HOW TO BUILD A SPEAKER CABINET PART ONE
I’ve never made a cabinet before, let alone designed one, but now I’m doing both. Besides a working knowledge of the sonic characteristics of open and closed backs and a basic understanding of the arguments for resonant versus acoustically inert cabinets, I don’t know much about the subject. So instead, I’m going to go with gut instinct and hope for the best.
Firstly, I need to figure out the cabinet size and speaker combination that best suit the sound of the Filmosound amp. I decide the best way to do this is through experimentation and so I borrow a bunch of cabinets to audition. The Tayden 15-inch alnico unit currently residing in my mate Simon’s tweed Fender Pro sounds huge and mellow at low to medium volume levels, but at higher levels, the low-end sounds a bit too dominant and I decide it’s a better match for the Pro circuit.
A Celestion Blue won’t cope with the Filmosound’s circa 20-watt power output, but I do like the way the Filmosound interfaces with a Celestion Ruby and Fane A60. I’m veering towards the latter until I try a pair
