Fortin cabs
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Metlupass2
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ClintN667":20oobuw6 said:
Those idiots don't know squat. They believe whatever they're told.
bubucci":10hsphis said:
Yeah I would think it would be highlighted a bit more as a selling. I have a Marshall 1936V cab that I got this year and I've never really been a Marshall cab guy but I freaking love this one.
Having said that I dont think the Chinese version is as bad as everyone says. I have one in my KSR 2x12 and I really like the sound I get out of it.
DeathbyButterslax
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ClintN667":1467g326 said:
Agreed, Chinese v30s sound pretty good to me honestly. That being said, I am not digging the Fortin Cabs IMO, they just look really bland to me.
It isn’t about the country of manufacture exactly, the standard off the shelf v30 (used in Orange, Bogner, Randall, and I assume Fortin) has a different voicing than the Mesa or Marshall UK made versions/voicings. But look on YouTube for Mesa v30 vs Chinese v30 comparisons, it’s not even close for me in that the standard off-the-shelf V30 is messy/honky in certain frequencies. I.e the low and highs are fuzzy, mids in a different place and sound slightly hollow/scooped. Just my opinion.
DeathbyButterslax
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nigelpkay":23n6a8mw said:
On the Fortin website they show a picture of the Celestion International labelled speakers, which I am pretty sure is associated with the Chinese ones
RedB4Black
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JerEvil":3de8y0ek said:
I'd agree. I own a few FL Fryette Fat Bottom cabs and owend a Diezel FL cab and have compared side by side to various RL cabs from Diezel, Bogner, Wizard, Friedman and the like. I had thought about buying a FL Fortin but decided to sell my Cali instead. I wonder how the Fortin compares to the Fryette FB - they look similar. I wonder if any of the design specs were "borrowed"
JerEvil
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C'mon you! LOL!mhenson42":2wxfzxuu said:JerEvil":2wxfzxuu said:
I'd agree. I own a few FL Fryette Fat Bottom cabs and owend a Diezel FL cab and have compared side by side to various RL cabs from Diezel, Bogner, Wizard, Friedman and the like. I had thought about buying a FL Fortin but decided to sell my Cali instead. I wonder how the Fortin compares to the Fryette FB - they look similar. I wonder if any of the design specs were "borrowed"
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I’ve read a prominent builder say there is no difference between front and rear loaded speakers.
It was years later, having trusted his opinion and much of his gear, that I realised his ears were not hearing the nuances.
The difference is significant in my radar dishes.
It is as easy as imagining the difference as it is looking at the speaker positions.
On top, front loaded, the sound is dominated by the speaker cone, right in your face, prominent mids & highs, less bass.
Rear loaded you hear the baffle at work and it is much fuller spectrum, smoother and woodier.
It was years later, having trusted his opinion and much of his gear, that I realised his ears were not hearing the nuances.
The difference is significant in my radar dishes.
It is as easy as imagining the difference as it is looking at the speaker positions.
On top, front loaded, the sound is dominated by the speaker cone, right in your face, prominent mids & highs, less bass.
Rear loaded you hear the baffle at work and it is much fuller spectrum, smoother and woodier.
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Btw, the new BAD manufactured Soldano 4x12 is rear loaded with V30s, the older version front loaded with Eminence X1000
DeathbyButterslax":30q1uv6i said:
Here are pics of UK, it says Celestion international ?
https://www.rig-talk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=209632