cabinet construction
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cabinet construction
Anyone else build a Bill Fitzmaurice designed cabinet?
Tube junkie that aspires to become a tri-state bidirectional buss driver.
Re: cabinet construction
I've built some similar - not to the 20° that he touts - actually built one 90° [out, not in] more to mash two speakers into the smallest space.
What led you to his designs - what are you looking to get?
Off hand I'd say build his design or do your version and let us know how it sounds.
Russ
What led you to his designs - what are you looking to get?
Off hand I'd say build his design or do your version and let us know how it sounds.
Russ
Re: cabinet construction
I got his book 10 years ago and built the siamese bass cabinet with a EV BX-15. I was impressed with the design, quite elegant. I added a crossover and mounted a ribbon transducer on the front. It handles my 6 String fretless with ease. I drove it with a 200 watt tube amp and a 500 watt class D, both with excellent results. I just recently found his website, and saw he has been busy. I'm thinking of building a Jack lite 15. Just to get efficient low bass that's smaller and lighter. I built a cab for guitar based on the detuned cabinet philosophy championed by Kevin O'Conner, but haven't built a Fitzmaurice guitar cabinet. With the Jack lite 15, the added HF horn, or piezos it could double as a guitar cabinet also.
Tube junkie that aspires to become a tri-state bidirectional buss driver.
Re: cabinet construction
Well, I couldn't resist, I built the Jack15 Lite. It is the best bass cab I've heard. I used an Eminence Kappa 3015 neomag. The cab is constructed with intensive bracing, allowing it to be made with 1/8" Birch. The completed cab with the speaker is less than 36 lbs. and still performs better than my other folded horn that weighs in at 52 lbs. I get all the highs I need so no compression driver or piezos needed.
Tube junkie that aspires to become a tri-state bidirectional buss driver.