Is it just me or ...? Neo content

[seamonkey]

Neo is showing up in the Powersoft M-Force moving magnet subwoofers
The magnet is moving and the coil is steady. it makes more sense to have a lightweight magnet.
All the heat sinking is done on the permanent coil side, but they have to also cool the magnet.

The new portable tool trend is "brushless" motors where the neo magnets rotate and coil is static. The big thing here is wear and tear, and also better torque control.

 

[seamonkey]

Magswitch has switchable permanent magnets.
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I wouldn't be surprised if someone tried to make a gizmo to attach to the driver vent to allow adjustment of the magnetic field. Eminence might be doing this now with their guitar drivers. They Allow people to change the sound by adjusting the magnetic field. Playing with magnets on the driver would be a hack, and it may sound different, but sounding better one way or the other is subjective. The real goal of sounding right, and getting the most from the driver and magnet is what engineering and design are about.

 

[Kro]

Who uses speaker cabs anymore?

I’ll tell a little story. I too got a little too comfortable at one point with relying on the great FOH systems that populate all of the venues that I played at the time. Sure, I had a rig, but it was geared really for monitoring situations. Everything was great… until one of my guitarists decided to follow love 900 miles away – effectively putting the band on indefinite hiatus.

What’s a musician to do? So I started searching for my next project, which involved a number of auditions. I still remember showing up to that first audition with those cabs that were excellent monitors, but that really couldn’t bring home the bacon so-to-speak. The audition went relatively well (I was the one that decided not to move forward), but the fact that I didn’t feel I was putting my best foot forward tone-wise killed me a little bit. At that very instant I immediately began obsessing over amps and cabs, eventually landing on the rig that I currently use and love.

Moral of the story? My current cab is a neo.

 

[JSandbloom]

Where else would I sit my beer?

I stand corrected.

 

[Wasnex]

Where else would I sit my beer?

Problem solved .

 

[monsterthompson]

Where else would I sit my beer?

Isn't there usually a cup holder above the mixing board?

 

[agedhorse]

Isn't there usually a cup holder above the mixing board?

Under the console attached to the drive rack

 

[MrLenny1]

I use old cabs. Bag End and an Eden but
use a Class D amp. Tempted by neo cabs but
hate to drop the old cabs.
So far I really like Mesa Subway.

 

[chris_b]

People like to hold on to what they know. I'm surprised we ever made it out of caves.

 

[Wasnex]

Isn't there usually a cup holder above the mixing board?

In my experience, few drunks can resist the allure of the dog house. Surely all of that flat space is meant to hold their drinks and lit cigarettes...probably the source of a few good bar fights .

 

[mmbongo]

Isn't there usually a cup holder above the mixing board?

They won't let me anywhere near the mixing board

 

[BadExample]

People like to hold on to what they know. I'm surprised we ever made it out of caves.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Damn these stone tools.

Rightfully stolen from Far Side.

 

[agedhorse]

In my experience, few drunks can resist the allure of the dog house. Surely all of that flat space is meant to hold their drinks and lit cigarettes...probably the source of a few good bar fights .

The doghouse also serves as a good barricade in an emergency situation

 

[Wasnex]

The doghouse also serves as a good barricade in an emergency situation

With really big mixing console you can hide in the dog house and pop out like a Jack in the Box...oops, I meant Ninja.

 

[Munjibunga]

It's just you.

 

[dbsfgyd1]

Then maybe you haven't found a Neo cabinet that suits your personal taste. There are a wide variety of voicings available from today's neo equipped cabinets, you might give some more a listen or just be happy with what you currently have.

Just asking, but are the powerhouse cabs loaded with neos? Also, you wouldn’t happen to have a handle on the efficiency, and frequency range on the 2-10 and 4-10 cabs? I was on the Mesa web site and has some trouble locating that info. Thanks.

DB

 

[StatesideRambler]

Just curious: Is there any reason to care what materials were used in making the speakers before you listen to them? (It's a troll question, I'm sure but it nags at me.)

 

[BadExample]

Just curious: Is there any reason to care what materials were used in making the speakers before you listen to them? (It's a troll question, I'm sure but it nags at me.)

Hemp.

 

[agedhorse]

Just asking, but are the powerhouse cabs loaded with neos? Also, you wouldn’t happen to have a handle on the efficiency, and frequency range on the 2-10 and 4-10 cabs? I was on the Mesa web site and has some trouble locating that info. Thanks.

DB

No they are loaded with ceramic drivers. I don't have that exact information with me, but I think the 210 is about 96.5dB/1W/1M average sensitivity. I don't recall the other specs, but if call customer service on Monday, they can find out for you. My lab is in a different location from manufacturing and support.

 

[Korladis]

I'll be testing my 2000s and 2x15 2000s JBL D140 cab with a Broughton HPF soon.

I didn't put JBLs in my cab because I play doom, and would be worried about wrecking vintage drivers. I don't use NOS tubes for the same reason.