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yes, i think i brough the shorter voice coil travel up, but in
retrospect i think i was wrong. voice coil travel is not determined
by the speaker size, but by the back and forth movement of the coil,
and there is no reason why a 10"er would have less rocking space then
a 15", of course depending on the design.
anyway, that's all 'figuring', what I needed was experience. I
noticed that the Ampeg 8x10 cab of my former bassist had more bass
then I ever heard. thanks for everyone's input, esp the bassplayers.
the choice we have to make includes a lot of factors, such as limited
funds, an existing cab, and anyway the need to fit all our gear in to
two cars etc.
I am leaning towards Eminence(s) - even tough it's not considered A+ -
mainly because their complete line is available very cheap here,
and they have an excellent website which gives very detailed
information about every model they make, which at least makes it
possible to pick the right sort of speaker. Our bassist, who will be
paying for his speakers, and will make the ulitmate choice, prefers
new over second hand, and with speakers, I can very well understand.
I'll let you know what is decided annd how it works out.
thanks guys.
WR
--- In , "Marty Tippens"
<mctippens@e...> wrote:
> The bigger radius speaker puts more emphasis on lower frequencies.
Last time we discussed this, it was figured that the longer voice
coil travel was the reason. Shorter voice coil travel is why some say
that 10's give a more punchy or tighter bass.
> -Marty
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard
> To:
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 8:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [SurfGuitar101] bass speaker question 115 v 212
>
>
>
> A pair of 12 inch speakers will actually move more air
> but won't quite reach the lower frequencies...however,
> depending on how low you're talking about going, it
> might not matter. I've got a 2x10 cabinet that I use
> in conjunction with a 1x15, and I can honestly say
> that when comparing the two indepently, the 10's sound
> like a waste of time for bass. People always talk
> about using a greater number of 10's to achieve a
> "tighter" sound, but in my opinion, bass is bass and
> I've never had a complaint with the definition I've
> gotten from a single 15" speaker. Some people say
> that bigger speakers are "farty" too, but I've never
> experienced this either. I've never played through
> 12's on anything, but from what little I've seen I
> would say that larger speakers are always better for
> bass. I kinda want to try a big 18 incher just to see
> what it's like.
>
> Richard
>
>
>
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