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« on: May 10, 2017, 08:27:14 AM »
Gigged with the cab this past weekend. Impressions:
Pros
-lightweight, you can lift it with 2 fingers
-tight and focussed, the NEO speaker isn't "floppy" at all. Overall, a nice sounding cabinet.
-handles low-end with ease, doesn't break up, doesn't distort
Cons
-Chinese-made and the QC is evident (sloppily mounted rear control plate, sloppy tolex application)
-Notched vs. fully adjustable attenuator for the horn. I think it's a cost-cutting measure but .... whateva
-1" horn vs the 4" that I'm used to seeing in Eden's, SWR's, etc.
Two things that struck me as odd - this cab is deep .... at least 6" deeper than most other cabs I've owned. I'm not a real audiophile nor do I know anything about cabinet specs so I take it at face value. It sounds good. Period. Also, the use of an actual 1" speaker for the horn leads me to believe that the NEO 15" has a much broader range than its standard counterpart. The cabinet is rated at 50hz to 20khz ...... using a 1" speaker makes me think that the crossover is probably set at around 8khz - 10khz and the 1" only receives a few watts to do its thing. Still, it's an odd looking feature - but it works fine.
All in all - for the price - still a helluva bargain. Solidly built just a little sloppy around the edges.