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Hey @bandit2013I saw this earlier. That 410 cab looks to have some issues there. Hint: it sounds better when the cab is making contact with the floor. Raising it up made it much brighter. Sound better by itself than it does with combining other cabs with it. Interesting sound no doubt. Was thinking a change in two of the 10's in each cab but have not decided if the G10 Vintage or something else would be ideal. I can just mod one cabinet and it it does not pan out, I can put the originals back in. Hopefully I do not damage the grill when doing such.
First off, you bring up a REALLY interesting point. I'm friends with Dave from IsoAcoustics and there is a LONG ongoing conversation we've had about coupling, and per his business de-coupling speaker enclosures from the surfaces upon which they sit. I picked up a Boogie 2x12 vertical cab last night and the now previous owner and I embarked on a similar conversation. Rick Hunolt one of the founding members from Exodus SWEARS by taking the casters off 4x12 Recto cabs to maximize coupling. Per last nights coversation as we were rolling my new cab to my van, I was like, "the last thing I want to do at a venue is wrestle with the casters loading on and loading off!"...
Two key points here that warrant a proper demo - how much is the cabinet getting bassier, how much the does surface on which they're place impact which frequencies are resonant. Secondly, and arguably the more important thing, how many guitar players (not pointing fingers here) don't actually know what their speakers are doing because they are not on axis with the dust cap. Once you start mic'ing things up this can be a rude awakening. Ditto with juxtaposing Cab Clone IR outs vs. the sound of the cabs and tweaking tones...
Per the discussion at hand, I started with just the 4x10 and was a bit, "Meh, I need to put some Celestions in there..." after A/B'ing the 4x10 while still on the floor. But... then I got all fancy and tried one of the Fillmore cabinets the 4x10 and was like, "Wow, THIS is cool!" and grabbed the Radial CabLink so I could get the impedance right. For me, getting all three cabinets on axis is a must hence why I hiked the 4x10 up. I'm REALLY curious can you hear a big difference between your top and bottom cabs when they're stacked and/or have you tried mic'ing them up to hear a definitive A/B test?!?
Per swapping0 the speakers in mine are rear mount and yours should be to given how consistent Boogie tends to be, which means you should have zero issues getting the new ones in
A couple of suggestions for anyone reading this that has yet to swap speakers (I traded a Marshall 4x12 for the Boogie Rectifier 2x12 Horizontal and had to swap the speakers with another Marshall cab per getting the stock G12T75 quad back into the traded cab)...
a. Start by taking photos
b. Have a small glass on hand to deposit all your screws/lugs/washers etc. - they DO sprout legs
c. If one does go missing in spite of said glass, look on the back of the drivers since they're magnetic
d. Use the right sized screw driver if you're not a power drill kinda person. I have a favorite one that has a big fat handle and my power tool skill is not great enough to prevent me from stripping screws
e. Double check the wiring with your photos before closing up the back of your cab
Cheers ~ Doug