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Sunn Musical Equipment => DIY => Topic started by: Jeff Troy on April 20, 2010, 02:47:49 pm
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Hi, Guys,
My 200S is cleaned, restored and ready to play, although the cabinet is of the guitar variety, believed to be a Sorado or similar. I have a 415M enclosure that I'm presently restoring. You can see the new grille treatment off to the right of the 200S.
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk235/jefftroyimages/200SFront.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk235/jefftroyimages/200SEnclosureInterior.jpg)
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk235/jefftroyimages/200SHeadRear.jpg)
The two Concert Horn Accessory units are also newly restored, and will go into an assortment of Sunn PA equipment I'm working on.
(http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk235/jefftroyimages/SunnHornAccessory.jpg)
Current Sunn projects are the 415M cabinet, a 115 cabinet, two 412SR cabinets, a 2116 mixer, Generation 2 12-channel mixer, two Concert Slaves and one Coliseum Slave.
Pics will follow as projects are completed. Group shot will come when I get my workshop cleaned (good f**in' luck!).
Warmest,
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Beautiful rig!
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Nice job! That grill cloth can be tricky! That rig looks great!
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Thanks, guys.
I'm getting better at the cloth thing, and will straighten the grilles on the horns when my other projects calm down.
I got a 115 cabinet last week, and will post that when the resto is complete.
Regards,
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Don't be so hasty in writing off the "guitar transducers" in your cabinet! More than 20 years after buying my Sorado with a 215, which always sounded great, I finally had an occasion to open up the back and discovered said "guitar transducers." Finally found a matching 215 a couple of years ago and, lo and behold, opening it up revealed two "bass transducers." Both cabinets sound the same - great!
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Thanks, CLD. I'll keep that in mind. I need to speaker the 415M cabinet, and will end up using whichever sounds best with the 200 head.
My old rig was a pair of 2000S heads and four Sunn cabs with Altec 421A speakers, so my judgment may be from memory only and more than a bit off.
Good chance that the 115 cab will be enough for these old bones.
I'm also a bit little curious about the spec on the 200S head's output jacks. One reads "16 OHM SPEAKER" and the other reads "8 OHM EXTERNAL SPEAKER." Seems like a strange pairing. Is this correct for the 200? I can't remember anything about the output or wiring from my old 2000S rig.
If I use the 115 cab with an 8-Ohm speaker, is it okay to use the 8-Ohm jack with nothing connected to the primary (16) jack?
Been more than 20 years for me, so I'm surprised that I even remember how to flip the on-off switch.
Warmest regards,
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Check this thread. It should answer your impedance questions.
http://sunn.ampage.org/sdp/index.php/topic,4844.0.html
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Jeff,
Nice job on the concert horns. In the early to mid 70's I had a Sunn PA system; Sunn PA6 self powered mixer and a pair of 412SR PA columns with a Concert Horn on each one. Didn't like the PA6 mixer, so in 1980 I replaced it with a Biamp 883, 8 channel mixer and a Biamp TC-120. Biamp was also made by Conrad after he sold Sunn to the Hartzel Corp. Great equipment. I still have the TC-120 and it works great to this day. I have a 1683 which replaced the 883...still have it too...and it works great.
Bob