Hi,
I'm hoping a kind soul will help me with a technical grey area in my life - not women no, but Bass speakers!
I run a project studio and some people rehearse here. In the last year someone has blown three cab drivers:
- Marshall JCM 800 Bass Series 100w tube head into a custom 2x 15" 16 ohm wired in series Carlsboro Powertone drivers, rating unknown
> Both are farting with reasonable bass tone level
- Trace Elliott GP7 SM 300 combo 280w RMS / 500w Peak with Celestion C15H-200 8ohm driver
> Some small tearing in places. A glue repair worked for a week or two only
- Carlsboro solid state 100w head into Soundlab L041F 4ohm 15" 400w 'max power' rating (peak I presume)
> General distortion, can't see any tears but it's damaged alright
Questions:
* Is the Marshall head 100w peak or RMS?
* Can anyone recommend replacement speakers for the Marshall and the Trace that will be a 'heavy duty' upgrade to prevent further damage?
I don't know if someone is running a synth bass sound through the cabs or what as no-one surprisingly has owned up to the damage, so I'm hoping overrated drivers will be a solution?
Best,
Benny