16ohm or 4ohm 15inch Driver

[TaySte_2000]

Does anyone know of a company that makes 15inch drivers that are 4 or 16ohms basically I want a 8ohm 2x15 making and can't find anything to go in it.

Thanks

[BassGreaser]

I have a Weber 15 that is 16ohms and has a power rating of 100watts that I'm selling. its never been installed or used

[okcrum]

Avatar is selling 4 ohm Eminence Delta 15 LF drivers for $68+$12 shipping in the Scratch, Dent, Overstock section.

Most of the reputable speaker suppliers also carry these, but Avatar is a nice deal.

[TaySte_2000]

Originally Posted by BassGreaser

I have a Weber 15 that is 16ohms and has a power rating of 100watts that I'm selling. its never been installed or used

I need 2 I'm afraid and a hgiher wattage than that.

Cheers

[rpsands]

Do not make an 8 ohm 2x15. You'll never be able to get rid of it and someday you'll change amps and regret it.

Make two 8 ohm 1x15s.

[TaySte_2000]

Originally Posted by rpsands

Do not make an 8 ohm 2x15. You'll never be able to get rid of it and someday you'll change amps and regret it.

Make two 8 ohm 1x15s.

It'll be switchable to 2 ohms as well assuming I get 4ohm drivers so would be a good standalone head with a lot of SS heads.

I'd have to change about 10 amps to make an 8ohm 2x15 useless to me

So far having being told Celestion and Eminence don't do 4ohm 1x15's, they both do and Fane can do it on special request.

Celestion even do a Neo which could be very interesting, but likely sound crap

[Jaco who?]

Eminence Basslite 2515 and Eminence Legend CA154 are both 4Ω, available from BeachAudio.com for $99.99 and $59.99, (respectively)...

US speaker has a B&C HPL76W and 15NDL76, but you really don't want to know how much those are. Have fun.

[rpsands]

Celestion's neos sound as good or better than their non-neos imho. Probably better. No real way to generalize about neos, it's just a magnet type.

If you can run a 2 ohm load, then why not just use a 4 ohm 2x15?

[okcrum]

Carvin also sells 4 ohm 15 inch neos.

[BassmanPaul]

Guys you have to bear in mine the OP's location of Manchester. That could be in the UK or USA.

OP BEFORE you buy the drivers make sure that the cabinet you have made is suitable for those drivers in volume and porting.

Paul

[B-string]

I have no trouble with a 8 ohm 215 cab (in fact have one I won't let go), used it with a second 8 ohm 215 that sold very fast. Yeah 4 15" speakers on a 4 ohm min amp really sounds like a poor idea

[okcrum]

Originally Posted by BassmanPaul

Guys you have to bear in mine the OP's location of Manchester. That could be in the UK or USA.

OP BEFORE you buy the drivers make sure that the cabinet you have made is suitable for those drivers in volume and porting.

Paul

In the former case, he might want to be asking on Basschat.co.uk.

[rpsands]

Originally Posted by B-string

I have no trouble with a 8 ohm 215 cab (in fact have one I won't let go), used it with a second 8 ohm 215 that sold very fast. Yeah 4 15" speakers on a 4 ohm min amp really sounds like a poor idea

Hauling it sounds like a ridiculous idea.

[TaySte_2000]

I'm in the Uk, I'm very active on Basschat, this was not a wanted thread this was an info wanted thread.

All my amps are tube amps, my plan was to place this under a 4x10, why, well because I want to, I like big amps and big cabs. I have 2 Mesa Boogie Tube amps I can run a 2 ohm load on but my 4x10 is 8ohms so I'd rather not run a 2.67 ohm load.

The other 4 gigging amps I own will not run a 2 ohm load or a 2.67 ohm load. Some of my vintage offerings won't even run a 4 ohm load (but I can run 2 8ohm cabs as a 16 ohm load).

So obviously with the same vintage amps having it at 8ohms means I can use it on it's own.

So does anyone have any experience with the Celestion BL15-300X, BN15-300X or the Eminence Legend CA154?

[coreyfyfe]

Originally Posted by TaySte_2000

So far having being told Celestion and Eminence don't do 4ohm 1x15's,

Lies. Eminence has the Legend CA15-4, the KappaLite 3015L Neo,
and Kappa 15A available in 4 ohms and the Delta 15B in 16 ohms.

http://usspeaker.com/Legend%20CA15-4-1.htm
http://usspeaker.com/bass%20liteC2515-1.htm
http://usspeaker.com/Kappa-15-1.htm

http://usspeaker.com/Delta-15B-1.htm

US speaker has a bunch of others too, but I don't know much about them. Being in the UK it would probably be cheaper/easier to find them elsewhere as well.


I've heard good things about the Eminence 3015 neos, those would be my choice for a big 2x15 build since it will save some weight.

[B-string]

Originally Posted by rpsands

Hauling it sounds like a ridiculous idea.

Maybe today? Been gigging decades, used to use one 215 for bars/clubs and both 215's for outdoor gigs ('73 V4-B is plenty loud with 4 15").

[TaySte_2000]

Originally Posted by B-string

Maybe today? Been gigging decades, used to use one 215 for bars/clubs and both 215's for outdoor gigs ('73 V4-B is plenty loud with 4 15").

Sounds reasonable to me, when 100w tube amps were the norm you needed more cabs, simple

[TaySte_2000]

Originally Posted by coreyfyfe

Lies. Eminence has the Legend CA15-4, the KappaLite 3015L Neo,
and Kappa 15A available in 4 ohms and the Delta 15B in 16 ohms.

http://usspeaker.com/Legend%20CA15-4-1.htm
http://usspeaker.com/bass%20liteC2515-1.htm
http://usspeaker.com/Kappa-15-1.htm

http://usspeaker.com/Delta-15B-1.htm

US speaker has a bunch of others too, but I don't know much about them. Being in the UK it would probably be cheaper/easier to find them elsewhere as well.


I've heard good things about the Eminence 3015 neos, those would be my choice for a big 2x15 build since it will save some weight.

Thanks man, big help. I think I'd prefer Eminence as I've found them to be more aggressive sounding in the past.

Also to save confusion I won't be building the cab, Matamp will and I only have 2 size constraints of width and depth, can be as tall as they need it to be to get the sound not sure if it will be ported or sealed at this time, but I don't know about those things i just tell them to make it sound good and they come back with something that sounds better than I could have hoped

[Rick Auricchio]

Originally Posted by TaySte_2000

I'm in the Uk

Please add UK to your profile to avoid future confusion. Thanks.

[rpsands]

Ask Matamp if they can get a Kappalite 3015 in 4 ohms. Sometimes vendors can.