TSJMajesty
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If you're only planning to buy 2 speakers, I'd recommend 2 separate cabs for the stereo effect.
If you're only planning to buy 2 speakers, I'd recommend 2 separate cabs for the stereo effect.
Could do two 2x12's I guess, but that's starting to look like overkill. Yeah I think two 1x12 closed back cabs would be great. Put one on each side of my stage monitor (for my vocals and band mix), and put them in amp stands to angle up towards my ears.
I own 2 Palmer 112 cabs and use them as my FR cabs. I closed up the back of them because I don't like open back cabs. I've also owned the Palmer Macht 402 and Matrix gt1000 and tested them side by side. Both of them sounded good but I preferred the feel of the Matrix. The Palmer amp is really cool because of the EQ and it works for guitar. The Palmer is also not very expensive so it's a great buy.
Since you’re in Europe, try to get a Koch atr4502. I have one of them as well and i like it more than the matrix.
Will check that out, thank you.
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Why not wire 2 in parallel for a 4ohm load then? Assuming your amp can handle a 4ohm load.
I built the cabinet online and had my first band use with it last night (auditioned a keyboard player). I was pretty happy with the tone - felt like a real amp in the room. Attached are a couple room recordings - always open to eq tweak feedback. Im using a behringer inuke1000 until I can find a high power plate amp cheap to integrate into the cabinet.
I don't know. Ive read a few posts where people weren't happy with it in non spec cabs and another where the guy was REALLY happy with it once he put it in a spec cab. I didn't want to chance it. I figured why not save some money and build a couple myself.
It's an 8ohm amp. It works great with the 112.
They spec 18mm birch. My guess is that's part of the recipe to get that real amp feel. I don't think MDF would work as well. Would be a great test tho if someone wants to build an extra cab just to try it....I'm not doing it. Lol
Sure, I get it. Celestion themselves did a bunch of videos showcasing the speakers in all kinds of scenarios though. Sure seemed to work well in a 4x12 from what the guy was saying.
Oh it's the 180....not the 280. Didn't realize the 180 was limited to 8ohms...
If only I could talk the wife into buying 8 speakers and 2 4x12s...lol
You make a really good point. If anyone finds out more information, please post in this thread. The birch ply cabinet definitely has a resonance to it, but I have no means or knowledge to measure it. I have a pine 112 cabinet that I was going to alter for this speaker, but it has a different sounding resonance to it - not sure if that is based on measurement or wood.
I was going to throw the speaker in another cabinet I had, but after looking up the published design, and reading the mechanics of a bass reflex speaker cabinet I realized there is a lot more science to frequency response and to sound "good". Also I have all the tools and my wife was recovering from surgery (which means tons of me time in the shed!). To be honest, I this is the first closed back cabinet that I have liked as my preference is always open backed for some reason. With both Cygnus and now this speaker, I need go through the presets again and see if anything steps out better.
