Wheel or no wheel?

[mildmanofrock]

I have a daft, nerdy question.

If you're stacking two cabs, would leaving the wheels on the top cab produce a better, cleaner sound? E.g. Would it 'decouple' the cab from the one below?

See, told you it was nerdy.

Cheers,

Steve

[dmccombe7]

[quote name='mildmanofrock' timestamp='1333449328' post='1601735']
I have a daft, nerdy question.

If you're stacking two cabs, would leaving the wheels on the top cab produce a better, cleaner sound? E.g. Would it 'decouple' the cab from the one below?

See, told you it was nerdy.

Cheers,

Steve
[/quote]

Not a daft question at all. I've been playing 30+ yrs and only recently gave this a thought.
Same can be said for de-coupling from the floor.
Some cabs have their wheels on the side - why ?

I'm curious to see what our more experienced cab experts come back with too.

Dave

[mildmanofrock]

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1333453729' post='1601823']
Not a daft question at all. I've been playing 30+ yrs and only recently gave this a thought.
Same can be said for de-coupling from the floor.
Some cabs have their wheels on the side - why ?

I'm curious to see what our more experienced cab experts come back with too.

Dave
[/quote]

Cheers Dave, glad it's not just me.

[LiamPodmore]

[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1333453729' post='1601823']
Some cabs have their wheels on the side - why ?

Dave
[/quote]

So that the cab can be wheeled around, but then placed on the floor normally for that "XTRA DEEP BASS" that cab manufactures once raved about, and to make the floor shake, which just gets annoying. Personally, i prefer removable wheels, best of both worlds.

Liam

[ThomBassmonkey]

This has been mentioned before and IIRC you need about 3" of air to properly de-couple and most wheels don't have that height. Plus the wheels provide some element of coupling too. If you want to de-couple, the best way would be to get a gramma pad.

That's all from my poor memory though, so I'm probably wrong. I'm sure someone like Bill or Alex would be more use.

[mildmanofrock]

[quote name='ThomBassmonkey' timestamp='1333532921' post='1602891']
This has been mentioned before and IIRC you need about 3" of air to properly de-couple and most wheels don't have that height. Plus the wheels provide some element of coupling too. If you want to de-couple, the best way would be to get a gramma pad.

That's all from my poor memory though, so I'm probably wrong. I'm sure someone like Bill or Alex would be more use.
[/quote]

Thanks - I have a gramma pad. I was more thinking about whether wheels on the top cab would be enough to decouple it from the cab below. From what you're saying, it appears not. Cheers.

Steve