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Over Double the weight. But the pulse XL has a Xmax of 8mm Better? https://celestion.com/product/pulse-xl-10-20/

So perhaps 2 ports? The 100w limit at 70hz I guess will make a quiet spot in the range of the cab? Not the worst then. Ill see if I can find some different drivers with a better vmax Thank you

Using a series&parallel setup I can get 8 ohm overall. So the two cabs will br wired differently with a cable which makes this happen between them. This head has only 1 output. I'll need to rewire if I go to the bigger head later.

As a life long John Taylor fan I simply had to get myself one of these Dingwalls. I don't really do more than one pickup and volume, tone knob. This was b stock from Thomann. It had been used in their photos and has a slight ding on the back An amazing set up, action as low as Ive ever played and the pre-amp is amazing too. If only I had some gigs booked that weren't tribute gigs. Fanned frets. My word, just don't look at them. It does sound quite P bass like on the neck pickup I'll bring the Ampeg into my music room over the christmas break and see how it really sounds

I'm in love with a German film star - The Passions

I think that they all come with 5v USB A & C as well, although not in the best position for getting knocked about unless you got a right angled cable and taped it on to secure it

That's a great question and what your measurements have uncovered is one of the problems that have cursed speaker design generally and crossover design in particular since they were invented. If not really a secret it is something buried inside any speaker with different speakers handling different parts of the frequency spectrum. It's approaching impossible to have the two speakers in phase at the crossover point and it is practically extremely difficult with a passive crossover to get the roll off of each speaker to be symmetrical. Inductors and capacitors induce their own phase shifts too so time alignment of two speakers at crossover is still really difficult. https://www.learnabout-electronics.org/ac_theory/ac_ccts_51.php Bill has pointed you to the Altec "Voice Of The Theatre" A7 which is a really interesting design. Large installed systems of the time frequently had horns mounted on a sled. Active crossovers and DSP allow delay to be brought into the crossovers hence the rash of 'Firphase' into PA speakers, this is the problem it is addressing. Practically then you can pretty much always see a frequency anomoly at crossover. the designer has the choice of a blip or a dip and crossover distortion is audible in critical listening tests. Usually it shows up quite clearly and affects female voices in particular. We are really sensitive to any change in voices and the frequency of crssover is usually well within the range of female voices. Practically a dip at crossover is usually less obtrusive than a blip. Try reversing the wiring and you should see a change in your measurements and hear differences in voices and instruments in that area. Acoustic guitar often changes too but I use classical music for testing this sort of thing. Even tiny changes in a crossover can make an instrument pop out in a recording. You can choose your distortion mostly I prefer the dip. @stevie is the expert in this and the detail he goes into with his crossovers is extraordinary. It's really worth getting hold of a copy of the Loudspeaker Design Cookbook by Vance Dickason if you want to read up on all this, and much more.

I'd say there was little random about it. He needed a bass, one not too awkward for a lefty and it had to be cheap. Doubt he had much choice back in 1961.

Having a HPF [high pass filter] in your preamp chain makes handling low B a lot easier. Cutting out the pesky low fundamentals allows your amp eq to work on the juicy stuff.

The other consideration is the impedance load you put on your amp. Two 8 ohm 10's is an unlikely pairing with a single 15 so I am wondering what you are up to.

A must have for those with broken eyetrometers.

Thanks for the reply, Dan! Yes, Eich uses genuine Neutrik plugs only, both on their amps as well as on their cables. (https://www.eich-amps.com/speaker-cable) About the connections in the plugs; I asume (I know, assumptions is the mother of all f*ck ups ;-).....) that when both cables (I bought 2, because I have 2 cabs) are brandnew (I bought them 2 weeks ago), it should'nt be possible that the connections inside are bad. And consider this: There are two chasis connectors at the back of both cabs. The connector on the left is far more worse (and feels more worn out giving the fact that there is so much "space" between the plug and the chasis connector) compared to the one on the right. This counts for both cabs. Another fact to consider: The chasis connectors can be used for 1/4 inch jack plugs as well, and using there plugs, the connection is perfect (and "tight").

We have a winner! Well done!

Thanks for the reply, nekomatic. I bought the amp and the cables together. The cabs on the other hand, I bought them 2nd hand, so I am not sure of there age. But judging by their condition, they will be at most a few years old.

They model best in a 70 liter box with port area of 200 sq.cm. and length of 25cm. The box volume is net, not including the volume taken up by the port and the drivers. The main limiting factor is the 4mm xmax, which limits input power to only 100w per driver at 70Hz, which is in the middle of the critical 2nd/3rd harmonic region. A driver with 5mm or more would be better. If you have two cabs the xmax should suffice.

I added a strip to my new pedal board setup the other day. It cost me about £6 off Amazon and has a usb connection to plug straight into the power supply. It also has a remote to change colours, or flash/ fade them. It now looks like a mobile disco! They don't stick too well to the board so I just used bits of sellotape. It's underneath so not like anyone will notice! Edit to add led light fades vid: Pedal board leds

Do you have to remove the rim from the grill first? It's going to somewhat constrain the flattening if you don't, isn't it?

You folk are using money?? I bought a Mexican Fender Jazz back in 2008 and have straight swapped my main bass on here ever since 😇 Thank you Basschat ❤️

Well, you never know... I thought I'd have a look at a Vintera Bass VI and see if that inspired me, and it did occur to me that it would be the right size to put over the retaining nuts for the pots so that when you put the knobs on, they'd be spaced a card thickness away from the control plate so they'd be a consistent height and have adequate clearance.

It almost looks a little more liek a Montezuma Brown finish. https://reverb.com/uk/p/rickenbacker-360-color-of-the-year?hfid=91724846 or maybe an Autumnglo https://www.andybaxterbass.com/products/2022-rickenbacker-4003cb-autumnglo