Cabinets are indestructible! You can recone them with the new hemp cones and tell me what you think!!! Supposedly, the hemp material is too tough to blow, but they can burn...Burn spliff speakers!
The best cabs I ever had were 1939 Ubangi huge wooden folded horns loaded with Altec 15"s and topped with huge cast iron horns. They were huge--4'x4'and came from a movie theater. Each one weighed more than I did! They were too big to put in the back of a pickup, so I had to sell them, along with a gigantic Leslie That system got the cops in about three minutes outside....
Medusah
Never Cut dem Again!
Peace and Respect for All.
If you are going to play free parties etc, then get yourself a wheelbarrow. I know it sounds silly but try carrying your speaker boxes far and you will see what i mean!!!
Best outdoor party i ever played at, we got the system in by canal boat to Port Meadow, Oxford - wicked night!