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hey, thanx for the info and the link. I'll dive into it and try to learn all
this speaker stuff. knew about the ohm-thing. I never blew up a speaker
yet, i intend to keep that record.
as for the 'god forbid' part.... this guy has his audio stuff in his garage.
he uses two 60's PA cabinets as speakers. the cabinets are about 40" wide,
60" high and 40" deep. they have bass-reflex design and are indeed loaded
with 15"'s (new ones now, thats why he's selling the other ones)
obviously, these are "only" his woofers. on top of the cabinets he has two
20"X40" tweeter-horns.
The guy is a freak and he sometimes frightens me! in his living room he had
two 30" square speakers, some totally different system with flat speakers
and no coil. His girlfriend made him sell those. thank god, i think he has
suffered hearing loss.
something to start another thread on: rehearsal volumes and the fear of
ear-damage
anyway, thanks a lot!
>From: "windanseabeachboy" <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: speaker question
>Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 03:42:01 -0000
>
>You might want to check out the Weber VST site (www.webervst.com). Ted
>Weber wrote a lengthy explanation about speaker design. Basically,
>many people feel AlNiCo magnets yield a warmer tone and better
>harmonics than ceramic speakers. Ceramics came in 'cause they were
>cheaper to make as the elements of AlNiCo became expensive. And they
>remain cheaper today.
>
>If these speakers were made for a PA or, God forbid, a monster home
>stereo (2 15" speakers??), they won't really make it as guitar amp
>speakers. Guitar speakers create their own tonal variation, while
>stereo and PA speakers are meant to accurately reproduce sound without
>altering it. While this may sound desireable, it's the way different
>speakers handle sound that plays a big role in creating guitar tone.
>
>The high-wattage of these speakers suggests a high-wattage amp.
>They're built with bigger capstans to handle higher wattage. The
>"fact" that they have tight tolerances does allow them to pump out
>higher volume. Low watt amps won't drive them to breakup as early -
>but most good distortion comes from an overdriven pre-amp, not from
>the speakers themselves. These speakers would probably work with
>anything over 40w power output.
>
>In any case, the speakers you mentioned might be a good deal - if they
>don't create the sound you want in your amp, you could always use them
>for an extension cab.
>
>More important than watts are ohms - make sure the Ohm configuration
>of your amp matches the ohm configuration of the speakers, or you'll
>be in for problems. It'll take a little studying, but if the speakers
>are a good deal, it might be worth the trouble.
>
