The Cubo seems to be more compact than an EV T18. That is a big plus. Can Rademakers shine some light on a 12 inch Cubo? I want to have only one rig that can do it all.
My brother is a cabinet maker, He has two T18's in my shed and two more in cutouts. T18's are not for gigging bass players or small club's but a T12 is just the box to handle big and small. How do I get the right numbers for a T12 because the Cubo12 is a bandpass box.
I'm not sure - I have a hornresp sim for Cubo 15 and not sure if a 0.8 scale Cubo15 = a Cubo12 (?) Cubo's creator sometimes comes to these forums and could give good advice. What 12" do you intend to use?
It might be easier overall to use two cabinets
I looked at the Cubo 12 and it is a bandpass box and that's not good for bass guitar.
Ran 4 MTL1 (double T18) in my heyday and was a nice box for the day but not so much these days. The popular TH designs here walk all over them now. I suggest asking your bro to help build one and compare. I suggest a Keystone.
As a bass player, I use an SVT and fridge rig so I am pretty set in my ways in terms for tone. Your driver is known for working in the design, so I say go and make some sawdust and have fun.
I've had four back surgeries and I can tell you that two 810 cabs and something that will go down to two ohms to run them, is the holy grail of bass guitar.🙂
The cubo12 does not have a good shot at the port like a T18 does. This is what gives the T18 highs, mids, and lows. The center of the cone is aimed at the port. I think I'm gonna have to take a shot in the dark on this one. A narrow T18 style box fitted for a 12 inch driver.
fwiw I think a 2/3 scale T18 looks pretty good when 2 cabinets are run
just ~60 liters airspace per box
Thank You, Freddi! I will test with the Dayton pa310 12"
Keystone Sub Using 18, 15, & 12 Inch Speakers
As the designer of the Keystone sub, I can say that it would not be my first choice as a bass guitar speaker unless using it below something that sounds good above 200Hz or so.
fwiw PA310 basic sim. It should hold down 40v peaks within its xmax rating. In a Karlson 12 crossing over to a slotted pipe tweeter, its murky as hell compared to Kappa12a - but that may not be the way it sounds with bass guitar. It might have a nice balance.
Go on Partsexpress.com and look under ProAudio, they list all the speaker specs., and they will even give tech info on box size and porting. I like parts express.
The CUBO 12 is not the same as the T18 internally but I like the box size. I would like a shot at the port like on a T18. That would allow for more definition and projection with a bass guitar. This kind of box does double the duty of a bass reflex box using less power.
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More on that: I have used 2 112 boxes outside with Dayton's pushed as far as I dare. The P.A. guy says that they sound great. Well then, Two midget T18's
should make everything twice as good.
More on that: I have used 2 112 boxes outside with Dayton's pushed as far as I dare. The P.A. guy says that they sound great. Well then, Two midget T18's
should make everything twice as good.
if T18 were scaled 0.83X for a 15" it would tune much like the old JBL C40 "Harkness". The Harkness should be stronger around 150Hz but otherwise pretty similar. A little Karlson box tuned ~55Hz (say 27"H x 20"Wx 13.5"D) about 32 liters smaller than the 0.83 scaled T18 would be about as good but probably a more subdued midrange - oh maybe not as the Karlson's on is facing outwards - lol
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