b15 cab with upgraded speaker

[kentiki]

I have the chance to pick up a stripped and empty B15 s cabinet. I already have a B15, so I was wondering if I could use a different (more powerful) speaker and use a different head.

Any thoughts? If doable, any speaker suggestions?

[BassmanPaul]

Contact Fliptops.net and ask for their recommendation. If you don't have the lid for the cabinet you'll have to get one from them too.

[JimmyM]

boy, that's a can of worms. first, what is your current b-15 model and what kind of speaker does it have in it? when i had a 77 b-15n and tried its cab with my 64 b-15n, the two cabs didn't mix well at all because they're designed completely different. so the type of b-15 you have will have a lot to do with how they'll work together. if you have a b-15s already, go for it. if you have any other model, i'd try before you buy.

[dBPete]

I've not had much success with putting a speaker in a cabinet it wasn't meant for. Usually, cabinets are tuned to the speaker they are intended to be used with. Last time I tried this, the speaker rolloff ended up being just below my open A string. So everything I played lower than that sounded very muddy and puny. You might not have to worry about that too much if your enclosure is sealed, though.

[JimmyM]

b-15s is ported. however, i do agree with you, pete. i found that the eminence delta 15a that works great in my double baffle cabs didn't work so well in my thiele cab 77 b-15n.