Can anyone explain this "port"? Ashdown Studio 8

[Ostie]

You could store a bottle of port wine in there.

 

[Spectrum]

A mistake, as it appears to be on the starboard side of the cab.

 

[MadJack]

You could store a bottle of port wine in there.

One of these might fit..

 

[Alvin2022]

It's to store the AC cable

 

[B-string]

I might buy one just so I can place a label there saying: "Caution: Do not stare into the ABYSS".

 

[SaltyFingers]

So I sent an email to Ashdown to possibly get a real answer.... none of this silly Rick and Morty style side fumbling junk lmao

 

[SaltyFingers]

It's to store the AC cable

Yeah, that is what a few others have said. Seems reasonable. I sent an email to Ashdown to see if they will provide an "official" answer.
Thanks!

 

[SaltyFingers]

The "port tube" is actually a cord storage tube. It wasn't intended to be used as a tuning port, but it was the correct diameter and appropriately located to be used as one, if you don't mind a rear firing port as I did. It wasn't easy to do, but I was able to cut the tube while it was inside the cab.

As for the speaker impedance, who ever wrote up the specs in the owner's manual and/or ad copy may not have known the actual impedance of the speaker used in the circuit.

Did you test the tube cutting with the same speaker to see what the difference was? Which speaker did you test it with? What are your thoughts on ported vs. not ported?
Thank You again!

 

[SaltyFingers]

OK, so I just emailed them and got a super quick reply.

Here is the answer from Ashdown:
"Hi , That is NOT a port, it is a storage tube for the mains lead !"

And there you have it. Thank all who offered legit responses.

 

[SaltyFingers]

If you bought it used, the previous owner might have replaced the speaker and installed a longer port tube to achieve his version of a sealed cab.

But if you bought it new, maybe Ashdown ran out of the correct speakers and installed a substitute; and the assumably worker that was supposed to cut that port tube off at a certain length, didn't...

No, it is stock. Confirmed from them that it is to store the power cable.

 

[Lowbrow]

No, it is stock. Confirmed from them that it is to store the power cable.

Bizarre.

 

[SaltyFingers]

Bizarre.

Right! You would think the additional volume of the sealed cab would be desirable... maybe they did do something wrong in design and decided to make this a "fix" last minute. Like maybe too much cab space for the speaker they selected, maybe they were going to port it and decided not to? It is a nice, strange amp lol

 

[SaltyFingers]

If you bought it used, the previous owner might have replaced the speaker and installed a longer port tube to achieve his version of a sealed cab.

But if you bought it new, maybe Ashdown ran out of the correct speakers and installed a substitute; and the assumably worker that was supposed to cut that port tube off at a certain length, didn't...

New and is supposed to be there according to them... as a storage space for the "mains lead" as they put it lol.
I feel like you could be on to something though. Like they had too much cab space for the speaker and reduced it like this and said... eh, you can put ya mains lead in it see (in the voice of a 30s movie gangster)

 

[Redbrangus]

To me, that makes even less sense than the various odd theories advanced in this thread. Weird.

I'm gonna stick with the concept of that being where you store your port.

 

[SaltyFingers]

To me, that makes even less sense than the various odd theories advanced in this thread. Weird.

I'm gonna stick with the concept of that being where you store your port.

It is a good little hidey hole.

 

[Hurricane Jimmie]

So Anyway, I bought a new Ashdown Studio 15 last January.
Unboxed it and searched through the packing for a good 20 minutes for the power cord.
It was in the power cord shipping port the whole time.
Looks like mine's made of plastic.

 

[SaltyFingers]

So Anyway, I bought a new Ashdown Studio 15 last January.
Unboxed it and searched through the packing for a good 20 minutes for the power cord.
It was in the power cord shipping port the whole time.
Looks like mine's made of plastic.

Like.... seriously dude? LOL

 

[SaltyFingers]

So Anyway, I bought a new Ashdown Studio 15 last January.
Unboxed it and searched through the packing for a good 20 minutes for the power cord.
It was in the power cord shipping port the whole time.
Looks like mine's made of plastic.

But is it also an actual port or just a cubby hole?

 

[Diminishedfilth]

The explanation reminds me of one of those old "lifehacks" where you can use the cardboard tube from a spent toilet paper roll to store all your excess AC cables (leftover from all the your dead/outdated PC units).

 

[Lowbrow]

The explanation reminds me of one of those old "lifehacks" where you can use the cardboard tube from a spent toilet paper roll to store all your excess AC cables (leftover from all the your dead/outdated PC units).

My ex drove me nuts with this one.