stevie

The (original) Trace cabs I've owned were MDF and I think most of them were. Ashdown ABM cabs have always been advertised as plywood but they made more than a few in MDF without telling anyone.

It's not that long ago you would pay two grand for a monitor like that. Progress.

Would somebody please point me to the forensic examination of the Markbass business? I must have missed it.

I think Yorks is referring to the non-linear nature of sound pressure. In other words, doubling the size of your amp won't make the sound subjectively twice as loud. In theory you'll get a 6dB increase at lower frequencies by adding a second cab. To make a sound appear to be twice as loud you need an increase of 10dB. So they say.

Well if it works, fair enough. I suspect that judicious use of the bass control could have the same result, but DB and hollow wooden stages complicate matters.

[quote name='Ghost_Bass' timestamp='1400155408' post='2451245'] I lift my cab off the floor to prevent this coupling from happening. I have subs up front on the PA, i don't need any more sub-bass up on stage to muddy things up and mess with the drum mics. I also prefer to hear my sound tight and defined, any trouser flapping bass is EQ'ed at taste. Different views on the same subject [/quote] Can't your eq deal with the excess bass? Having a cab on the floor shouldn't produce excess sub bass or stop you getting a tight and defined sound. Virtually all bass cabs have been designed to be used on the floor.

That depends on what inputs and outputs you have, but the best way in theory is to use two separate Speakon to Speakon cables from your amp. Unfortunately the LMIII only has one Speakon output. The Hydrive (sensibly) has two Speakons available, doesn't it? If so, connect a Speakon to Speakon from your amp to your first cab and then connect your two cabs together using another Speakon to Speakon cable.

If your current Hydrive 410 is 8 ohms, that's absolutely right.

[quote name='Conan' timestamp='1400077990' post='2450520'] Whatever floats your boat... [/quote] Conan, I've just taken you off my Christmas list. No more bottles of best malt for you, laddie!

I like the propping up ideas. You would really need some serious woodworking skills to turn that box into a monitor shape (even if you were to ignore the internal problems that JPJ has highlighted). It may not matter, but it would probably have very little resale value once you had finished with it.

This thread is definitely getting weird.......

[quote name='ern500evo' timestamp='1400076698' post='2450505'] The poor OP must be wondering what the hell he's started! If only he knew the outcome of the thread would be so predictable! :-) [/quote] Yup. You just wind them up and off they go! I love it!

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1400075579' post='2450482'] Call me a cynic (I know that I am...I question everything) but I wouldn't personally place much weight in a standard music mag review. That goes for ANY product. [/quote] +1 Wise words.

Noooooooooooooooooo! Somebody mentioned handles and feet. Not FAIR!!!!!!!!!

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1400071052' post='2450414'] Hahaha! Thou shalt not criticise any UK manufactured product...because...well, no idea really. [/quote] A bit like that, yes. There is only one truth - our truth. Everyone else is wrong and will go to hell. Sortof. Anyway, if God had wanted us to have lightweight cabinets he wouldn't have invented the bass guitar.

I certainly hope he won't. His is virtually the only sane voice on this thread. It's starting to become like a JW prayer meeting in here.

Raising your cab off the ground is never a great idea because you lose the extra low-end efficiency you get from coupling with the floor. If your problem is hearing yourself, tilting the cab up slightly so that the sound is directed to your ears is a better option IMO.

I found an interesting copy of the Markbass Magazine from 2009 online today. The front page reads: [font=sans-serif][size=7] "100% Made in Italy[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] The only way to maintain and grow the worldwide success of[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] Markbass is to keep manufacturing our products in Italy, where we[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] have full control over the entire process, from the quality of our[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] materials to our rigorous testing procedures. We stand firm on this,[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] despite the fact that so many other companies have moved their[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] production to Asia, seduced by the short-term economic benefits of[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] lower production costs.[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] Manufacturing in Italy not only keeps us on top of our quality control,[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] it also allows us to continuously—and quickly—innovate and refine[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] our products.[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] We couldn’t work this way with an offshore factory, because we’d be[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] locked into inflexible long-term production schedules. Our products[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] cannot afford this type of inflexibility! We’re a company with vision,[/size][/font] passion, and blah blah blah." (Don't shoot the messenger. I'm a Markbass user and I like their stuff.)

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1399997679' post='2449750'] Quite recently. They make them themselves now! [/quote] Really? That surprises me.

Does anyone know when Markbass started fitting copies of B&C drivers rather than the real thing?

That's certainly a great improvement on what it used to be.

What's delivery on the 2 x 10s, by the way, Bigwan?