Speaker replacement (Torque T2001EB/Celestion)

[Matthijs]

Originally Posted by JazzMarius

Well, i might be able to buy for a cheap price an Eminence Kappalite 3015. Will that work in this enclosure? I know it's a great speaker, but don't know about this situation!

It will work and probably sound great, but is also a bit over the top for a small combo. If the price is right, who cares? You can always use it later on to build a 15" cab for a new seperate head. Make sure it is not a LF version, because that would not sound that good on it's own IMHO.

[will33]

Originally Posted by JazzMarius

so, i can't reach the rear side of the cone.it's isolated.it is glued (fusioned) into like a membrane that covers the magnet.

but i tried the amp and the speaker farts.not extremely, but it farts... so i guess i do have to change it.

You mean the spder? Accordion looking suspension?

The dustcap can be done from the front. Try running a fresh bead of glue around the edges...or carefully slice it out and replace it.

Ya, the kappalite is a great driver. Much too good, and expensive, to put in that little combo.

[JazzMarius]

Well, i can get it for around 60-70$.. i can't get ANYTHING else that cheap!

[will33]

Originally Posted by JazzMarius

Well, i can get it for around 60-70$.. i can't get ANYTHING else that cheap!

Then get it, it's worth 3 times that over here. I'd get 3 of them and make a couple proper bass cabs while you're at it.

Make sure it's the 3015 and not the 3015LF.

[Matthijs]

Originally Posted by JazzMarius

Well, i can get it for around 60-70$.. i can't get ANYTHING else that cheap!

Is thtat a one time deal, or can you let us on on the secret? Do they ship all over Europe?

[JazzMarius]

Originally Posted by Matthijs

Is thtat a one time deal, or can you let us on on the secret? Do they ship all over Europe?

It's a guy that has two of them for 50€ used (but they where bought for a project that never came alive, so those are pretty new!).

This is for the combo our church has, but if i would have had the money, i would have bought them in a heart beat for myself....

[Matthijs]

Make the church buy them now! That is a really good deal! Convince them there will be a use for the second one eventually. And as Will and I have pointed out before: make shure they're not the LF versions because they have too much bass and too little upper mid to be usable as a fullrange speaker. And make shure they work!

[JazzMarius]

They are the 3015 (none LF) model and work and look perfect. Man i am gonna cry...we will buy one for sure, don't know about the second... I always had in mind a fearful 15/6 (((((

[Matthijs]

Originally Posted by JazzMarius

They are the 3015 (none LF) model and work and look perfect. Man i am gonna cry...we will buy one for sure, don't know about the second... I always had in mind a fearful 15/6 (((((

With those kids in your church I think it is wise to have a spare.

[StraightSix]

I would buy them both at that price.

The fEARful 15/6 needs the 3015LF.

[JazzMarius]

Well, i bought just one.waiting for it to arrive.

Yes, i would love to have them both, but i have no money....

[JazzMarius]

Just installed it.altough the speaker sounds good, defined, tight low end, punchy, the amp still sounds bad.

You can hear a sub-harmonic with every note i play.it's like an octavator.it could be the head? I mean, it's a cheap piece of equipment that has alot of hiss an noise when moving the pots...

Maybe in some near future i would buy some combo head (like a ashdown EB or some hartke) and change this.

Anyone has some thoughts?

[Matthijs]

Originally Posted by JazzMarius

Just installed it.altough the speaker sounds good, defined, tight low end, punchy, the amp still sounds bad.

You can hear a sub-harmonic with every note i play.it's like an octavator.it could be the head? I mean, it's a cheap piece of equipment that has alot of hiss an noise when moving the pots...

Maybe in some near future i would buy some combo head (like a ashdown EB or some hartke) and change this.

Anyone has some thoughts?

That's too bad, can't really think of something. Did you do usual stuff like cleaning all contacts and pots and stuff? Otherwise it sounds like an amp malfinction to me too.

[JazzMarius]

So, how can i get under the dustcap and press it up? Or can i ?

[billfitzmaurice]

Originally Posted by JazzMarius

That's not a 3015.

[JazzMarius]

Yes i know! It was a reply for this message :
It is the Celestion speaker.

will33
I mean push on it with the amp turned off. It will be very quiet. See if there's any squeaking or scraping sounds. It looks like they just dented in the dustcap, which isn't that big a deal in the grand scheme of things. If the dustcap is coming loose around the edges, that will make some nasty sounds when playing it. Those can be cut out and replaced pretty cheap. Might even be able to just glue that one back yourself.

[will33]

Originally Posted by JazzMarius

So, how can i get under the dustcap and press it up? Or can i ?

You can't. Can try sucking it out with a vacuum hose. Or gluing a piece of thread in the dent and pulling it out, then cutting the thread off. If you have a steady hand, you can carefully slice out the old one and glue in a new one.

Sounds to me like you have amp issues if a pot/jack/switch cleaning and checking all connections doesn't fix it. A dented dustcap won't cause the sound issues you describe. The old speaker may work with a good amp, assuming the dustcap is the only issue.

In any case, you got the best deal I've ever heard of on a 3015. Try a cleaning and see if it helps the amp.

[will33]

Kids like to put stuff in things. See that there isn't something in any of the jacks on the amp. Also check your cables and see there isn't frayed ends causing a partial short.

If you manage to get everything working, I'd put the old speaker back in the combo and put the 3015 in a proper cab and play it. That's a high end speaker. Either that or sell it for profit.

[will33]

They may've also jammed a pencil or something in a plastic jack and broke it, or cracked the circuit board it's attached to.

[JazzMarius]

What kind of head with it fit? The hole dimensions ate 17.5 inches / 3 inches / 9 inches.

if I can fix that other speaker,I will use the eminence properly in some cab.