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   Ouisie to JimD   
   Re: blew a speaker / horn   
   09 Oct 17 06:49:11   
   
   From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2017100823131538691-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > I checked, same driver in all the power ranges of these cabs. We have a   
   > low power version, only about 300 or so watts, but the bigger ones, 500 or   
   > so watts use the same compression horn. So it will take more power, just   
   > not indefinately.   
      
   > My other cabs use a different horn driver.   
      
   I'm sure the horn isn't capable of anywhere near such power..with only a 1"   
   diameter voice coil - even if it is ferrofluid cooled.   
      
   > Our guy was pushing the limit again today. Two clues.... one, he's far   
   > louder than appropriate, and two ... he keeps losing time with the tracks.   
   > I do have a sort of funny story about that. One of our old bass players   
   > was at todays gig. He liked us, hadn't heard us since we started using   
   > tracks.  Funny part ?  He thinks gee, maybe he could work with our   
   > drummer.  In the past, he's implied otherwise :-) What seems to be   
   > happening is the tracks are holding our drummers tendency to run away   
   > mostly in check.  Ha.  I say mostly, because it's a very iffy thing. He   
   > gets louder than his in ears, then takes off, only slowing back to the   
   > beat after he notices the issue.  This will never go away. It's just how   
   > he plays.   
      
   Jim   
      
   Maybe he's just in need of some gigs ;)   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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