CUBO 18 EXTENDED VERSES MINI SCOOP 18

Good evening Folks,

I'm just after some idea as to which of the two enclosures above would offer the best overall sound for the same driver and amplification. I will ultimately be using 2 18's per channel along with the rest of my drivers etc.

Ideally, I want everything: loudness, depth of bass, tightness, power handling, ease of transportation and EVERYTHING, but in the real world I realise that sacrifices need to be made in order to gain in another area.

Many thanks for your thoughts


bd

I'm assuming you're talking about this one:

freespeakerplans.com/bass-cabinets/30-super-scooper-18q

At 405 liters it's about 1.62 times as large as a Cubo 18. I think the Cubo 18 can be lifted up the stairs, etc. as a one man lift. The Mini Scooper seems to be beyond that.

Depth of bass, power handling I reckon do not show much difference. Leaves that extra 150 liters to be utilised to raise the sensitivty of the Micro Scoop over that of the Cubo 18. Just going by cabinet size I reckon the sensitvty could be 3 - 3.5 dB higher.

Cubo 18 most compact design, Micro Scoop most output.

Best regards

Cubo

Cubo15 wrote: I'm assuming you're talking about this one:

freespeakerplans.com/bass-cabinets/30-super-scooper-18q

At 405 liters it's about 1.62 times as large as a Cubo 18. I think the Cubo 18 can be lifted up the stairs, etc. as a one man lift. The Mini Scooper seems to be beyond that.

Depth of bass, power handling I reckon do not show much difference. Leaves that extra 150 liters to be utilised to raise the sensitivty of the Micro Scoop over that of the Cubo 18. Just going by cabinet size I reckon the sensitvty could be 3 - 3.5 dB higher.

Cubo 18 most compact design, Micro Scoop most output.

Best regards

Cubo

MANY thanks for your time Cubo, I understand exactly what you're saying.....and yes, sacrifice is the name of the game I guess!

One 'last' question though, in view of your very valid points, do you think I could get the best of both worlds and have a 1 cubo 18 plus 1 mini scoop per side...thereby getting the output and a slightly easier to transport bass section? Would that work, no cancellation issues and still sound amazing????

Thanks again for all your help!!

cheers

BD

best stick with one type of bass 4 mini or 4 cubo

+1

Four equal bins will couple best and it gives the most professional look to your rig.

Best regards

Cubo