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GENZ BENZ Focus Cabs - New and Lightweight

#81
I use a little mat like the one you use on trunk's car so things don't slide around (I don't know how those things are called). I found mine at Sears.

found it "Grip It Shelf and Drawer Liner Black":

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if you cut a big piece you can also help stuff on top of the cab not to fall off (like a tuner, picks etc…)

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#84
Those feet look like little Avocados, and now im Hungry!:D

Good solution... and nice combo of Amp/Cab you have there... very cool in deed

bassmonkeee said:
:D

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The head clears just fine now.



Loving the rig. I will miss the kickback stand on the bottom of the Shuttle, but I can always get something for the same effect.
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#85
I did a video with that rig...then I lost everything I I a theft. I think the Max12 is the bomb.
I would love to try the 15I and the quad. Since the diagnosis of type II diabetes is my gear fund has gone to doctors
dukeorock said:
I run a 12.0 with an Uber 410 and an Uber 212, which is why I'm preaching (mostly to myself)...I love both of those cabs, but not together...all things being equal I think I'd rather have two Uber 410's. Or a 9.2 and an Uber 810, or a 9.2 and two Uber115's, or was it two 1288's? :)[/QUOTE
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#86
Another possible solution might be to do a small amount of routing into the top of the cab under the handle ends to provide a recess that the metal ends would fit down into.

This would obviously be contingent on the thickness of the top cabinet panel and the amount of routing required to provide clearance under the amp. It might not be possible.

If this were done, it'd probably then be good to install a reinforcing bar on the underside of the top panel inside the cabinet for the handle screws to fasten into.

Or - just stay with the taller feet for the heads. I have a question for those of you who have done the taller feet. If you own the Genz carry bag for your Genz head, does the amp fit into the bag with the taller feet?

The reason I ask is that I have both the Shuttle 9.0 and Streamliner 900, and they fit pretty snugly into their respective Genz bags.
 
#88
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MichaelVee said:
Another possible solution might be to do a small amount of routing into the top of the cab under the handle ends to provide a recess that the metal ends would fit down into.

This would obviously be contingent on the thickness of the top cabinet panel and the amount of routing required to provide clearance under the amp. It might not be possible.

If this were done, it'd probably then be good to install a reinforcing bar on the underside of the top panel inside the cabinet for the handle screws to fasten into.

Or - just stay with the taller feet for the heads. I have a question for those of you who have done the taller feet. If you own the Genz carry bag for your Genz head, does the amp fit into the bag with the taller feet?

The reason I ask is that I have both the Shuttle 9.0 and Streamliner 900, and they fit pretty snugly into their respective Genz bags.
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Apologies if this has been posted already I missed it, but a much easier solution might be to mount a set of rubber feet to the top of the cab which line up well with either the amp’s feet or elsewhere on the bottom of the amp. If the feet are larger in diameter than the amp’s feet and they line up, the amps feet could even “nest” within the larger feet and provide the added bonus of keeping the amp from sliding when plugging / unplugging, or tilting the cab back. You also wouldn’t have any issue sliding the cab in / out of a carry case. Oh, and added vibration isolation, too!

If you’re worried about stacking another cab later, just use feet that are taller than the handle, but shorter than the bottom feet on the second cab.

Here’s a couple of examples:
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#92
Just got my Focus 112 last night (FCS-112T) and loved it hooked up to a Genz Neo-Pak 3.5.


Also I noticed that Ed Friedland posted up not one but two video evaluations of the Focus 410 and the 112.

He seemed to basically think they were very neutrally voiced, really let the EQ of the Amp and the sound of the bass itself come through, and was totally satisfied - and happy with all that coming through a lower priced series of cabinets.
Here's the 410
Genz Benz Focus Cabs Pt.1 - YouTube

And the 112
Genz Benz Focus Cabs Pt. 2 - YouTube

He played lots of basses in both those reviews including multiple double basses .

Also I found a NAMM video of Jeff Genzler saying the one getting the most attention was the 112 and two of those stacked were impressing some of the people at the show.

That 112 isn't tiny, but it is light and solid at the same time - I'll play around with it and the Genz Neo-Pak a bit more in the next few days. I'm thinking this is a nice cab - not a revolutionary replacement for someone that has something heavy but good sounding - quality replacement that's pretty light, and very fairly priced. The build quality that I've seen so far leads me to believe I won't be finding unseated screws inside or pieces pulling off/out - nice cab!
 
#96
noahw1 said:
I'm interested in pairing a Neox112 with a Focus 15. Curious as to how they would pair up. Similar specs.
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Pairing would be reasonably good. YOu might find the NeoX 112 to be a little more forward in the mix of the two cabinets but it's certainly a viable option as these pairings were considered in the original design conceptuals. Minimal negative artifacts from the combination, if the inherent voicing is your cup of tea.
 

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