lightweight poly cabinets

[mldiscos]

i've been using good old fashioned timber cabinets for a while know and they are starting to look a little old & scabby, plus replacing the driver & tweeters twice know i've thought about the new lightweight poly cabinets.

just using these an example have used this company quite often know and seems like half decent gear anybody used these yet

http://www.terralec.co.uk/jb_systems...5/20709_p.html

the ones that im currently using are based on these but with uprated eminence delta 12" cones

http://www.terralec.co.uk/jb_systems...h/19286_p.html

i've been using good old fashioned timber cabinets for a while know and they are starting to look a little old & scabby, plus replacing the driver & tweeters twice know i've thought about the new lightweight poly cabinets.

just using these an example have used this company quite often know and seems like half decent gear anybody used these yet

http://www.terralec.co.uk/jb_systems...5/20709_p.html

the ones that im currently using are based on these but with uprated eminence delta 12" cones

http://www.terralec.co.uk/jb_systems...h/19286_p.html

or can anybody suggest any others of same type

[Corabar Steve]

I'm going back to bed, I'm seeing double


IMHO Plastic cabs don't have the same rich sound as "wooden" ones regardless of make.

[theoloyla]

Me too. I dont like plastic speaker cabs.

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

I'm going back to bed, I'm seeing double


IMHO Plastic cabs don't have the same rich sound as "wooden" ones regardless of make.

I agree on the whole though you can't possibly generalise and people who do haven't listened to many makes and models of plastic cabs.

I'd like some people to listen to plastic cabs blindfolded to see if they could tell the difference.

[spin mobile disco]

You may also notice the lightweight cabinates are actually 5 kilos heavier than your current cabs. Saying that plastic cabs dont all sound bad. I know a fair few people who use mackie or db plastic cabs.

[JAMdisco]

I used Mackie plastic tops for years and was very happy with them.
I now use wooden ones as I could get more speaker for my money and with having more speakers it does sound nice. Saying that though, the 12" tops are the plastic variety and still sound good, and I think it would be difficult to tell the difference to the un-trained ear.

We've had this discussion about plastic vs wooden cabs hundreds of times now. My advice, make sure you listen to them and if you think they sound good, why not buy them. A lot of it is personal prefferance (and sometimes badge snobbery).

[Corabar Steve]

My advice, make sure you listen to them and if you think they sound good, why not buy them. A lot of it is personal prefferance (and sometimes badge snobbery).

Indeed

[A1DL]

IMHO Plastic cabs don't have the same rich sound as "wooden" ones regardless of make.

Me too. I dont like plastic speaker cabs.

For years I was in full agreement with Steve & Theo.

That was before hearing these beauties.
http://www.dbaudio.com/en/systems/e_series/e12/

Very comparable with C6 and weighing in 12kg lighter at just 16kg

Tony

[DazzyD]

I agree with several posts on this thread about it being a case of personal taste.

I have both wooden and plastic (ABS or some term like that) cabinets and my favourites (at the moment) are the prolight e-115's (15" 300w) in plastic cabinets. They've got a good overall sound and work well with my mixer. What's more they've served me well over the last couple of years so they've proved their worth.

The speakers for my next system are likely to active ones in plastic cabs. But this is still up for discussion.

[theoloyla]

I agree. If they sound good (and they are durable) buy them. Never say never. What I said about plastic cabs is a generalization but nonetheless true. I have yet to be convinced.