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AudioKinesis Cabs V!!!!
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Since I run two cabinets, I've been tilting the TC212 back ever so slightly to get those great mids & highs closer to my ear, without blowing right past me on a small stage or in the rehearsal room. I let my 15" loaded cabinet support just the bottom set flat on the floor. Yep it's in composite.
KJung said:
Definitely looking forward to some more Hathor info. Any insight on how it actually compares to know sealed cabs would be great. Im thinking that it will still have much more low end than a normal sealed cab though.
Great feeling isn't it. Also thanks for the recommendation for the TC15AF. I love the cab. Good luck with the 212 and we are expecting a review even if its a few words. Wish i would had learned earlier of your TC15AF sale. i may want to get a second eventhough one is very loud. Eyes on a TC12AF.
Hey Ken,
Will you be using one of your Thunderchildren at the Chesterfield gig this weekend? Would you mind PMing me with details (date, time, place, rig)?
Thanks much!
Bob
Will you be using one of your Thunderchildren at the Chesterfield gig this weekend? Would you mind PMing me with details (date, time, place, rig)?
Thanks much!
Bob
I will actually... TC115 Composite Compact with the Aguilar TH500 and the Alleva LM. I'm subbing, so will be scufflin' a bit, but come on out.
Villa Farotto in the bar area, close to the Chesterfield Airport way out West. Friday, 8-12. Hunt me down on break. I've played the room before..... not a great sounding room, but a fun gig. The group is pop/jazz.... everything from Earth, Wind and Fire to Steely Dan to Metheny to Lady Gaga. God help me
Subbing with variety bands is always a trip! Doing a private with the same group on Saturday so Friday will be a nice safe 'run through' for me.
Awesome! Thanks Ken. I use a TC115 but would love to hear one in the audience. I hope to see you there...
Bob
Bob
I will actually... TC115 Composite Compact with the Aguilar TH500 and the Alleva LM. I'm subbing, so will be scufflin' a bit, but come on out.
Villa Farotto in the bar area, close to the Chesterfield Airport way out West. Friday, 8-12. Hunt me down on break. I've played the room before..... not a great sounding room, but a fun gig. The group is pop/jazz.... everything from Earth, Wind and Fire to Steely Dan to Metheny to Lady Gaga. God help me
slightly off, but as i read through here, i see brainstorming ideas being bouced about, so i wanted to throw out some thoughts.
RE: gillcloth; using a flat-rolled expanded metal grill may allow for adhesive to be sufficient for fabric, so there's no messing with building a frame to stretch it on.
RE: multi-use; i see from reading the various threads that these new designs take about everything you put into them well. have the new designs and drivers brought us to the point where the application no longer matters? what i mean is, are we to the point where having a handful of one of these newer boxes can cover all the instruments, monitoring and mains, without having to buy specifically mi cabs, pa cabs, monitors, etc...
RE: cabs for heads with huge dimensions; would it be so bad to have a little more bulk, considering the gains being made in weight? it works a litte backwards, yes, but i think it'll be worth prototyping. some guys are just plain and simply not giving up their big tube heads, but would also love to have one of these cabs. would a diagonally aligned 2x12 allow for the extra width, but help keep the bulky-factor in check? maybe even a 2x15 square? there's other stuff in play with alignments like that, i'm sure. that was just a thought.
well those are some of the things this thread put in my head. grat looking stuff, btw, i'd sure love to give one a test-drive. any tbers in cincy have a tc cab they'd like to offer up for a go? i'll trade for a go on the ampro rig
RE: gillcloth; using a flat-rolled expanded metal grill may allow for adhesive to be sufficient for fabric, so there's no messing with building a frame to stretch it on.
RE: multi-use; i see from reading the various threads that these new designs take about everything you put into them well. have the new designs and drivers brought us to the point where the application no longer matters? what i mean is, are we to the point where having a handful of one of these newer boxes can cover all the instruments, monitoring and mains, without having to buy specifically mi cabs, pa cabs, monitors, etc...
RE: cabs for heads with huge dimensions; would it be so bad to have a little more bulk, considering the gains being made in weight? it works a litte backwards, yes, but i think it'll be worth prototyping. some guys are just plain and simply not giving up their big tube heads, but would also love to have one of these cabs. would a diagonally aligned 2x12 allow for the extra width, but help keep the bulky-factor in check? maybe even a 2x15 square? there's other stuff in play with alignments like that, i'm sure. that was just a thought.
well those are some of the things this thread put in my head. grat looking stuff, btw, i'd sure love to give one a test-drive. any tbers in cincy have a tc cab they'd like to offer up for a go? i'll trade for a go on the ampro rig
I don't want bigger cabs; thanks.
If I were a big tube head user; I'd either be ok with overhand, or, put the head on a stand or something.
I'd wager big tube head users are a small percentage of players these days.
Better to have a "wide cab option" than forcing the rest of us into bigger cabs.
IMO.
If I were a big tube head user; I'd either be ok with overhand, or, put the head on a stand or something.
I'd wager big tube head users are a small percentage of players these days.
Better to have a "wide cab option" than forcing the rest of us into bigger cabs.
IMO.
I will actually... TC115 Composite Compact with the Aguilar TH500 and the Alleva LM. I'm subbing, so will be scufflin' a bit, but come on out.
Villa Farotto in the bar area, close to the Chesterfield Airport way out West. Friday, 8-12. Hunt me down on break. I've played the room before..... not a great sounding room, but a fun gig. The group is pop/jazz.... everything from Earth, Wind and Fire to Steely Dan to Metheny to Lady Gaga. God help me
Dang..I will be in Chesterfield on Saturday not Friday. Going to the Rams gme on Sunday with the kids. Maybe cathc you and Bob next time.
That's your prospective...
Here's mine:
I agree the Hathor is much more tame in the low end; because it's design just naturally rolls off those super deep-lows that simply end up cluttering the band-mix & competing with kick drum frequencies.
While I thought your TC115 sounded awesome, I did not like the way it got all boomy/MUCH-LOUDER while playing several of the lower register notes on my 4-string. I'd imagine I could have done some EQ-tweaking to help remedy this fault, but I've simply come to expect a cab to give a fairly even volume/heft/feel all the way from my open-E, on up to my upper register G-string notes. That's exactly what my Hathor and NV610 does, without the need to resort to radical EQ/tone knob changes for different rooms and stages. I dont want to constantly have to adjust my string attack or change my near-flat amp settings from room to room, I want plug and play gear. And If that comes with the side-effect of sacrificing super-deep lows, thats just an added bonus for me...
PS: And hey, until you've gigged a Bergantino NV610 with like 10 different rock bands, and on like 50 different stages, (like I have) dont be too quick to assume all sealed cabs handle power poorly...
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