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Re: Recommend me a...

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 8:05 pm
by GuyLaCroix
15 inch bass speaker for a closed back cabinet that is hopefully lighter than stock.

Re: Recommend me a...

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:23 pm
by Teacher's Pet
I recently returned to some tiny circuit boards that I had worked on years ago with any issue.
Now I can barely see the fucking things.

I ordered some new fine-point conical tips for my clumsy soldering iron.

Can anybody recommend a light-up magnifier type of thing?
I've never used a headset/headlamp for stuff like this. Should I look for a table-top or deskmount solution instead?

Is it time to go full Ghostbusters?

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Re: Recommend me a...

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:33 pm
by Frankie99
I wear progressive contact lenses juist to get pretty close to normal. Good enough for computer use, every day, etc. It's as good as they'll get me w/o lasering me. I still need readers for most up close stuff though.

Light is really the most important part of that equation though. I see a lot better when shit is really bright, and I use my headlamp for fixing random shit in small spaces all the time. A totally ridiculous looking but very useful solution.

Even a cheapo solution is good. If it's got 3 settings for brightness, it helps a lot.

Re: Recommend me a...

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 3:07 pm
by Dr Tony Balls
Optivisor, baby:
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Re: Recommend me a...

Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2024 3:12 pm
by Nate Dort
Is that anything like the optigrab?

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Re: Recommend me a...

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:22 am
by Garth
GuyLaCroix wrote: Sat Jan 20, 2024 8:05 pm 15 inch bass speaker for a closed back cabinet that is hopefully lighter than stock.
Not sure how this one got missed, but the Eminence Kappalite is a great bass guitar speaker. Sounds excellent in a TL606 cab as well.

The trouble is there's 2 versions and I"m not sure which one I heard. I think it's probably the plain 3015 and not the 3015LF?

I suspect the LF is more meant as subs for PAs. I was also thinking that the LF version would be more desirable if you really want that solid low end info, but the freq charts paint a different picture that they both have similar response curves in the low end. Biggest difference on the chart would be once you get in the mids/high-mids - if you want some of that attack sound without a horn, the 3015 is probably the way to go.


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Re: Recommend me a...

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:01 am
by cakes
Garth wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:22 am
GuyLaCroix wrote: Sat Jan 20, 2024 8:05 pm 15 inch bass speaker for a closed back cabinet that is hopefully lighter than stock.
Not sure how this one got missed, but the Eminence Kappalite is a great bass guitar speaker. Sounds excellent in a TL606 cab as well.

The trouble is there's 2 versions and I"m not sure which one I heard. I think it's probably the plain 3015 and not the 3015LF?

I suspect the LF is more meant as subs for PAs. I was also thinking that the LF version would be more desirable if you really want that solid low end info, but the freq charts paint a different picture that they both have similar response curves in the low end. Biggest difference on the chart would be once you get in the mids/high-mids - if you want some of that attack sound without a horn, the 3015 is probably the way to go.


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3015LF:
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I've always used Eminence Delta 15a's with closed back cabs. Love 'em.

Re: Recommend me a...

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:04 am
by bassdriver
Teacher's Pet wrote: Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:23 pm I recently returned to some tiny circuit boards that I had worked on years ago with any issue.
Now I can barely see the fucking things.

I ordered some new fine-point conical tips for my clumsy soldering iron.

Can anybody recommend a light-up magnifier type of thing?
I've never used a headset/headlamp for stuff like this. Should I look for a table-top or deskmount solution instead?

Is it time to go full ………
I use a magnifying lamp. Helps a lot!
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Re: Recommend me a...

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:58 am
by Garth
cakes wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:01 am I've always used Eminence Delta 15a's with closed back cabs. Love 'em.
Great speakers, but IDK if that's going provide the weight savings from the OP.

Eminence did a DeltaLITE that was also great, but appears to now be discontinued. My best description would be that they sounded little less hi-fi sounding than the Kappa and maybe a little more wooly?

Re: Recommend me a...

Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 12:19 pm
by cakes
Garth wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:58 am
cakes wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:01 am I've always used Eminence Delta 15a's with closed back cabs. Love 'em.
Great speakers, but IDK if that's going provide the weight savings from the OP.

Eminence did a DeltaLITE that was great, but appears to now be discontinued. My best description would be that they sounded little less hi-fi sounding than the Kappa and maybe a little more wooly.
True. Just giving my thumbs up on Eminence. I have some 12" speakers I love from them, too.