AlanP2008

Thanks for the replies... [quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='700452' date='Jan 4 2010, 01:52 PM']If you investigate further you'll find the differences between tens, twelves and fifteens in general are slight, while those between specific models of drivers are considerable. You'd also find that the 2x10 is, all things considered, the most versatile configuration when the drivers are vertically aligned (and most are not) while the 4x10 is the most intrinsically flawed. Where tens are concerned my preference lies with the Eminence Basslite S2010 and Deltalite II 2510.[/quote] Well, I'm not sure that is entirely what I was seeing from the specs... For the delta lites, the 10's are clearly less useful in terms of low-end frequencies (for bass), the 12's will be loudest (and true, the 15's don't look any better than the 12's, but are a bit less sensitive): 2510: Resonance 53Hz, Usable Frequency Range 60Hz-4kHz, Sensitivity 97.3 2512: Resonance 42Hz, Usable Frequency Range 54Hz-3.7kHz, Sensitivity 99.9 2515: Resonance 42Hz, Usable Frequency Range 54Hz-3.7kHz, Sensitivity 99.2 Basslite S2010: Resonance 46Hz, Usable Frequency Range 54Hz-4kHz, Sensitivity 96.2 There doesn't *appear* to be anything stand-out there (or against 10's in other ranges/brands either)... But I do appreciate your responses to my question. I wondered if there was any other brand around that I hadn't spotted that might be more appropriate - but maybe there isn't... I appreciate what you say about vertical alignment though - the old principle of the "column speakers" - it is odd how things come into and go out of fashion. Re the topic of my post, it looks as if a 2x12 would probably give most "bang per buck" (a better compromise) comparing power, frequency response, size, weight, sensitivity and cost, than 2x10, 4x10, or 1x15 = but they don't seem very popular at all... [quote]Don't think going 4 ohm would make enough difference to be worth the change. The Sica drivers are kind of lame though, so upgrading for moe power handling and sensitivity is more viable. Is it a sealed or ported cab? Makes a fairly huge difference in driver choice.[/quote] I wouldn't swap out just for that - I was looking for better sensitivity, better frequency response and maybe higher power rating - the impedance change was the icing on the cake... (and it's ported....) Does anyone know what speaker is used in Ashdown's ABM series - they seem to boast 102dB sensitivity, versus the 98dB of the MAG series - that's double the volume right there... Thanks again Alan

Hi, a newbie here... I've been looking for suitable 10" speakers to upgrade a budget 2x10 cabinet (Mag 210). Part of the issue is that a 4ohm cab would be much more useful to me than the current 8 ohms, so as to extract more from my SS amp... I wouldn't mind getting a couple of Neos, so I've been looking at Eminence Deltalite II 2510 data (plus standard Deltas), also at Celestion, and a bunch of other candidates stocked at Blue Aran... ... I've come to the view that, as someone with an electronic engineering background, and in the distant past an audio engineering background, if I were designing a bass cabinet today, I wouldn't even consider 10" drivers -- 12" would be the minimum, for all sorts of reasons (resonant frequency and useful frequency range being just two of them...) And yet there are so many 2x10 and 4x10 cabs out there.... Is this all just fad? (Although of course I do understand the attraction of smaller, lighter cabinets.) Are there any 10" drivers that are actually really suitable for bass guitar applications - or have I just not been lucky so far? (I play 4-string bass, so my requirements are not as low-down as many others....) Thanks in Advance Alan

Hi, I'm Alan I played bass as a teenager and did some touring in my 20's. Needing to feed myself properly caused me to give up gigging in my late 20's, and within a few years had sold my EB2 and bought a LP copy (I felt bass was not a particularly good solo instrument). I've kept up my 6-string playing sporadically since then - and 4 years ago bought a bass (Dean Rhapsody 4-string) to do a bit of recording, but got distracted by the technology (DAWs and synths) so it didn't really kick-start my playing in any meaningful way... About a year ago, for some reason I really started to get back into the 6-string, and got myself a US Delux Strat, then 6 months ago I got talked into doing some coaching at the local county music service "Rock School" sessions, and for some reason I ended up playing and coaching bass (playing a six-string at the same time as six teenagers all thrashing away didn't appeal!) Just got myself a Mex Active Jazz Bass (the Dean will have to go in due course - it's a really nice bass for the money, but I've always fancied a Jazz), and I'm finding the re-acquaintance with bass really rather compelling... So Hi! (PS. I'm also AlanP2008 on the musicradar forum...)