Interesting 4x15: how do these speakers not interact?

[Beedster]

[url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-15-Vintage-Bass-Cab-/160627261711?pt=UK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL&hash=item256621810f#ht_500wt_1156"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4-x-15-Vintage-B...f#ht_500wt_1156[/url]

I can understand why the speakers are aligned as they are, but does it work?

[Mr. Foxen]

Severely compromises the internal volume, so less low sensitivity, but with low Xmax drivers, you get more max volume displacement. It didn't really catch on, because it isn't a great plan. Think it might be a 4x12 anyway. Sunn made one like it. Would use for guitar.

[ficelles]

A 4x15? Madness gone mad with an extra dose of madosity. Only someone with roadies would use something like that.

Edit: I think Mr F is right though, judging by the width of that HH head it's maybe a 4x12... although those drivers are angled in of course...

ficelles

Edited July 28, 2011 by ficelles

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

[quote name='Beedster' post='1319915' date='Jul 28 2011, 07:08 PM']I can understand why the speakers are aligned as they are, but does it work?[/quote]
It does, but the widened dispersion of the mids was obtained at the cost of low end due to the reduced internal volume.

[Marky L]

Ahh, I had a Fender cab very similar to this in the early 80's, IIRC it was a 4 x 12 with the drivers angled but I think they were all pointed inwards to sort of give a cone of sound. It was never that loud but it did look great, big silver cloth grille too.