HADGE Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 can anyone tell me what wattage speaker is fitted to a ampeg classic cab1x15 cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 According to Ampeg's website it's 200w. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1337858157' post='1666413'] According to Ampeg's website it's 200w. [/quote]Not that it matters all that much, as output is limited by the driver displacement, not the power rating. Ampeg drivers tend to be very conservatively rated, so a 200w Ampeg driver may have the same displacement as another company's 400w driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 [quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' timestamp='1337863797' post='1666564'] Not that it matters all that much, as output is limited by the driver displacement, not the power rating. Ampeg drivers tend to be very conservatively rated, so a 200w Ampeg driver may have the same displacement as another company's 400w driver. [/quote] So is it worth buying an Ampeg driver & sticking it in a decent cab? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 (edited) [quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1337864185' post='1666577'] So is it worth buying an Ampeg driver & sticking it in a decent cab? [/quote]Only if you can get the specs, and Ampeg won't tell you. Besides, they're Eminence OEM anyway. It's not that the Ampeg OEM are any better than stock Eminence, it's just that Ampeg may rate a driver at 200w when the coil is actually a 300w or higher coil. They rate the SVT driver at only 100w, while the stock B810 is rated at 150w. They do so to discourage users from overpowering the cabs beyond what the displacement will allow them to make use of. That's a reversal of the usual marketing technique of advertising as high a power rating as possible, despite the fact that it may be three times what the driver can actually make use of. Edited May 24, 2012 by Bill Fitzmaurice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I suppose it could be their marketing plan to make the cabs seem like they're uber reliable & takes a lot to blow them? If so, they should look at the build quality of their cabs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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