Connecting Cabinets To Heads

GuitarBizarre · 03-03-2012, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by RezZ

Open Cab: big spacey sound with less bass.
Closed Cab: more bass more mids, a more focused sound

Idk about most combo's being closed, I see a lot hat are open. Unless its really cranked up I really never notice the difference anyways. Some bands will used closed vs open depending on the size and accoustics of the room they are playing.

The Red Coat Gov is my favorite eminence speaker. And just so you know (cant remember exactly which model) the Red Coat series are mostly modeled after classic Celestian speakers like Vintage 30's and Greenbacks.

Closed cabinets don't have more bass by the way. Ported cabinets (open cabinets) have more bass owing to the fact the drivers have to overcome less air pressure during their travel, allowing longer throw cones to perform more efficiently in the bass registers.

Where closed cabinets excel is in CONTROL of what bass they already have, since due to the more rigid construction and controlled amount of air inside, they don't have to worry about boundary effect in rooms from the port.

I don't recommend mixing speakers. You'll end up with unpredictable frequency bumps and notches that can't be compensated for with a simple 3 way tone stack+presence.

It will also make the amplifier a freaking NIGHTMARE to mic up, because you won't have a consistent sound from each speaker. The mic'd up tone with be different on every cone, meaning you'll need to record with 4 mics in parallel and then sum them, in order to record the sound of the cabinet as a whole.

When in doubt, KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid.