need a light weight 2x12 cab for peavey mini max 500...any suggestions?

[murph7489]

Kudos to talkbass.com member 'Joe Vegas', who posted, up above, (and beyond), for making us aware that one can buy a cheap-but-extremly-well-engineered, empty-Sesmic-2x12 cabinet, and two full-range-bass PartsExpress.com Dayton PA310-8 12" bass speakers for about $250 total, and have a cab that does it all. A freaking 900W super-cab for $250. I am serious... All Hail Joe! I have been building cabs as long as I have been playing guitar and bass, 40+ years, and this configuration in my favorite. And it is DIY assembly only.

links...
"Dayton Audio PA310-8 12" Pro Woofer" from www.parts-express.com!
https://www.seismicaudiospeakers.co...cts/2x12-empty-guitar-speaker-cabinet-212-cab

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The perceived but minor IMO, downsides are...
- rat-fur-carpet covering,
- final weight = 63 pounds ( just deal with it, great tone IS heavy, IME. I use a collapsible hand-truck.),
- Particle-board construction, 5/8" plywood baffle

I followed Joe Vegas by coating the carpet rat-fur, with a liquid rubber product, sold as FlexSeal, to kind of help the ratfuzz to keep itself together, and to avoid picking up so much detritus.

But really, what do I know???

I mean... I'm playing a purple hollow-body bass with a Unicorn strap, right?!

I love purple and that rig Rocks.!!!

 

[Downunderwonder]

I too was skeptical, so I did a rough WinISD modelling of the cab before I ordered it, using the T/S parameters of the PA310-8, and it looked really good. So I ordered the cab and speakers. When I received it, I measured the internal dimensions and port sizes, and plugged those into WinISD. It's like this cab was designed for these speakers... the cab is tuned to 48Hz... here's a SPL curve of the Seismic with the Daytons...

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I only play a 4-string, and testify that the Seismic cab with the Daytons has a very-high performance-sound-quality-to-cost ratio.

What are all the dimensions? Ir would be very interesting to compare the round port results with the "fearful box" slot ports, theoretical and actual Fb.

 

[b-b-b-bass]

What are all the dimensions? Ir would be very interesting to compare the round port results with the "fearful box" slot ports, theoretical and actual Fb.

Copied from another thread... "Seismic 212 cabinet internal volume = 2.6 cubic feet (I figure 2.4 c.f. after subtracting the ports and drivers volume), tuned to 48Hz."

The only internal dimension I remember off-hand (I wrote it there, but it has since washed off) is 28" for the height.

 

[Downunderwonder]

Copied from another thread... "Seismic 212 cabinet internal volume = 2.6 cubic feet (I figure 2.4 c.f. after subtracting the ports and drivers volume), tuned to 48Hz."

The only internal dimension I remember off-hand (I wrote it there, but it has since washed off) is 28" for the height.

How about the port dimensions?

 

[b-b-b-bass]

How about the port dimensions?

Those two ports I recall as being 3" diameter and about 4-5/8" long.

Are you going to build one? Can you get the PA310-8 in NZ?

 

[Downunderwonder]

Those two ports I recall as being 3" diameter and about 4-5/8" long.

Are you going to build one? Can you get the PA310-8 in NZ?

Just interested in the direct comparison of common woofers and different boxes vs box programme predictions.

 

[b-b-b-bass]

Cool....I would love to learn about other full-range, smooth-response-out-to-5KHz, bass drivers that may be available globally, at low local cost, and maximimum performance in compact cabs.

Check out this thread too...The 'Joe Vegas' $250 212 Super Cab