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Question for Eden EX110 Cabinet Owners

louloomis

louloomis

Dec 28, 2004
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Hi. I just received a new Eden EX110 8 ohm cabinet. I noticed on looking at the speaker, including whizzer cone, that there is a visible space between where the whizzer cone is attached to the voice coil area and where the surrounding "main" speaker speaker is attached to the voice coil area. This "gap" area is probably around 1/8 or so of an inch and appears tan or light brown in color (almost the color of a a paper bag). And by the way, you have to look sort of behind or to the side of the whizzer cone (in other words, you can't see the part I'm talking about straight on - You have to look behind the whizzer cone, at an angle so you can see what I mean - where it joins the voice coil area).

My question is: Does your speaker look this way (i.e. is this normal) or did something get "detached" in mine during shipping? I tried to take a photo, but the grill is causing the flash to reflect back and my apartment is too dark to really get a good photo without the flash.

Thoughts please?

Thanks in advance.

LL
 
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I haven't seen the Eden speaker but my Eminence B102 whizzer speaker has a large gap between where the two cones attach to the voice coil. It's very visible unless you're looking directly at the front of the speaker. From memory the gap is about 1/2 inch.
 
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Since I just bought it (new) from a dealer, I don't want to do anything to it which might violate any warranty. My reason for asking about the gap between the whizzer cone and the outer cone is to see if I should return the item asap (if indeed there is an issue). So, for this reason, I don't want to remove the grill.
 
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Hi. Thanks. It would be great if you could check when you get home and let me know. No, I didn't contact the dealer yet. I wanted to see what other people say first. That way, if I need to go to the dealer, I have a bit more supporting information.
 
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louloomis said:
Still no one? Would appreciate anyone with an Eden 1x10 or 1x12 with a whizzer cone chiming in...thanks in advance...
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I have that cabinet and looked closely at the speaker this afternoon. I've had mine for a couple years, it works beautifully and it looks exactly like what you described. I hope that's helpful.
 
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louloomis said:
Hey. Thanks so much. Much appreciated. I'm very relieved because I love the way this cabinet sounds. Thanks again.
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I own a lot of big cabinets (Mesa, Berg, GK stuff) and am amazed at how much I like the sound of this little thing, especially when practicing or jamming with friends at a party (acoustic/folk/bluegrass stuff). I know some people have said they use it for rock and roll in small venues, but I haven't been brave enough to push it that hard. I like to run my equipment well within its design envelope and I think anything beyond "on-stage monitoring" in a louder/larger venue would have this cab running outside of my comfort zone.
 
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Al Kraft said:
I own a lot of big cabinets (Mesa, Berg, GK stuff) and am amazed at how much I like the sound of this little thing, especially when practicing or jamming with friends at a party (acoustic/folk/bluegrass stuff). I know some people have said they use it for rock and roll in small venues, but I haven't been brave enough to push it that hard. I like to run my equipment well within its design envelope and I think anything beyond "on-stage monitoring" in a louder/larger venue would have this cab running outside of my comfort zone.
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Definitely good thoughts all around. I'm finding this cabinet quite hi-fi and robust sounding, especially for its size. I'm noticing with happy surprise that it responds incredibly well to any EQ changes and really allows them to "speak" in their own, different voice. I'm not sure how or why, but I'm hearing all this from this little cab. Totally loving it. For the record, this is not at very high volumes, but I don't intend to use it for that purpose....and I don't think it should be used by itself to replace a gigantic rig.

You said above that you like to "run equipment well within its design envelope". An excellent reminder about the importance of using tools as they were intended to be used.

Thanks again for all your input.
 
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I hadn't used my 4 ohm EX112 for a long time, but had a gig Sunday backing up an Irish acoustic duo inside a large residence - limited space. Perfect cab for that. A couple of years ago I used it with a blues band and loud drummer - the rig was lacking volume, but I almost think it was the MB200 more than the EX. However - I agree there's no reason to push it that hard. I used it for practice with my 5 string I play in a cover band some before this gig - handles the low B surprisingly well.

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Sorry to leave you hanging, Lou. I've been ridiculously busy lately, but will try to get to it tonight.

And Tbirdsp, These EX112's are pretty impressive for the money. They're not my primary cabs, but I keep them around instead of selling them because a) they sound great, b) they weren't expensive, and c) They can handle and output much more than I thought possible at the price point and physical size.

One of mine lives at our practice spot and keeps up with two loud guitarists and drummer in a cramped finished basement with volume to spare (using the MB500, that is. The MB200 is pushing about all it can cleanly for rehearsals, but will do the job.)
 
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Mike A said:
And Tbirdsp, These EX112's are pretty impressive for the money. They're not my primary cabs, but I keep them around instead of selling them because a) they sound great, b) they weren't expensive, and c) They can handle and output much more than I thought possible at the price point and physical size.

One of mine lives at our practice spot and keeps up with two loud guitarists and drummer in a cramped finished basement with volume to spare (using the MB500, that is. The MB200 is pushing about all it can cleanly for rehearsals, but will do the job.)
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Yeah - I need to try mine with my MB500.
 
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I have one of these (EX110) and will look at it tonight. Sounds like you may already have this answered, though.

I do agree with all the positive comments about the sound, though. Sounds great. I was surprised.
 
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OP, my EX110 looks like you describe at the base of the whizzer except mine is black in that 1/8" of space instead of tan, like yours. I bought mine in about 2014, perhaps that's the difference.

Other than that it is just as you described, and sounds great.
 
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