Ted Theodore Logan, III Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Hey Low-enders! Got an awesome Ampeg BXT410HLF, sounds magnificent however the voice coil has gone in one of the speakers. Current speaker model is Eminence 86-531-04, rated 150 WATT 4 OHMS. The Eminence 86-531-04 is discontinued stock but I'm sure I can purchase a replacement from overseas and at a pretty penny. I've been contemplating replacing one, two or all of the cabinets speakers with the Eminence Legend BP102, 200WATT 4 OHMS. These speakers have a greater frequency response however am I going to run into problems with the slightly higher wattage rating of the Legend compared with the 86-531-04?... Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated... (providing I haven't opened a “ Dr Google ” type discussion resulting in an infinite dispute of what is and isn't correct). Thanks again and... “PARTY ON!!!” - “Excellent!!!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 The BP102 has very poor midrange response. I only use them in subs or with midrange drivers. If you can't match the existing drivers you need to replace all of them, but only after using speaker modeling software to confirm if they'll do what you want to do in your cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Theodore Logan, III Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Thank you for the advice, Bill. I don't have immediate access to speaker modeling software so I think it may just be easier to fork out the pony for a replacement 86-531-04 speaker. However, I fear there is a good chance that the other speakers in the BXT410HLF 4 will give up the ghost shortly. I mean the cab is quite retro and I am not the first owner... Cost of replacement 86-531-04 is roughly £170 delivered so multiply that by four and you got the cost of a brand new Ampeg cab... My, my, the things we do for Bass!! Whilst I'm on the subject of investing in new cabinets... Do any of you lovely Low-enders have recommendations for an awesome pair of cabinet models to biamp through a Ampeg SVT5 Pro?... I'm thinking two 4x10's or two 6x10's unless someone cares to intervene. Maybe run one cab low frequency and the other high... Looking for good mids and great low end. Thanks again. “Excellent!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 I had Eminence Betas put in a couple of Ashdown 210 cabs, by Ashdown, and I found them to be very nice indeed. Re 610s, well I`ll take the opportunity to shamelessly plug the Ashdown RM610 that I`m selling, and I`m pretty sure Ashdown also have one of these as B-Stock, unless they`ve sold it, so you could get two pretty decent cabs that would be big enough for any gig with change from £800. Which is nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Theodore Logan, III Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Hey Lozz196, Cheers for the shameless product placement. That's definitely ‘food for thought'... I'll check out the Ashdown cab in the meantime. Thanks - “Righteous!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Why not get Wembley Loudspeaker to repair the faulty speaker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Theodore Logan, III Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Thanks, BassBunny. I'll get in touch with them and get a quote. I'm sure it'll be far cheaper than buying new speakers. “Excellent" advice! Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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