Why does no-one have 16 ohm bloody speakers in stock!

[Moos3h]

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

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

[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.

[Moos3h]

Nutsacks. That's a pain. Sigh - the search continues.

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

[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]

[The Bass Doc]

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)

[Moos3h]

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

[The Bass Doc]

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.

[Moos3h]

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

[The Bass Doc]

[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?

[Moos3h]

Let's do it! If you can get these out to me asap, that'd be awesome! Thanks Howard!

[stevie]

[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.

[Moos3h]

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!

[PURPOLARIS]

[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]

[Moos3h]

Thanks mate, hopefully the Fanes will be here soon and I'll see how I get on!