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The dust build up isnt huge, judging by what i cleaned off the heatsinks. I could leave it for a couple of years and clean it out manually

Thanks B. I've been extending the ports today, from 10cm to 16.5 cm so i will cut some off

Cheers - yes, i did use software, but i just wanted to be sure, as i'm not that good with these software progs I used ajvented, as WinISD seems too complicated https://www.ajdesigner.com/speaker/ajvented.php If you look to the right of parameters, you will see alignment SBB4, QB3 and SC4 I tried each one and they give different port lengths depending on what i want, but i dont know what those alignments mean in the great scheme of things

@Bill Fitzmaurice Bill, what are the symptoms of a 4" diameter 4" long port that could be either too short or too long ? Currently, the new ports are here, but until the foam seal has arrivied, i'm not going to fit the drivers. When the cab is assembled, i'd like to know what to listen out for. E.G. if the port is too short, i will hear xxxx and if the port is too long, i will hear xxxx Edit I have some 4" ducting here if the ports need more length

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I couldn't be bothered to decypher https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Squ-Aff-MORE-Info-Soon-BrNC-Bass-in-Torino-Red-More-Info-Fen/184240970098?hash=item2ae59e1972%3Ag%3A3t0AAOSw6eleScyo&LH_ItemCondition=3000

I'm just surprised that speaker manufacturers have not changed that config Still, like you said Bill, i've sourced some foam seal already. In the post , as they say

The Beymas arrived yesterday, so Bluelines de-mounted, and now just waiting for the 4" MBR ports to arrive, as i need to widen the port holes, and its way easier without drivers mounted. One thing that puzzles me. There always seems to be foam rubber seal on the front of the driver mounting flange of every driver i've bought in the past, including these Beymas, suggesting they should be mounted from behind ( oooer ) the baffle, yet this would involve destroying the cab. You simply cannot get the drivers in otherwise. It would make more sense to have the foam seal on the back of the mounting flange, since they will be mounted on the front of the baffle

1) Yes. Just had major hip surgery ( replacement ) due to car accident 7) Yes, all the time 16) Yes, see No.1. I think that counts as a medical condition 17) Yes Everything else is a no

Those 2 above with similar looking pickups are, i think, earlier models than mine and the OP's. I think they were Bill Lawrence pickups, and later they moved to Armstrongs, like mine and Darkhearts

Another shark lover here. I owned a Cherrywood bodied model, with the single chrome pickup, and the shoddy Tortoiseshell p-guard that had a tendency to warp. Bluddy good sounding bass though. I often wondered what the active version sounded like, as mine was passive Also, from what i can see, the chrome single pup model had the pup much further up from the bridge, whereas the black single pup model was much closer to the bridge

It just seemed beefier , which really is what you want from an MM clone pickup

Thanks Phil One thing with the original ports, is that they're 2.75" I.D. at the outside but as they dive into the cab, they taper to 2.25" They may have been fine for the OEM drivers but i'm wondering if they should be bigger, so i've ordered a pair of 100mm ports from CPC , and they're 114mm long. Roughly, ( very roughly ) the combo is 2.47ft Cube, or 0.07M cube. If that equates to about 70 litres, then the Beymas should be fine as they need 30 litres each. Of course the back of the drivers use up some litreage, so it wont be quite 70 litres

I've gone for @Phil Starr 's recommendation and ordered the Beyma CMV2's. I've used Beymas before , though it was the SN/110, and they were awesome. CMV2 drivers are £15 each cheaper than the betas, so have saved £30

I eventually contacted Ashdown and got a reply the next day, but they didnt tell me what the original drivers were and what the TSP's were, and i did ask. Probably too old to keep such info All i got was a short message saying that the best replacement was the Eminence Beta 10 but that has Bill's absolute minimum xmax of 3mm. The beyma CMV2 suggested seems to be more apt

Its a week on and i havent noticed any difference. That was some slick handover

Cancel that

@ped has a passion for Vigiers ( sorry ) n

I find him to be one of the nicest, most down to earth, not gone to me head, musicians on the planet.

Fans arrived and now mounted. Dear cliff these things are quiet. I had to put my ear right up to them to hear them working. What a difference. The originals could wake a house of lords member. Not totally in love with the speakers, now the originals are back in.

And for good measure, Guy aged 22 with Aussie synthers Icehouse playing a cricket bat. Anyone else see Icehouse at Milton Keynes Bowl supporting Bowie in the 80's ? I must have seen Guy without knowing it

Another Pratt lover here Awesome bloke. Fab interview here, although a bit short. Eye opener was the bit about Gilmour playing fretless bass. Apparently all the fretless bass on The Wall was Gilmour https://www.musicradar.com/news/guy-pratt-the-80s-music-business-was-this-ludicrous-theme-park-awash-with-money-all-you-had-to-do-was-get-over-the-fence