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Feet v. Casters v. bare bottoms!
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:54 pm
by Dr.HI-TONE
I have noticed that my best sounding cab has no feet what so ever.
I also noticed that cabs with the original type wood skids sound better than a cab with casters or rubber feet.
Any other observations/opinions?
-Clayton
Re: Feet v. Casters v. bare bottoms!
Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:31 am
by OldSchoolDave
Dr.HIWATT wrote:Any other observations/opinions?
Stop! You had me at "bare bottoms"
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The greater the contact patch, the better the acoustic coupling with the floor, IMHO. Hiwatts w/ skids running front-to-back are pretty good. Orange cabs w/ skids running side-to-side are even better.
I've pulled the skids from a couple of my Hiwatt cabs. One, 'cause they were all tore up anyway and, two, so they'd fit in my Anvil cases.
Dave
Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:22 pm
by Dr.HI-TONE
Just had to bump the "bare bottoms"
I couldn't resist!
On the skids
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 4:27 am
by HIWATTuser1
The coupling is certainly better. Besides, HIWATT 4x12's at ear level ? ouch!! I've had nothing but good luck for years being on the skids...
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:38 pm
by Mike B.
Dr.HIWATT wrote:Just had to bump the "bare bottoms"
I couldn't resist!
Yeah, just be sure to wipe the bare bottom and make sure the crack is pointing in the right direction.
Mike