To build or not to build

[Abull78]

I am 36, my back and knees have really taken a beating from all manner of extreme activities over the years.

Next, I love my Ampeg SVT CL heads, my 810e cabs and my (made by me) 2x15" cabs. I particularly love the 15"s. The bottom end is enormous. I ended up switching to Eminence Legends and those speakers really added a bit more of everything over the Kappas I had previously loaded.

Now to the point. I had the idea that as long as the enclosure is designed and built properly that 2 1x15"s should give me the same sound as one of my 2x15"s. My ultimate goal being to have multiple small enclosures to move instead of my current 4 huge cabs. I also really like the idea of having say, 8 1x15"s, and being able to tune to venue size be adding or subtracting enclosures. Example, small venue=2 or 3 single 15" enclosures and a large venue, all 8. I think ohms could be dealt with by having jacks to parralell or series chaining between cabs.

What do you guys think?

 

[will33]

No reason not to then.

I especially like how your small venues require 2 or 3 - 15's and the large ones get 8.

 

[Bass_Pounder]

I've played large stages opening for national acts and only needed a 2X15 (to be fair though, they are 3015's, so it's about the same as 4 commercial 15's).

Might be fun to play through 8 though................

 

[Abull78]

I like to feel my heart palpitate.

 

[Bass_Pounder]

Hope you use hearing protection, and don't mind being told to turn down by every pro sound guy !

 

[Abull78]

Hearing what?

 

[waltdogg]

As long as your drummer plays loud the sound guy can't tell you turn down because he'll need you to fill the gap his pitiful PA can't fill with the drums blasting through them.

 

[iualum]

I am 36, my back and knees have really taken a beating from all manner of extreme activities over the years.

Next, I love my Ampeg SVT CL heads, my 810e cabs and my (made by me) 2x15" cabs. I particularly love the 15"s. The bottom end is enormous. I ended up switching to Eminence Legends and those speakers really added a bit more of everything over the Kappas I had previously loaded.

Now to the point. I had the idea that as long as the enclosure is designed and built properly that 2 1x15"s should give me the same sound as one of my 2x15"s. My ultimate goal being to have multiple small enclosures to move instead of my current 4 huge cabs. I also really like the idea of having say, 8 1x15"s, and being able to tune to venue size be adding or subtracting enclosures. Example, small venue=2 or 3 single 15" enclosures and a large venue, all 8. I think ohms could be dealt with by having jacks to parralell or series chaining between cabs.

What do you guys think?

I think if you're doing the building (that part isn't clear), that you should build a pair of Bill Fitzmaurice Jack 15s or Jack 15 Lites. That's what I think . Loaded w/3015s, you may not ever need more than 2 of them . Massive SPL.

Leland Crooks @ SpeakerHardware even has pre-cut kits that come with everything needed for assembly. And that's the fact. Jack.

 

[Abull78]

Im gonna check that out. Yes, me building.

 

[lelandcrooks]

Jack Lites are featherweights. Brilliant woodwork design in them.

 

[BassmanPaul]

I like to feel my heart palpitate.

Careful it don't just stop!!!