BASS AMP PROJECT. Will It Work???

[vardan109]

Hello Everyone,

I'm not to familiar to with bass amps so I need some advice. Instead of buying a bass amp cab I have another idea in mind.

I have two Kicker CVR15 Subwoofer amps: (For Car Audio)

Specs:

Peak Power: 1000 Watts
RMS Power: 500 Watts
Impedance: Dual 2 Ohm
Sensitivity: 89.2 dB 1w/1m
Frequency Response: 25-500 Hz
Mounting Depth: 8-3/16"
Mounting Cutout: 13-11/16"
Recommend Sealed Box Volume: 1.80 - 5.20 Cubic Feet
Recommend Vented Box Volume: 3.00 - 5.00 Cubic Feet

My bass guitar needs a higher frequency range, that is about 25hz to 17-18 Kilohertz. These sub speakers only go up to 500hz. I was thinking of adding two tweeters with a high frequency range to make up for the subs.

I would purchase a car audio speaker enclousre that has

2-4 tweeter ports
2 15inch sub ports
as well as proper ventilation.

I would buy a bass amp head to match these specs and then do a little custom engineering to wire the head to the subs and tweeters.

My questions to you all is:


Will this work?
Is it worth it?
Will I get a comparable sound to true bass amps/speakers?

My Goal is to save money and possible create a unique sound/look

 

[BurningSkies]

It won't work, and it's not worth it.

 

[Pilgrim]

Will this work?
Is it worth it?
Will I get a comparable sound to true bass amps/speakers?

1) No
2) No
3) Absolutely No, which is the reason for the first two "No's".

If you wnt to do this, start with designing a cabinet to match the sound parameters of the speakers you want to use. Do searches on the internet for "speaker cabinet design". You will need $100+ worth of lumber, appropriate woodworking tools, and accessory parts such as grille, feet, jacks, and external covering for the cabinet. Otherwise you'll be wasting your money on speakers that perform like crap in a randomly chosen cheapo cab that's probably made out of chipboard and will be heavier than a boat anchor and fall apart very quickly.

 

[vardan109]

1) No
2) No
3) Absolutely No, which is the reason for the first two "No's".

Good to Know. But why??

 

[BassmanPaul]

Car amps need a low voltage supply in order to work. The cost involved in such a supply would be astronomical.

 

[cheapbasslovin]

I've done something similar before, but not with those speakers. I don't remember what type they were, just that they were car subs.

It worked.
It wasn't worth it.
It sounded like total poop.

Hope this was helpful.

 

[billfitzmaurice]

Good to Know. But why??

Because car speakers are designed to work in cars. Should you ever get a gig playing in a room the size of a car interior you're OK, but that doesn't leave much room for the rest of the band.

 

[RickenBoogie]

Car audio is designed to sound good inside the interior of a car. Move that system outside, or in a room, club, rehearsal stage, whatever, and it all goes to hell, quickly. There's a reason designers make distinctions between car audio, and musical instrument amplification.
edit- Bill beat me to it, but +1 anyway.

 

[T-Bird]

Hi.

My questions to you all is:


Will this work?

Yes, to an extent.

Is it worth it?

Not even remotely. Like Paul said, the power supplies alone will cost more than an actual rig.

Will I get a comparable sound to true bass amps/speakers?

No.

My Goal is to save money and possible create a unique sound/look

That goal in mind, it's going to fail spectacularily.

Yes, I have done something similar when I was a kid.
Yes, it did produce a sound.
NO, it WASN'T satisfactory, at all.

Was it worth it for me? On that I have to say yes. Failures like that led to more failures, but with better equipment .

Learning from ones mistakes is very valuable. Learning from mistakes that others have made, well that's called cultural evolution I think .

Regards
Sam

 

[JimmyM]

Learning from ones mistakes is very valuable. Learning from mistakes that others have made, well that's called cultural evolution I think

nobody ever learns from other people's past mistakes. $1 says he builds it anyway

 

[Munjibunga]

I've done something similar before, but not with those speakers. I don't remember what type they were, just that they were car subs.

It worked.
It wasn't worth it.
It sounded like total poop.
Hope this was helpful.

So it didn't work.

 

[Munjibunga]

Because car speakers are designed to work in cars. Should you ever get a gig playing in a room the size of a car interior you're OK, but that doesn't leave much room for the rest of the band.

Best answer of the week. [/thread]

 

[jazzbo58]

nobody ever learns from other people's past mistakes. $1 says he builds it anyway

+1!!!!!!

Cheers,
Jim

 

[T-Bird]

Hi.

nobody ever learns from other people's past mistakes. $1 says he builds it anyway

Unfortunately that's very true.

No bet for me thanks, You'd win for sure .

Regards
Sam