Vintage 30 Cab Design
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I know you're probably right on the money technically, but sometimes the damnedest things happen when you ignore the numbers. Not that I know anything of the science, nor personally want to. But imagine if we abide by the recommended operating parameters/numbers of vacuum tubes?krx wrote:I'm not aware of Klipsch ever making guitar speakers... Guitar drivers wouldn't work very well in horn cabinets because their QTS values are too high.zip008 wrote:I am curious why you believe a small horn configuration would not be particularly suited to guitar. (Perhaps Mr Klipsch would disagree...lol)
rough guidelines for QTS:
> 0.7 -- open
~ 0.7 -- sealed
0.3-0.7 -- bass reflex (aka ported)
< 0.3 -- horn
Most guitar speakers have a QTS of 0.7 or higher.
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Finally got around to some pics...
The speaker is mounted higher in the baffle in this cab, than the one in the drawing. I can't remember why I settled on that. Also you can't see the opening over the top of the baffle in these images, it's too tight to get the camera in there.
The speaker is mounted higher in the baffle in this cab, than the one in the drawing. I can't remember why I settled on that. Also you can't see the opening over the top of the baffle in these images, it's too tight to get the camera in there.
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Generally I would agree, but it's pretty indisputable that the low end on a high QTS speaker will sound like crap in a (true) horn enclosure.PaulBlandford wrote:I know you're probably right on the money technically, but sometimes the damnedest things happen when you ignore the numbers. Not that I know anything of the science, nor personally want to. But imagine if we abide by the recommended operating parameters/numbers of vacuum tubes?krx wrote:I'm not aware of Klipsch ever making guitar speakers... Guitar drivers wouldn't work very well in horn cabinets because their QTS values are too high.zip008 wrote:I am curious why you believe a small horn configuration would not be particularly suited to guitar. (Perhaps Mr Klipsch would disagree...lol)
rough guidelines for QTS:
> 0.7 -- open
~ 0.7 -- sealed
0.3-0.7 -- bass reflex (aka ported)
< 0.3 -- horn
Most guitar speakers have a QTS of 0.7 or higher.
-Paul
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