Orange OBC210 Mini

[sk8]

https://orangeamps.com/orange-launch-obc210-mini-bass-cabinet/

[Thunderpaws]

Confused. Y'know the knuckled test where you tap the side of the cab and a good one will give you a quickly absorbed thud and a bad one will resonate, well, in that link there Orange say they have a pleasingly reverberating enclosure. Does this make it an inherently poor cab design?

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

[quote name='Thunderpaws' timestamp='1438984528' post='2839285']
Orange say they have a pleasingly reverberating enclosure. Does this make it an inherently poor cab design?
[/quote]Any energy expended causing cabinet panels to vibrate is energy that doesn't exit the speaker as useful sound output. Where electronics are concerned Orange seems to have things well sussed, but where speakers are concerned, not so much.

[Chienmortbb]

Is this the marketing dept. using what they copnsiser a musical adjective?

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

[quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1439196444' post='2840613']
Is this the marketing dept. using what they copnsiser a musical adjective?
[/quote]Could be. A marketeer with no engineering expertise might think that a resonant cabinet was a good thing. As to whether the cab is resonant or actually inert, as it should be, one can only speculate. The reference to a resonant cabinet isn't the only market speak faux pas.[i] 'Orange signature skid runners to acoustically bond the cabinet to the stage and improve bass response' [/i]describes a phenomena which does not exist.

[41.2Hz]

As an aside, the Artist endorsements on the website caught my eye. I saw Fleetwood Mac at the NEC in July - John McVie's 4 x OTB1000 rack looked and sounded majestic!

[bassmachine2112]

Jeez,Whit ! 4 x OTB 1000-maniac

[Jakkeko]

Does anyone have hands-on-experience with this? I suddenly want one but I got my doubts also.