that had a tight low end and pronounced upper mids.

What he proposed was a TC115-8; an 8 ohm, 15" ThunderChild. The cab should be just shy of 40 lbs and about the size of my AE210. With the smoothy/grindy switch set to grindy, it should have an added upper mid presence. And the total sound should be close to my AE112/AE210 stack (which should work as I'm in no way pushing the limit of my current cabs).

For the record, I'll be using an MTD 434-24, Lull P4, Pedulla Buzz and GK MB800.

While the Bergs are no slouch, I'm looking forward to what the TC115-8 does for my sound. I should have the cab the third week of September and I'll have an outdoor the following week to put it thru it's paces.

As an aside, it was a pleasure working with Duke. I'm not even sure he knew he was selling a cab until after going thru a few iterations, I said let's do it. :hyper:
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i think you will be impressed. What amp are you using?
 
#102
Yup it's true, LeonD ordered the first production version TC115-8, so he wins the "launch customer discount". This cab will use the Kappalite 3015 (non-LF) and have a smoothy/grindy switch similar to the TC112v2-8 and TC212 cabs. Offering it in the "compact" format - that is, 25" tall by 17" wide by 14.5" deep.
 
#109
DukeLeJeune said:
Yup it's true, LeonD ordered the first production version TC115-8, so he wins the "launch customer discount". This cab will use the Kappalite 3015 (non-LF) and have a smoothy/grindy switch similar to the TC112v2-8 and TC212 cabs. Offering it in the "compact" format - that is, 25" tall by 17" wide by 14.5" deep.
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That TC115-8 seems like a nice package - that smooth/grindy switch is a useful option with the Kappalite 3015. Any pics of this available and what does it weigh?
 
#111
5StringPocket said:
That TC115-8 seems like a nice package - that smooth/grindy switch is a useful option with the Kappalite 3015. Any pics of this available and what does it weigh?
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Weight in the compact cab will be in the upper 30's, don't have the exact figure yet.

I completed the crossover several months ago for the regular rectangular horn, but I'm going to experiment a bit with the baby butt cheeks horn. It's going to be a bit more of a challenge to get good integration between a 15" woofer and that small horn, and if I'm happy with the result it'll look like post 78 with a bigger woofer, otherwise it'll look like the regular TC115. So no pics yet, but I'll post a couple before I ship LeonD's cab in a few weeks.

Now concerning the smoothy/grindy switch... there's a bit of native grindy in the 3015 right out of the box, but I'll be enhancing that a bit, so it'll be grindyer than one would normally expect from a 3015-based cab.
 
#113
Thank you very much, Tom.

On another subject, the Hathor 215 will have to undero a major revision before it's ready for primetime. I like the way it sounds, but imo it comes up short in SPL-per-pound, SPL-per-size, and SPL-per-dollar. Not that my cabs have traditionally been high in SPL-per-dollar, being expensive boutique cabs and all, but they've usually been competitive on a per-pound and per-size basis.
 
#118
dbok said:
I'm hoping I'll have it soon. I think the production schedule got pushed back a bit. We'll have to get together and have a demo. The tardis looks great.
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Should be shipping on Tuesday. The enclosure is done but I had run out of the 4" cone mids without realizing it, and they will be here Tuesday.

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Just to clarify something on the TC115-8 that will make its debut with LeonD, it will be -4 dB at 62 Hz (the first overtone of low-B) rather than -3 dB like the 4-ohm original. That's the tradeoff the laws of physics impose on us for going up 1 dB in efficiency without increasing the box size. A more optimistic way of looking at it is, the new 8-ohm version is just as loud as the original 4-ohm version at 62 Hz with the same wattage input, but it's louder everywhere above 62 Hz.

With two of the four ports plugged, we're -5 dB at 62 Hz, but we get what I like to call a "sealed box emulation" tuning - that is, the rolloff from 100 Hz down to the mid-30's looks exactly like a sealed box (not that woofer in a sealed box - a lower efficiency woofer in a sealed box). I'm not claiming that it will sound exactly like a sealed box, but it will come closer than most vented cabs.
 
#119
This is just a brief accolade for Duke and his craft. I've been playing with a 112AF for about a year and a half now, and I just love it more and more all the time. I'm driving it with a GK MB500, and this combination measures up to all the venues I've been in so far. As an example, our gig on Saturday was a medium-sized yard party, about 50 people or so, and our sound dude pulled me out of the mains, because he said "That little speaker is cutting through just fine on its own".

Any bigger venue would probably have me in the PA anyway, and in that case, the 112 would be way more than adequate as my stage monitor.

I sometimes dream of selling the (4-ohm) 112AF and getting a pair of 8-ohm 112s -- I think that rig would be lethal -- but that's really unjustified GAS, considering how well the single 112 has been performing for me.

Worth every penny, Duke!
 

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