Moos3h Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Hi all, Looking for speakers to upgrade a 2 x 10 which needs to end up at 8 ohm, so either 4 ohm or 16 ohm speakers are needed. But all the usual suspects have hardly any of these in stock! Given that 2 x 10 is quite a common setup, why does no-one have any? Does anyone have any recommendations for where to get speakers from. So far, I've tried Lean, Blue Aran and ebay. I won't use Watford Valves and HotRox don't really have much. Cheers, James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 [quote name='Moos3h' post='675931' date='Dec 6 2009, 12:55 PM']Given that 2 x 10 is quite a common setup, why does no-one have any?[/quote]Because the average buyer wants a 4 ohm cab 'so I can get all the watts out of my amp' so few 4 and 16 ohm drivers are produced, and most of those are OEM that you have to buy from the speaker manufacturer, if they'll sell them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 Nutsacks. That's a pain. Sigh - the search continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 [quote name='Moos3h' post='675950' date='Dec 6 2009, 01:14 PM']Nutsacks. That's a pain. Sigh - the search continues.[/quote] You can get 4ohm BP102s here: [url="http://www.speakerhardware.com/legend_bp102_4-SPKBSBP102-4Legend.php"]http://www.speakerhardware.com/legend_bp10...102-4Legend.php[/url] They can't ship outside the US direct to you, but this explains how to get around that problem: [url="http://billfitzmaurice.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=9905&sid=7de0486e001ea6e38dd7f5cde25ce01c"]http://billfitzmaurice.info/forum/viewtopi...dd7f5cde25ce01c[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I've got a pair of Fane Studio 10s at 16 ohms if you're interested. Looking for £20 each+postage (would have to get a price on that 'cos they're heavy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Hi Howard. This sounds great - I can't find any info on them online though, do you know specs or can you link me up (or give me a full model number?) Thanks! James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 I can only state what's on the label - Fane Studio 10M - 200 watts RMS (400 watts peak) - made in 1998 (but stored after minimal use for the last few years). The chassis are heavy-duty cast jobbies with that 'squared-off' look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Thanks Howard - found a spec sheet for them: [url="http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc107/Subsoniks/Fane10M.jpg"]http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc107/S...iks/Fane10M.jpg[/url] How does £50 delivered for the pair sound to you? Interparcel.com should be able to do it via Interparcel Economy for around a tenner, tops. Thanks! James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bass Doc Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 [quote name='Moos3h' post='676555' date='Dec 7 2009, 11:31 AM']How does £50 delivered for the pair sound to you? Interparcel.com should be able to do it via Interparcel Economy for around a tenner, tops.[/quote] That'll do nicely thanks. Shall we exchange PMs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Let's do it! If you can get these out to me asap, that'd be awesome! Thanks Howard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 [quote name='The Bass Doc' post='676571' date='Dec 7 2009, 11:50 AM']That'll do nicely thanks. Shall we exchange PMs?[/quote] I hate to spoil the party guys, but the Fane 10M is a midrange speaker. It is actually a superb driver and the Doc is selling them for a very good price, but it's no good for bass guitar unless you are going to use it just for midrange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Thanks Stevie. Reading their charts they seem very similar to those fitted in the Ashdown anyway, similar frequency response. I'll give 'em a try anyway, as this cabinet is never used on its own anyway. All done and paid, thanks Howard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURPOLARIS Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 [quote name='Moos3h' post='676653' date='Dec 7 2009, 01:01 PM']Thanks Stevie. Reading their charts they seem very similar to those fitted in the Ashdown anyway, similar frequency response. I'll give 'em a try anyway, as this cabinet is never used on its own anyway. All done and paid, thanks Howard![/quote] Saw these on Ebay, they might be worth a shot if your Fanes don't work out. Not sure how good they are though. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Eminence-Gamma-10-300W-10-Bass-Driver-16-ohm_W0QQitemZ200407121901QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ConElec_SpeakersPASystems_RL?hash=item2ea931ffed"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Eminence-Gamma-10-30...=item2ea931ffed[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moos3h Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Thanks mate, hopefully the Fanes will be here soon and I'll see how I get on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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