Etone speakers?

Bass4lyf · #1 05-10-2010, 04:09 PM

Ive been building a 210 cabinet and Im now looking for speakers to put in, I dont want to fork out alot either. Anyone had any experience with etone speakers? I mean the new etone speakers, not the old stuff which was apparently really good in the day. This speaker in particular- http://cgi.ebay.com.au/New-ETONE-10-...item5885409980

Would this speaker be any good? I do own the 15inch version of this ( a pair) but that is used in a pair of subs for my diy pa system, in my opinion they sound alright as they are but when they are used as a bass cab, they dont sound the best. But they apparently arent made for a bass guitar, just pa, whereas these 10's claim to be used for pa and bass guitar. Anyone know of a really good cheap speaker for a 210 cab? ive heard madison speakers are cheap and really good, but I literally cannot find any for sale on the net.

Rick Auricchio · #2 05-10-2010, 04:43 PM

Since they don't give any Xmax figure for the speaker, I wouldn't attempt to try it for bass.

I realize you have limited choices in Australia, but there are probably better ones than this.

RickenBoogie · #3 05-10-2010, 04:50 PM

And really, it's a better idea to find the speakers *first*, and then design the box around them. It may be difficult doing it the other way 'round, but good luck to you.

Jaco who? · #4 05-10-2010, 04:59 PM

Also if Fo is the same as Fs, with a qts of 0.23 you'll need to tune the box to around 118 hz. Not really optimum for a decent bass guitar cab. It looks like just another driver that doesn't totally suck in a really dinky box.

billfitzmaurice · #5 05-10-2010, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Jaco who?

Also if Fo is the same as Fs, with a qts of 0.23 you'll need to tune the box to around 118 hz. Not really optimum for a decent bass guitar cab. It looks like just another driver that doesn't totally suck in a really dinky box.

+1. Those specs are totally unsuited to electric bass.

Bass4lyf · #6 05-10-2010, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RickenBoogie

And really, it's a better idea to find the speakers *first*, and then design the box around them. It may be difficult doing it the other way 'round, but good luck to you.

yea I understand this but I just wanted to put together a quick cab using left over plywood, I made the dimensions very similar toa markbass traveler, and made a few changes so that it would sit nicely ontop of my 410 cab.

Sweet, thanks for the help!

Rick Auricchio · #7 05-10-2010, 08:00 PM

Sure, you can go ahead with the project, but it's not going to be decent for bass. Why waste the effort?