Need suggestion: what speakers go well with a Sunn Coliseum head

[Gregmazz]

Hi all. I am a new member to the forum. Recently I blew out the two original speakers to my Sunn 215SH cab. I play out of a Coliseum Bass head. The original speakers were two 80 watt 8 ohm speakers that I am pretty sure are as old as the cab (probably close to 40 years old) and I want something more powerful than that (I play in a few pretty loud bands).

Does anyone have any suggestions? I was looking at the Eminence Kappa 15A, Delta 15LFA, or the Kappa Pro and Delta Pro.

I like a low bass sound but want to be able to come through clearly as well.

Also, I always play through a distortion pedal if that makes a difference.

Thanks in advance.

[Edword]

I had the ported 1x18" Sunn bottom with my Coliseum, and liked it very much.

[Gregmazz]

My roommate just picked up a 1x18 coliseum cab for pretty cheap. I'm trying to convince him to sell it to me.

[craig.p]

Hmm... The 215SH was a folded horn, correct? If so, that cab may not be what you want for clarity and distortion and a "low bass sound." (My own experience with Sunn folded horns in the mid-to-late 1970s is that they were heavy in the lower mids, present in the upper bass, and absent in the lower bass without tons of EQ. And as for highs, forget about it.)

It would also be good to know what size rooms you play in WITHOUT mains support.

[Gregmazz]

Originally Posted by craig.p

Hmm... The 215SH was a folded horn, correct? If so, that cab may not be what you want for clarity and distortion and a "low bass sound." (My own experience with Sunn folded horns in the mid-to-late 1970s is that they were heavy in the lower mids, present in the upper bass, and absent in the lower bass without tons of EQ. And as for highs, forget about it.)

It would also be good to know what size rooms you play in WITHOUT mains support.

I play in rooms that vary between small basements to open halls.

[craig.p]

Ok, I'd consider that cab more of a big-room cab than a small-room cab.

Your requirements don't really line up with a folded-horn cab, especially one with this sort of "voicing," but that's just one man's opinion. I suppose you COULD make it work, but I don't think what you want to use it for would really line up with what it was intended to do. Have you thought of selling it empty and getting a reflex cab instead?

[Gregmazz]

Originally Posted by craig.p

Ok, I'd consider that cab more of a big-room cab than a small-room cab.

Your requirements don't really line up with a folded-horn cab, especially one with this sort of "voicing," but that's just one man's opinion. I suppose you COULD make it work, but I don't think what you want to use it for would really line up with what it was intended to do. Have you thought of selling it empty and getting a reflex cab instead?

I have not thought about that. I like the cab; it has treated me pretty well and I think it sounds pretty good.

[bassteban]

Years ago I ran a Collesium 300 into a Peavey 2x15(the deeper one); plugging a Thumb BO-4 through a DOD Milk Box & on into that rig made for some of the sweetest tones I can remember making myself. What a pig to haul though.

[Din Of Win]

Before my Colliseum300 was stolen (), i played it through my Ampeg b25-b 2x15 or my Acoustic 6x10.

Sounded good, man!!

[Gregmazz]

Give me some suggestions

[RedLeg]

stay as close to the vintage speaker as possible to preserve the cabs sound.
maybe an eminance alpha-15a, beta-15a, or a legend cb15 (the beta has a better freq range on paper, but I think the alpha will sound best)
maybe a celestion green label BL15-300X

[jackcheez]

Originally Posted by Gregmazz

Give me some suggestions

Sell me your head. Problem solved.

[Gregmazz]

Originally Posted by RedLeg

stay as close to the vintage speaker as possible to preserve the cabs sound.
maybe an eminance alpha-15a, beta-15a, or a legend cb15 (the beta has a better freq range on paper, but I think the alpha will sound best)
maybe a celestion green label BL15-300X

Would it sound bad if i went with a more powerful speaker?

[RedLeg]

It just seems to me that if the cab was designed 300w RMS 8ohm, and you like the way it sounded, you might want to stay in that ball park with a speaker that is similar in construction to the blown ones.

[ranbunctious]

There is only one cab for that amp. I run mine thru a cerwin vega folded horn. Outrageous bass and sound. You'll love it.