Dan Dare

Sometimes, perhaps.

Once you've bought your reel to reel tape, you can have weeks of fun trying to find a machine to play it on that isn't either knackered or uber expensive.

Depends on the dimensions. If the driver in the photo is a 15, the cab looks to be about 19" wide by 12" deep by 24" high. That gives a cubic capacity of around 3.1 cu. ft, although the volume of the ports (which look a little large for the size Bill suggests above) will reduce that. It probably won't be that far off and certainly better than 4.7 cu. ft.

My bad, Bill. A thought occurs. Could @MostLow replace the baffle on one of his 4.7 cu. ft. cabs and add correctly sized port(s) and mount both drivers in it? I've done that before by cutting out the old baffle with a jigsaw, leaving and couple of inches of the edges of it in place to mount a new one onto. It would slightly increase the internal volume and get it closer to the ideal of 5 cu. ft. It assumes the cab is tall enough to accommodate two 15" drivers, rather than being deep, but with a small frontal area. Might that be relatively inexpensive and simple solution?

Have a look at the data sheet for the drivers on the Eminence website. That'll give you cab' capacity, port sizes, etc. Dave Green's Fearful 15 was designed for the Kappalite 3015 if you fancy building your own:

I loved Guy Pratt's story of the punk days, when everyone had adopted names like Rat Scabies, Fester Pustule and so on. People used to assume he had done similarly when he introduced himself.

Bit of a misleading question then, asking us "does such a thing as a decent, lightweight sub-woofer actually exist?". I took "decent" to mean "capable" (not an unreasonable assumption), but it turns out you don't actually need 'capable'. Silly me, eh? I'm impressed that you posted yesterday, then managed to do "a lot of research" and also buy a sub, all in the space of 24 hours. Why bother asking on here in that case? Had you told us you already had a MarkAudio sub', we'd have likely suggested sticking with that (I would). 23kg is hardly a behemoth. I'm 72 and have no trouble schlepping my Fohhn XS22, at 25kg.

How much do you want to spend? The rule is light, capable, cheap - pick any two. QSC, RCF, Yamaha and others offer quality lightweight subs, but they aren't cheap.

If I needed a stage name I'd call myself Barton Stacey, after the village down the road from me.

A further point in favour of the D4 is that it's likely to be easier to move on should you need to sell it. Its more versatile - could be used for small acoustic jobs and the line out means you could add a power amp and cabs for larger gigs. The Nano is very much a desk top only amp.

No, but wouldn't a fake name solve the issue?

If you cannot or don't wish to screw rubber feet to your cab, there's an alternative that is much cheaper than isolation platforms ands similar. Just buy one of those large heavy rubber tiles that are sold to playgrounds to place around swings and slides to stop kids injuring themselves if they fall. I bought three - one for each PA sub and one for my bass rig - for about £40 the lot. Each is half a metre square and they do a great job

X4 has a single 4" driver. Double 4 has two, plus an auxiliary radiator and double the output power. That suggests it will be more capable. I've never tried a X4, but I like the Double 4. I'm occasionally tempted by one for practice, but I have several PJB 4x5 cabs and one of those is compact enough, so it would be a bit of an indulgence for me to get one. Are you able to try them side by side? If not and you definitely want one or the other, I'd be inclined to go for the Double 4 because it offers more for not a lot more money.

It seems pop music has become more something people consume, as opposed to something they aspire to create themselves. I suppose that's inevitable, given the corporate takeover of much pop music.

I can stand that for an evening. The extra money weddings pay helps ease the pain...