Peavey's First Folded Horn.

[agedhorse]

I've always thought that the popularity of horns back then, when power was expensive, was because they would get very loud with a minimum of power - 200 solid-state watts or so.

Correct, this was the driving force, plus as Rick mentioned, the limitations of the drivers too.

Today, I don't see many horn loaded sub or even low frequency sections. Yes there are some, but for the most part they are a very small fraction of the total pro audio market (even at the high end of the market).

 

[Robert Cowart]

I believe this was the first folded horn Peavey had. It was made late 60's, the cabs for the Peavey Dyna Bsaa amp. A 250 watt head and two matching cabs. The top was square, unlike some pictured above. the head and one cab had the same serial number, and the other cab had the next sequential number.View attachment 3503867

I believe this was the first folded horn Peavey had. It was made late 60's, the cabs for the Peavey Dyna Bsaa amp. A 250 watt head and two matching cabs. The top was square, unlike some pictured above. the head and one cab had the same serial number, and the other cab had the next sequential number.View attachment 3503867

4-stringB, thanks. You have come the closest yet in my search. Yes, the top was square. In your pic you see the nameplate on center, but also the catches for the regular Peavey grill w/alum sides. I really remember seeing the woodgrain of the plywood, and not just black. Again, it was late '71, or early '72 when I saw this.(I was 13) You had said late '60s. My Peavey book shows the 1-18FH came out in '72. And yes, also in '72 Peavey put out the F-800B, which had 2 "J" style folded horns aprox: 32" tall. (Question for the Sonic Scientists! When stacking 2 "J" style cabs verticaly, do you put the throats together, or the two chambers?)pic shows both upright on this SUNN Colliseum rig.

 

[agedhorse]

Generally the two mouths go tighter, but in practice it doesn't matter all that much since the midrange is so heavily colored and the low frequency coupling isn't all that affected.

 

[bpabon]

I just saw one on Craigslist in Worcester MA.

Vintage Peavey 18” Bass Cabinet - musical instruments - by owner - sale - craigslist

Folded 18” bass enclosure from Peavey. Has two casters for rollback transporting and relatively slim design. Great full range bass cab for the money, you won’t be disappointed. Or use is as a...

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