Originally Posted by
Doc Mark
Greetings, JBL Friends,
I have a band reunion coming up in early October, and I'd like to update one of the old vocal monitors that I used to use "back in the day", when I played professionally. I have several monitor cabinets, of various internal volumes, that could be used, most of them cut to fit a single 12" JBL (K120 or 2130). One larger one is cut for a 15" speaker, and a horn, and I've been thinking about putting something together for that larger cabinet. As you can see in the title, I have a single D130, and also an LE175 compression driver, a JBL LX10 crossover, and a 1217-1290 "potato masher" horn/lens combo. Seems to me that this setup should work well, even though the LX10 is really meant to be used with an LE14A. I was thinking, if the D130 would fit into the larger cabinet, I could run it full range, and then use the LX10 and horn/lens combo for the frequencies about 1,500 HZ.
What do you think about my plans? Will they work out OK? Or, should I use a 12" JBL in place of the "15"? I can take and post photos of the various combos I can use, cabinet-wise, if that would help you. I look forward to your comments and suggestions, and thank you in advance for sharing such with me.
This band reunion has blossomed into around 110 people, from various bands that all played in the San Diego nightclubs in the 1970's and 1980's period. We'll have lots of horns, several outstanding rhythm sections, and lots of singers. I'll be singing lead vocals for a half dozen songs, and also playing my congas and other Latin percussion. I'm really excited about this, even though I've not done any modern music for many, many years. Thanks, again, for your thoughts on my monitor update, and God Bless!
Every Good Wish,
Doc