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buster wrote: Was there alcohol at the convention
I must have missed it.

The empty bottles of Maker's Mark say otherwise .

Dave

P.S. For the record, the vote tally (hanging chads and all) frozen at the time of the great unveiling:

Cab #1 - 2 votes = 8%
Cab #2 - 8 votes = 30%
Cab #3 - 1 vote = 3%
Cab #4 - 7 votes = 26%
Cab #5 - 4 votes = 15%
Cab #6 - 4 votes = 15%

Interesting to note that almost no one in attendance found the sound of Cab #5 (Goodmans) pleasing with the same amp settings as the other speakers. The recording apparently garnered some fans for it.

Next year we'll move the mike between tests as well as the speaker cable...

I do remember suggesting this... it must of fallen on deaf ears!

hehehe

OldSchoolDave wrote:The recording apparently garnered some fans for it.

Different strokes, I guess... Clayton, are you sure those Goodmans drivers aren't toasted/broken?

They almost sound like full-range PA drivers to me, with no high-end roll off.

OldSchoolDave wrote:Cab #1 - 2 votes = 8%

4 if you count Hiwatt Bob and my son... they were disenfranchised.

What a site! Vocabulary enhancement and voter fraud! Plus the occasional Stooges reference.

They sound great when the amp is eq'd differently.

Dr.HIWATT wrote:They sound great when the amp is eq'd differently.

I'm just messing with you, sort of.

Really, though... do you roll the treble and presence all the way off? I suppose they might sound good with a clean tone, though.

I back off more treble than presence, but I back them off and add more mids. The sound great in a 2 cab setup with a Fane loaded cab.

Would someone please repost this photo that's no longer accessible thru original link?

If the recording is true enough, I'd sure love to have Cabinet #6. How can I get details for potentially duplicating it?

T.I.A. Cheers!
Bossco

JC103 wrote:

From left to right: cab1, cab2, cab3, cab4, cab5, cab6

Recording chain was:

MIC: Sennheiser e906
PREAMP: FMR RNP
CONVERTER: M-AUDIO Audiophile 192

Mic position as shown in the pic was probably about 8ft away from the cabs.

cab 6. is a 1978 SE4123 with rear mounted stamped metal frame Fanes model #125161.
It used to live in Hollywood.

Dr.HIWATT wrote:cab 6. is a 1978 SE4123 with rear mounted stamped metal frame Fanes model #122231.
It used to live in Hollywood.

Thanks for the info. If anyone has a pic I'd appreciate seeing it.
Surprises me it didn't get more votes, but then thank God for diversity of tastes.
I used to live, work and play in Hollywood too - in 1980. Strange daze. Didn't run across any HiWatters back then - everything was about Marshalls then.
Cheers!

Bossco wrote:Thanks for the info. If anyone has a pic I'd appreciate seeing it.

JC103, who did the recording and posted the photo, just left my place. He's about 8 hours from home. Hang on. I expect he'll see this and repost the photo soon.

Dave

Hey Bosco, I think the original photo was just a sketch to show the mic placement. Although I might have an actual photo of the cabs... let me get back to you.

Dr.HIWATT wrote:I back off more treble than presence, but I back them off and add more mids. The sound great in a 2 cab setup with a Fane loaded cab.

I'll have to experiment with that, as a BIG package just arrived from Hiwatt Valley .

Dave

JC103 wrote:Hey Bosco, I think the original photo was just a sketch to show the mic placement. Although I might have an actual photo of the cabs... let me get back to you.

JC103 - did you ever find a photo of the cabs?

Bossco,
you want the DR-F
You should come to the convention!

Dr.HIWATT wrote:you want the DR-F

Hey... NDA!!!

Dr.HIWATT wrote:cab 6. is a 1978 SE4123 with rear mounted stamped metal frame Fanes model #122231.
It used to live in Hollywood.

Not '231-loaded, though, is it?