stevie

I didn't say anything about UK sales figures. I based my statement on what is shown in the For Sale section of this site and it is perfectly valid within the context of the recent discussion. Not only that, but anyone can check it out for themselves and dispute the figures if they want: there are ten times as many used Bareface cabs being sold on this forum than Bergantinos. This shows that molan's claim is not unreasonable. On the other hand, if you're going to claim that more Barefaced cabs have been sold than Bergs, you really need to produce the figures, otherwise you run the risk of looking like a real tit.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1484244525' post='3213960'] Bergantino - probably the most common 'boutique' cabinet in the for sales sections on this site. Somewhat at contrast to a couple of posts in this thread! There always seems to be one for sale. [/quote] In the interests of fair play, I've just trawled through the For Sale section on here. There are about ten Barefaced boxes for every one Bergantino. I have to admit, I stopped at about the second Bergantino - but you get the idea. It certainly backs up molan's statement. Not that this surprises me, as molan is one of the few knowledgeable contributors to this part of the forum.

You're looking for a resistance reading of anything between 3 and 10 ohms, depending on the tweeter. A blown tweeter normally won't give you any resistance reading at all. Disconnect the wires from the tweeter first and measure across the connections.

[quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1482620830' post='3202010'] If you are reasonably good at woodwork the the 1x12 Basschat design is hard to beat at sub £150. The TKS cabs give a nice "old skool" sound and some of BFM's plans make nice speakers but are a little complex if your woodworking skills are basic. Or you could wait until the new year and see whether Santa leaves an updated Basschat design or two. [/quote] Ho ho ho! The elves have been hard at work moving this project along to the next stage.

You'd think Screwfix would have a decent selection of screws, given their name, but they are useless for black screws - and stainless steel screws for that matter. The eBay suppliers are pretty good, I've found. Black socket screws alway look the business IMO, although you can always apply some black paint to a chrome screw. What kind of foam have you got, Owen? Generally speaking, if you blow into it and can feel your breath, slightly delayed, coming out of the other side, it should work. Otherwise, try pillow or sleeping bag filling. My current damping material of choice is felt - also available on eBay and not too expensive.

Yes, good luck with this, Owen. You might also consider getting some speaker damping material while you're browsing eBay. Unless they are some awful American size, the screws look like M3 to me.

I'm a bit confused about what's going on here, John: you say the driver is blown, Blue Aran say it's fine. Did you swap the drivers in your two cabinets? On the tuning frequency thing, ports provide support for the driver not just at the tuning frequency but also either side of it. A port tuned to 50Hz reduces the excursion of the speaker between 40Hz and 60Hz (and a bit beyond). Tuning to 40Hz means your driver will have less support from the port and 60 to 70Hz, where you really need it.

They are revealing one letter a day on Facebook? They must think their customers haven't got a life.

I agree that Antex are very good. Like Rich, I have a Weller soldering station that must be about 25-years old and still going strong. It's also still a current model. [url="http://uk.farnell.com/weller/wtcp-51-uk/soldering-station-50w-230v-uk/dp/1712854."]http://uk.farnell.co...-uk/dp/1712854.[/url] Support service is very good, and all spares are available. They're very expensive but used ones come up on eBay all the time.

What's even more bizzare is that they are saying there's nothing wrong with the speaker and that the cabinet is the problem.

The Faital is a very nice driver, but it's expensive and needs a ported cabinet. There is currently an Eminence BP102 on eBay with a starting price of £25. That works well in a sealed box and will save you messing with ports. If you download the cabinet design PDF from Eminence for that driver, you'll see a design for a cab not much bigger than yours (Med Sealed 1x10 Bass Guitar Cabinet). Yes, you've described a spacer ring perfectly. Cut a piece of 1/2" MDF slightly bigger than your current 12" driver. Use the driver holes in the baffle to screw the spacer in. As long as the grille allows you to have the speaker 1/2" further forward, it's straightforward. Use foam between the ring and the baffle, or just glue it on. I would expect the results to be really good.

I can see where you're coming from, Phil, but I'm fairly confident that that Eminence driver in such a little cab will sound like a transistor radio. The problem is, as you have already said, it's a bit too pricey to start experimenting with. I think the solution has to be to go with the original driver, which is more akin to a car audio driver than anything else. I've heard these combos, and they don't go very low even with the original driver. If it were mine, I'd modify the cab to take a smaller driver. A modern 8 or 10 would work quite well. It's not that hard to do - as long as you have enough space between the front grille and the speaker to take a spacer ring.

Phil, would you mind double-checking your simulations? I'm pretty sure that a 3012HO would produce absolutely no bottom end in a 20-litre sealed cab.

Bought some tuners from Lozz last week. Good deal and excellent service. Thanks!

Split surounds can be successfully glued, as long as the rest of the speaker isn't knackered. You'll need some very fine cloth and some of this glue: http://www.wilko.com/adhesives/unibond-repair-extreme-power-glue-20g/invt/0231136.

I agree with Phil. Avoid the W version with foam surround unless you're going to use it in your car. The other one looks like it might be rather good.

I'd second that. Fan noise is generally directly related to its speed. The Quiet PC fan you linked to only runs at 2,000rpm. Did the salesman point this out to you, Jules?

My complaint was about the Quarter Pounder model, not Seymour Duncan pickups in general.

Before spending lots of dosh on amps and cabs, ditch the Quarter Pounder. You can spend thousands on amplification but never get a proper P-Bass sound with that pickup, which is midrange-heavy. Put the original back, or fit a Duncan Vintage P.Bass or something similar.

Consider reconing the drivers, which will cost you half as much as replacing them.

That volume is not really ideal for 15s. I could suggest a couple that would work but they're expensive. Your best bet by a country mile is to make a reduction piece by cutting a hole in some 1/2" MDF and fitting a 12. Lots of 12s will work well in 45 litres, like the Celestion bass guitar 12s or the Beyma SM212.

I'm pretty sure that the tweeter Aguilar use is the P-Audio PHT-410, available from Blue Aran for £19.

Looks really nice. You can't beat a bit of DIY, especially when it comes to speaker cabs.