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Postscript. I've finished the new cabinet, about 5 cu ft tuned to 50Hz Eminence CH-2010 8 ohm hemp cone speakers, pocket handle in the back panel for easy lifting total weight about 34Kg. I'm delighted with the performance, it goes right down to E on the bottom string (unlike some other quads)...

I contacted them yesterday and they were indeed very helpful. From the information they gave me it seems the CH2010 is a very good driver and should work well. I just hope I get a result somewhere approaching my beloved GB 410-XB2 but 35 kg instead of 43. I've positioned handles for easier...

Thanks agedhorse, can you give me any info on specs for the drivers used in the XB2 so I can compare with the Eminence CH2010?

Thanks for your thoughts, 55Hz could be a good compromise. It would be easy for me to raise the tuning but a little more difficult to lower it. So I might try 50HZ and see how it goes knowing I could raise it if necessary. Anyhow, I haven't tested the tuning yet, just did the calculations online...

Hi, I live in Melbourne, Australia. I'm building a 4x10 Neo cabinet, 5cu.ft vented, tuned to 50Hz for rockabilly style double bass. My amp runs 375W into 8 ohms. Neo speakers of any kind are difficult to source locally. I have been offered 4 Eminence Basslite CH2010s 8 ohm 150W with hemp cones...

After playing fretted electric for over 40 years, in 2014 I bought a blonde colored upright bass of Chinese origin which had been set up with gut strings and a Realist pickup. Bought a second hand Genz Benz Streamliner 600 amp and quad box around the same time to handle the extra transients and...