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06-14-2010, 05:50 PM
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Will a peavey 215 BW loaded with 2 x15" eminence kappa delite work well with a 130 watt full-tube head @ 4 ohm? |
06-14-2010, 06:03 PM
| | | | Yes, if the new Kappas are 8 ohmers wired up to be a 4 ohm cab, just like it was with the original speakers. The Peavey 215 BW cab factory spec is 4 ohms. I still have a nice original one from the mid 80's. |
06-14-2010, 06:06 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Belgium | | | verry nice, it doesn 't matter that the watt output of my amp is so low vs the cabinet? |
06-14-2010, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by zarigunn  verry nice, it doesn 't matter that the watt output of my amp is so low vs the cabinet? | Not at all. Cabinet watts are pretty meaningless.
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06-14-2010, 06:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Belgium | | | verry nice,
I read that 15" cabs usualy ask more power to handle the big cone.
Nice if that 's not thrue =D |
06-14-2010, 06:43 PM
|  | LICENSED TO KILL - any song I play! | | | | | Hi Zarigunn! Keep us posted of how the Kappalites work out. I've had my Peavey 215D BW cab since the early 80's. I replaced the BW's with Madison Knights but ended up with a muddy sounding cab. The 3015's (non LF) seem to be just what I'm hoping for in a stand-alone cab!
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06-15-2010, 05:01 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Belgium | | | Eminence deltalite 2515, excuse me x) |
06-15-2010, 05:07 AM
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Originally Posted by zarigunn verry nice, it doesn 't matter that the watt output of my amp is so low vs the cabinet? | No! In fact you are better off with having a speaker cabinet that is rated higher than the amp's rating. Also don't fall for the myth that underpowering a speaker cabinet will damage it. |
06-15-2010, 05:15 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Belgium | | | OMG WHAT A RELIEF !
its just a myth :d |
06-15-2010, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by zarigunn verry nice,
I read that 15" cabs usualy ask more power to handle the big cone.
Nice if that 's not thrue =D | No, there are many 15" cabs that are more efficient than some other smaller driver cabs. It all depends on the particular driver and cab design.
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06-15-2010, 07:08 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sacramento CA | | | I put the Eminence Legends in mine and they sound great but that was before the Neos were available. |
06-15-2010, 07:16 AM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA | | | It should work just fine with the Deltalites.
I have a 215D that is loaded with a pair of Electro-Voice 15BX speakers and have powered it with an old Fender Dual Showman head....85 watts.
It sounds great and it is VERY loud. I played a pretty large room with that setup without FOH support and had to turn the volume down.
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06-15-2010, 07:28 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | I would say that driver choice will depend on which Peavey 215 the OP has - they were made both shallow and deep, and there's a huge difference between the two...
I currently have Kappa LFAs in my 215D-BW, and they work very well in there...   |
06-15-2010, 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by lbwdog No, there are many 15" cabs that are more efficient than some other smaller driver cabs. It all depends on the particular driver and cab design. | Most fifteens have higher average sensitivity than smaller drivers. That's because the larger cone area is more efficient in the electrical to acoustical power conversion process. For the same reason most twelves have higher average sensitivity than most tens. The downside to that higher sensitivity is that it mainly applies to the lower frequencies. In the higher frequencies the added mass of the larger cone reduces sensitivity, while the larger cone diameter reduces dispersion. You never get something for nothing. |
06-15-2010, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by billfitzmaurice Most fifteens have higher average sensitivity than smaller drivers. That's because the larger cone area is more efficient in the electrical to acoustical power conversion process. For the same reason most twelves have higher average sensitivity than most tens. The downside to that higher sensitivity is that it mainly applies to the lower frequencies. In the higher frequencies the added mass of the larger cone reduces sensitivity, while the larger cone diameter reduces dispersion. You never get something for nothing. | Thank you verry much, usefull information is always welcome.
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