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05-06-2010, 06:12 PM
|  | Tuxedo Bass® - That's Me! | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hamilton, Montana | |  Were "Whizzers" Ever Used On Bass Speakers?
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Was there any manufacturer that used whizzers on the bass speaker cones? 
Were they- or would they- be a bad idea?
Could they be used to help fill a certain frequency in a very large cone?
Just asking.
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05-06-2010, 06:18 PM
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05-06-2010, 06:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tampa, FL | | | Whizzers are no substitute for good mid-range or HF drivers....
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05-06-2010, 06:23 PM
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05-07-2010, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by SurferJoe46  Was there any manufacturer that used whizzers on the bass speaker cones?
Were they- or would they- be a bad idea?
Could they be used to help fill a certain frequency in a very large cone?
Just asking. | The answer is yes. There is a company called Euphonic Audio, i think, they have a model called the "Whizzy". Guess what kind of speaker it has. |
05-07-2010, 01:58 PM
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05-07-2010, 02:11 PM
|  | I Know Nothing | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Columbia River Gorge, WA. | | E-V had one decades ago. It was meant primarily for general purpose PA usage (think voice reinforcement in school gyms etc), but I gigged with one for bass and synth quite happily for many years.  |
05-07-2010, 05:02 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Chicago | | The 10s that AccuGroove uses have wizzer cones. Both my Tri110 and Tri210L have them. http://www.accugroove.com/
So does Thunderfunk's 610! http://www.thunderfunk.com/Speakers.html
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05-07-2010, 05:34 PM
|  | Less Ebay, more Mel Bay | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ | | Not sure why but there's not a neo one with adequate low end readily available. A 3012HO with whizzer would be an enormous hit. Enormous. Well, at least for me 
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05-07-2010, 05:44 PM
| | Tuxedo Bass® - That's Me! | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hamilton, Montana | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Passinwind E-V had one decades ago. It was meant primarily for general purpose PA usage (think voice reinforcement in school gyms etc), but I gigged with one for bass and synth quite happily for many years. | I've heard that bass amps and PAs are all about the same freqs or 'sound zones' (WTH that is!) and were very user-interchangeable - if they were rated correctly at least.
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05-07-2010, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by SurferJoe46 I've heard that bass amps and PAs are all about the same freqs or 'sound zones' (WTH that is!) and were very user-interchangeable - if they were rated correctly at least. | well there ya go
a lot of bass players over the years have used actual pa systems for their bass rigs. in today's day and age it's a bit of overkill unless you're on massive stages and you want to blast, so the 2 and 3-way bass cabs have taken their place for the most part. still, you will find some bass players using a sub and a top. not a good idea to use most commercial 3-way pa cabs without a sub, though, as they're not rated for the low end.
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