1 x 15 bass cab
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Topic: 1 x 15 bass cab
Posted By: colint
Subject: 1 x 15 bass cab
Date Posted: 31 May 2009 at 7:40pm
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don't you just hate sundays, was so bored today I got into cutting some wood (sorry MDF)
I decided to clear out my temp workshop and came across a pair of serviceable EV 5015 drivers so decided to make some cab's up for them, couple of shaky rebates but all's good (well you have to leave room for the filler don't you?)
the cab is half of a P-audio design and works suprisingly well with the ev's in, nice deep bass with loads of punch, and all made from off cuts! sorry for the crappy pic's phone cam!!!!!
    ------------- Never criticise another man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Once you have, call him what you like, you're a mile away and you've got his shoes! |
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Posted By: hmaudio
Date Posted: 31 May 2009 at 8:11pm
looks good m8  all good for a days work------------- Nottingham based cab builder. https://www.facebook.com/HMAudio-154352667920145/?ref=bookmarks This account is used by 2 people. |
Posted By: colint
Date Posted: 27 June 2009 at 2:01pm
Got most of it finished now and started to refurb the JBL loaded cabs so the finished system will look like this:
 Nice & portable and sounds really nice, and I've put top hats on the top's & the sides so I can use 1 pair on their own if needed! just need some 2226's for the bass cabs now but untill then the EV's will have to do, how long they last on a P3000 is another thing?
------------- Never criticise another man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Once you have, call him what you like, you're a mile away and you've got his shoes! |
Posted By: colint
Date Posted: 28 June 2009 at 2:35am
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I had this system out tonight with my brothers soul band, the band is an 8 piece with brass and the venue a village hall in kent with about 300 punters for a 40th birthday, the system consisted of the above pair of bass cabs and the JBL loaded cabs you see above them driven off a qsc plx 3402 on bass & a qsc plx1602 on mid/hi.
to be truthful I was a bit aprehensive at first because of the size of the hall (normal village hall with loadsa hard surfaces) during sound check everything sounded quite boomy but very loud
with 300 people everything changed!
the bass was so tight it was un-real and i find it hard to understand how these cabs coped with the size of the room, taking into account they don't even have the correct p-audio drivers in them and the design was for a 2 x 15 which I've cut in half?
The band normally use a pair of EV s200's & a pair of tl606 1 x 15 bass cabs and drive the system against the limiter using the same rack and crossover (graystone flex eq by shuttlesound) all the band commented how much better to sound was and without driving the system flat out!
so you could say the sunday building these cabs was well spent & I'm a very happy bunny because the band has asked me to build the same system for them! ------------- Never criticise another man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Once you have, call him what you like, you're a mile away and you've got his shoes! |
Posted By: dj s-one
Date Posted: 29 June 2009 at 7:36am
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hey those are some good lookin cabnets..looks like just what i want to build..but I cant find plans for those anywhere..can you give me plans for those!
PLEASE!!!!
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Posted By: colint
Date Posted: 29 June 2009 at 4:44pm
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Hi Scott there are no plans as such for this cab? it's a p-audio design that I altered to suit my needs, the original plan was for a 2 x 15" cab which at first I quite liked but thought they would be somewhat large to move on my own hence 4 1 x 15" cabs!
if you'd like to pm me your e-mail address I'll do a drawing and mail it to you, but be warned my drawing skills are not that good! ------------- Never criticise another man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Once you have, call him what you like, you're a mile away and you've got his shoes! |
Posted By: Tekasis
Date Posted: 30 June 2010 at 3:11pm
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Cute looking cabs there!
What are the outer dimensions on these 15'' bass cabs Colin ? If you still have them or remember!
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Posted By: colint
Date Posted: 30 June 2010 at 6:57pm
Hi Tekasis if you pm me your mail address I'll gladly mail you the plan! Col. ------------- Never criticise another man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Once you have, call him what you like, you're a mile away and you've got his shoes! |
Tekasis wrote:Posted By: colint
Date Posted: 30 June 2010 at 10:10pm
Think I've at last found how to get a pdf drawing on the desktop so here goes! All I did with this plan was to cut it in half or I should say just over half? what I did was to extend the Y shaped brace on the back panel to make the bottom of the cab! which make's for a short fat cab! Lol These cab's are in regular use with the above mentioned EV 400watt drivers (same as the EVM 15L) and perform really well. (even driven flat out of a PLX3402) I've also tried them with a JBL 2226 and the results were even better!
------------- Never criticise another man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Once you have, call him what you like, you're a mile away and you've got his shoes! |
Posted By: t.geessounds
Date Posted: 30 June 2010 at 10:36pm
look nice
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Posted By: TRANS-AUDIO
Date Posted: 07 July 2010 at 3:04pm
good job from u ------------- the key to the sound |
Posted By: loodimilojko
Date Posted: 10 July 2010 at 10:36pm
| hi 2 u all! i have one question how would rcf l15-554 behive in those cabs! i have 2 of them and planing to build these cabs for them!! speakers are l15-554 not the 554k version! thanks!!! |
Posted By: Mac the sound guy
Date Posted: 08 December 2014 at 6:14pm
| So I'm looking to build a cab for my JBL 2226h's and I'm just wondering what kind of freq. response you get from these cabs. I'd be interested in building the dual version too, do you think that it would change the sound? Thanks! |