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    Posted: 22 May 2014 at 10:36pm
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Turbosound-PA-Festival-Series-C1978-classic-drivers-/161312872667?pt=UK_ConElec_SpeakersPASystems_RL&hash=item258eff18db

Is it me or do these bins not look like the original festival bin?. I'm sure the pictures i've seen of the bins makers them taller and narrower than they look in this picture and I don't recall there being port holes on the curve?

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote djeddie Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 May 2014 at 11:58pm
Agree with you there, I can't remember them being ported either!
Also, with that list of mismatch drivers, why not make two of the cabs loaded totally with the K151's? And then mix the other two... or is that just my OCD making an appearance?
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Ports look too small
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Those ports could have been put in at a later stage, probably with a Tank Cutter. Must have taken ages to calculate. But what about the bar Handles, did they ever use any?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Twiggy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 May 2014 at 1:28am
My tb3020s have bar handles so I would say they did.
These cabs don't look anything like it though. Though mid phase plugs look right, but were never in separate cabs?
One of them got txd plaque on back as well.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote all bass Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 May 2014 at 7:02am
The bins do look similar to the "ABBA" Turbosound rig discussed here some 6 months ago.

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Those cabinets have obviously had an interesting life...

The bins definitely look like TFA's.
The mids have been rebuilt from either Festival dual mids or TFA Electrosound Turbo tops.
The HF are also rebuilds, missing tweeters, and might not be Turbo or TFA originals anyway (and the drivers are obviously much newer).

The TXD 530 cabinet is a good ten years younger than the rest of that stuff.

All very interesting, but vastly overpriced.


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Yes,that's what i was thinking,seems a lot of money for a mish-mash of old cabinets and drivers.
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Any info on the festivals as I thought they're what I have...
From what I understand here they're usually not ported or having bar handles, neither have mine, they're like F218s.
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