30" speakers?

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Korladis
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30" speakers?

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I saw somewhere, years ago probably, that Rickenbacker made a speaker cab that had a 30" speaker (the driver made by Electro-Voice). While no doubt obsolete today, does anyone have any info on what that model was called?
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Maybe the BFS? :)
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There was an earlier thread (in the For Sale section) on them, and I fortunately was able to find it:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=416727&p=872300&hil ... et#p872300

This is the only thread I can remember where the 30" speakers are mentioned ... but then again, muy memory isn't what it used to be! :shock: :lol: 8)
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yep that 30" Transonic cabinet has been discussed on the RRF a few times.

Pretty mind-blowing, and also probably a terrible speaker to use for musical instruments. Perhaps the original intent was for a PA or something? Even then, that driver is far too large.
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IIRC - it was known to create atmospheric disturbances... ⚠️
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SixtyFour wrote:IIRC - it was known to create atmospheric disturbances... ⚠️

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collin wrote:
SixtyFour wrote:IIRC - it was known to create atmospheric disturbances... ⚠️

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It'll send you back in time...
LOL! :lol:

I did find a thread at Talk Bass that gives some more details on the Electro-Voice speakers:

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/30-inc ... r.1415051/

I'm not a sound expert, but I think that a folded horn might give better overall power and frequency response than a "BFS".
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