@MarkA , I always appreciate your insight. Thanks for that. Certainly it would be best not to assume, and I wouldn't want anyone to make a decision based on my speculation.
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Big E Speakers Part 4 - Quadraphenia
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edwinhurwitz
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I think you are right, but the Kappalite 3010LF has been replaced by Eminence with the KL3010LF. The specs seem to be identical with the only difference I can perceive being the frame being completely circular, instead of having the sides sort of trimmed off.
I have the 66 and 1/10 sub and even use the Mas 2x8 with the sub at rehearsal, (soon to start again) and the solid state Mesa 2 ohm capable amps kick it.
OK, this oughta comfortably drive two Bodai 112s. Might be able to run both cabs at an outdoor show next week.
Might be able? To cause serious vibration stimulating seismic faults to let loose, or at least rattle the nearby windows and glassware.
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Sometimes I've pushed my wife's limit. We were in NYC about 15 years ago and found ourselves on Broadway near the Village. I said, "Hey, Roger Sadowsky's shop is on Broadway, let's take a walk up there and check it out." I had thought it was near the village. So, we walked. And walked. And walked. Nearly 100 blocks later, we found it. But, she was great about it and Roger spent a lot of time talking to her, one boutique business owner to another (she is a pioneer in the world of niche perfumery and a much bigger artist/rock star than I'll ever be).
However, that made us even because she took me on a wild goose chase in San Francisco looking for a Chinese restaurant on Nob Hill called Christopher's, up and down hill after hill, when it was really named Eric's in Noe Valley (as we found out after we left SF).
She's also accompanied me to Alembic a number of times and hit it off really well with the Wickershams. Oh, and there was the visit to Lane Poor's shop in Fall River, MA, and she ended up finding an amazing silver and orange coat in the shop below. And then, as we were leaving, some hip hop came on the radio, so she began rapping about "Lane Poooooooooooooooor! Boyeeee!" She always looks for any available entertainment.
I've also accompanied her on many of her business trips, so we enjoy mutual support of our passions. And I've gotten to go to Japan, the UK, SF, LA, NY, and all kinds of other places for her career, basically to be a driver and assistant. It's all an adventure!
I'm looking for a portable cab, bigger than the 1,6 and smaller than the Bodai 112. Any word on Mike and whether he'll be resuming production soon?
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Not sure how I missed that he had posted on FB yesterday! Glad you gave me the heads-up.
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Now you gotta say - what do you have incoming?Done (and incoming).
A 45 in the 46/66-type of angled-in box (not the "tower" 45), like in the photo below (photo is from Mike's FB page).
Pretty sure I'm going to sell my AE210, my ML112s, my MAS 1,6 and maybe my TC115 and my MAS66 with the matching 112 sub. Acquiring this stuff has been fun, but I know what I like.
Report back on how you like it, please, and on whether or not you think it benefits much from being elevated (I know that Mike liked to do that with many of his cabs, 46 included).
Enjoy!
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That Tower 45 is heading to north-central Ohio! 
The tweeter on that thing looks amazing. Probably just the thing for "people who don't like tweeters."That Tower 45 is heading to north-central Ohio!
Wow, I bet that outperforms an 810 fridge, given enough power anyway. Just how much power do those things take, anyway?
Mike usually compares his 6" designs to most tens, so the 66 should be comparable to a 6x10 in terms of air displaced and overall SPL. I'm not so sure about the 12", but I think with the high excursion, high power woofers plus the wave guide that they move more air than a most 2x12 bass cabinets. I'm not sure how they stack up against an average 2x12" in terms of sensitivity or max SPL.
