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Logic behind angled vs. straight cabs


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I'm smart enough to set my cab in position so that it is pointing at my head, regardless of whether it is a straight or slant. Doesn't take too many brain cells to figure that one out.

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Jim Marshall invented the angled cab because he thought it looked better with Marshall heads, which weren't as deep as the cabs. It was based purely on aesthetics, nothing else. Sound had nothing to do with it.

 

 

However, a lot of people say that straight and slant cabs can sound quite different from each other. Some people like angled cabs because they say they project better. Others say they don't like angled cabs because the angle creates phase issues and affects the midrange, whereas a straight cab might be said to sound bigger and punchier, partly because of the straightness of the baffle board and partly because of the larger total space inside the cabinet when compared to slant cabs, which allows for better resonance.

 

 

As for me, I'd rather just use a straight cab and take the back two casters off and angle the whole thing upwards for the best of both worlds! (I'm using a rack setup, so there's nothing on top of my cab that might fall off!)

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A 1.5 would be 12 speakers. I only see 10.

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Math.

 

Do more math.

 

Now lets try again shall we?

 

1 cab = half a stack

 

If we have two cabs, we have a whole or full stack.

 

Now what happens when we add another half on top of the whole?

 

We gets a whole an a half, or 1.5 :idea:

 

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Math.


Do more math.


Now lets try again shall we?


1 cab = half a stack


If we have two cabs, we have a whole or full stack.


Now what happens when we add another half on top of the whole?


We gets a whole an a half, or 1.5
:idea:

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How many speakers are in that bottom cab?

 

It appears to be 6.

 

Why do you feel the need to behave like an asshole about it?

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Right, that's a full stack.


Now why do you want to put an angled cab on top of the full stack
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Because if you put the angled cab at the bottom of the full stack, the stack would be top-heavy, unbalanced & topple over :facepalm:

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Because if you put the angled cab at the bottom of the full stack, the stack would be top-heavy, unbalanced & topple over
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Yes I understand that.

 

But why, would you put an angled cab on top of a full stack?

 

Seriously u guys :facepalm:

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