speaker

[jimmybass04]

hi there, i,v got a trace boxer combo 65 watt you know the one, its just for practice and i v done a few small gigs with it.
Iv took the speaker and the amp out of it ,so im left with the cab,which i want to use with my eden 550 for small gigs.i like the carpet covered cab and i want to put a higher rated and better quality 12" speaker in it.
can anyone let me know which speaker they would reccomend, i prob need something like 300 watt 8 ohms
cheers, jimmy.

[gypsymoth]

eminence delta pro.
400 watts, a range wide enough for guitar and bass.

[jimmybass04]

cheers my man, appreciated.

[Musky]

Doubtless someone who knows more about speakers will be along soon, but I do know from reading these boards that there's far more to choosing a speaker than sticking a 'good' one in the right sized hole.

The boxer combos were quite small, and I think you'd find you might get better results out of it with a much smaller speaker. Since that would mean installing a new front baffle, I think you'd be better off just springing for a second hand cab.

[gypsymoth]

you can optimize the performance of a speaker with a "designed for" box, but if it is a crappy speaker you are optimizing crap.
a good speaker will perform quite well in most anything - maybe not to it's optimum, but better than a crap speaker in a perfect box.