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15" Wedge - horn or not

Discussion in 'Amps and Cabs [BG]' started by Slaine01, Jul 30, 2009.

  1. Jul 30, 2009 #1
    Slaine01

    Slaine01

    Jul 29, 2001
    Sydney - Australia
    Building a 15" wedge at the moment ( running an Eden WTX500). See -
    http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=564882

    After some good advice I have bought a -

    http://www.eminence.com/proaudio_sp...=DEFINIMAX4015LF&speaker_size=15&SUB_CAT_ID=1

    but should I also buy a horn for this project as well?
    The Bugaera, being aluminium, had that Hartke type cutting top end but the frequency range on the Eminence is 35Hz-1.2kHz - enough bottom end but the cut off for the upper ranges ( ie: up to around 14khz) concerns me.
    Normally on my Eden cabs I roll off most of the horn with the attenuator so maybe I will be OK.
    But some advice on this would be great.
    I have a -
    http://www.cannonsound.com.au/p/577352/paudio-pht-410-1-inch-driverhorn-combination.html
    which I can use but will need to mount it in the space next to the WTX500 (see thread link above) as the cabinet doesnt have the room for it - does the horn need to be specially ported if not in the actual cabinet? or can I just make a plywood box for it and then mount it in the enclosure?
     
  2. Jul 31, 2009 #2
    Slaine01

    Slaine01

    Jul 29, 2001
    Sydney - Australia
    Bump
    Anyone used single 15's with no horn in a smaller enclosure?
     
  3. Jul 31, 2009 #3
    greenboy

    greenboy

    Dec 18, 2000
    remote mountain cabin Montana
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  4. Jul 31, 2009 #4
    Never_grew_up

    Never_grew_up

    Sep 2, 2006
    Roswell, GA
    I'd do w/o it but leave room in the cab to add it later if you decide you need it. It doesn't need a special cabinet (no porting for example). Just needs to be secure, protected, and as close to the woofer as possible.