Some time ago I made a thread asking about speakers in frustration to my tone. Considering that every time I mic'd my cab I was getting really notched artificial sounding eq which I later blamed the T-75 for. Behold I hear a couple clips on youtube that had me realizing that a 5150's special one and only sound is very similar to the tonality of a T-75.
I have spent the past couple of days running through many different tone setups and recorded a few clips for every variation on the amp that is possible with the equipment that I have at my disposal. I figure this could be great educational material for any 5150 lovers (and haters).
Here is Youtube clips that IMO show the tonalities of the T-75.
From this clip you can see a very similar coloration of the mids. On top of that, the speaker lacks dynamic definition, bite, and an overall balanced tone.
Considering that the characteristics of both the 5150 and the T-75 are the same thing, this can become a real nightmare when trying to tackle this issue. When I record my 5150 and compare it to an amp sim, even though the 5150 sounds more balanced recorded than it does in person, when stacked up to another setup, this coloration and uneven tone is still very noticeable.
Maybe I am just being too critical on my tone, but after these clips I find myself liking the T-75's even less, the 5150 already has enough of that high-mid dominate characteristic, I do not need to exagerate that even more with my speakers. Again maybe I am being too hard on the T-75's, but in all honesty, 5150s and T-75s do not complement each other very well.
So here are the various clips doing every tweak imaginable, at the very least it can give someone the detailed insight of the tone of a 5150 in every way imaginable, or it can prove that my tone absolutely sucks, either way, it should be valuable information
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1170463/5150 Test.rar
The test goes over eq sweeps, mic positions and volume settings, every folder has a readme which gives details on that setup. The first benchmark clip contains a dual tracked clip with all settings on 5 to get a reference on the other clips.
I have spent the past couple of days running through many different tone setups and recorded a few clips for every variation on the amp that is possible with the equipment that I have at my disposal. I figure this could be great educational material for any 5150 lovers (and haters).
Here is Youtube clips that IMO show the tonalities of the T-75.
From this clip you can see a very similar coloration of the mids. On top of that, the speaker lacks dynamic definition, bite, and an overall balanced tone.
Considering that the characteristics of both the 5150 and the T-75 are the same thing, this can become a real nightmare when trying to tackle this issue. When I record my 5150 and compare it to an amp sim, even though the 5150 sounds more balanced recorded than it does in person, when stacked up to another setup, this coloration and uneven tone is still very noticeable.
Maybe I am just being too critical on my tone, but after these clips I find myself liking the T-75's even less, the 5150 already has enough of that high-mid dominate characteristic, I do not need to exagerate that even more with my speakers. Again maybe I am being too hard on the T-75's, but in all honesty, 5150s and T-75s do not complement each other very well.
So here are the various clips doing every tweak imaginable, at the very least it can give someone the detailed insight of the tone of a 5150 in every way imaginable, or it can prove that my tone absolutely sucks, either way, it should be valuable information
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1170463/5150 Test.rar
The test goes over eq sweeps, mic positions and volume settings, every folder has a readme which gives details on that setup. The first benchmark clip contains a dual tracked clip with all settings on 5 to get a reference on the other clips.
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