Plan Requests - Acoustic 361 18" W bin

Acoustic 361 18" W bin

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Topic: Acoustic 361 18" W bin

Posted By: degailen97
Subject: Acoustic 361 18" W bin
Date Posted: 06 March 2023 at 12:27pm

Hello!

Can anybody point me to exact plans (and maybe even building instructions) for the Acoustic 361 18" bass cabinet?

I want to build a passive replica of it with an original Cerwin Vega 188EB.

I was only able to find these very rough measurements: https://i.imgur.com/uqJ2Lrq.jpg

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Posted By: smithshorn
Date Posted: 23 March 2023 at 8:48am

https://images.app.goo.gl/V7XPvVsPyQJzWV1m7" rel="nofollow - https://images.app.goo.gl/V7XPvVsPyQJzWV1m7

Here are the ones for the 370

Posted By: godathunder
Date Posted: 23 March 2023 at 10:38am

Ive nothing useful to add but Im intrigued.

why the retro project?

they served a purpose in their day before modern PAs when your stage volume was the bulk of the audience volume and horn loading was needed because amplifier power was limited but I cant see the attraction in such an unwieldy, compromised and backbreaking piece of kit in a modern setting. That said, why should sanity ever be allowed to override passion.....

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LOUDER THAN LOUD

Posted By: degailen97
Date Posted: 01 April 2023 at 8:02am

Thanks, I guess those detailed 370 plans combined with the rough sketches I posted initially should give enough information.

People keep telling me how there are better alternatives that can go both lower and higher but to be real, I have no need for those frequency ranges. On the contrary, I actively want to avoid the "HiFi treble" and also the "rumble octave" since they would create problems in a live situation and also just sound shitty to my personal perception of the optimum bass tone.

There has to be a reason Jaco Pastorius insisted on using the 361s even into the 80s when they were already very outdated (on paper). It surely wasn't for "retro reasons".

Also, I wouldn't have to depend on the competency of the sound engineer to dial in a good sound.

Plus I already got hold of two Cerwin Vega 188EBs for very cheap years ago.