1965 JMI Vox AC-50 "Big Box" Speaker Cab 55W 8Ohm

Very Good condition, 7/10, Made in England, with 1pc treble horn Goodmans Midax 15Ohm and 2pc Vox grey back labeled Fane Model 122233 rated 55W at 8Ohms made in Dartford, Kent, serial numbers on these are 13/72 and 35042, on the back of the cabinet is one speaker jack and one empty hole from a removed jack, a filled hole from a jack on the top of the cabinet, The AC-50 "Big Box" speaker cabinet and trolley evolved from the AC-30 sized cabinet that Vox originally sold with the AC-50 single channel amplifier heads. Several signs point to the initial "Small Box" cabinet design being the result of a hurried effort to supply a speaker system to the Beatles for their new 50 watt AC-50 heads. These original "Small Box" speaker cabs had two 15 watt Celestion Alnico blue speakers, yielding a total power handling capacity of only 30 watts. This was not well matched to the far greater 50 watt output of the AC-50. Additionally, the cabinets were not sufficiently deep to enclose the back of the Midax horn, leaving it exposed and protruding from a hole in the back of the cabinet. The new AC-50 "Big Box" cabinet corrected both of these problems. Two 25 watt, 12" Fane speakers allowed a total cabinet power rating of 50 watts to match the output of the head. The overall depth of the cabinet was increased to properly enclose the Midax horn. A Goodmans Midax horn with a 2 uf oil filled crossover capacitor was included in the AC-50 "Big Box" speaker cabinet. This horn was included in the speaker cabinet to compensate for the reduced amount of treble available from the AC-50 amp head. This lack of treble was especially evident when comparing an AC-50 to a "Top Boosted" AC-30.