From funkyhammond@yahoo.com Fri Apr 15 15:25:18 2011
Subject:Re: Why no mini-Leslies?

Thanks, Bruce. Yours was not only the first reply, but the one that actually really addressed my original post.

Speaking to some of the other replies, my point for wanting a rotating horn is to actually throw the sound off the walls in a way you don't get from stereo static speakers. And my point about reproducing bass is because it's important to me. I'm not talking about a rock setup, I'm thinking about jazz and R&B or other situations where I would be playing left-hand bass at least some of the time. And the venues would be relatively small. The MS Pro-145 is a manageable size for me, but the bass is not very deep and I find the horn driver has a thin, brittle sound to it. When I see and hear these Acoustic Image bass combo amps that are so tiny, it makes me scratch my head in wonder. But Bruce explained it pretty well: there's a bunch of things to engineer and work out to create a small leslie and there just isn't the market for it like there is for bass cabinets.

Bruce, one thing about your point regarding size. Yes, when you add rotors it's not going to be that much smaller than a real short-boy leslie, but still I think it can be significant for two reasons. First, it will be lighter because of modern materials/technology; second, if it can be put in a trunk of a sedan or hatchback by one person easily, that's a big improvement over requiring an SUV or van. The MS Pro-145 is manageable but still a bit big. If I was happy with its sound, I would be okay with it. I just suspected that something could be made even a bit smaller with a better sound and fuller bass.

Yiorgos