converting my old 15 to a 2x12

[Coop Soup]

I have an old Peavey 15 that I picked up in about 1993 and it has pretty much sat around for the past few years. I was thinking of trying to breath new life into it by pulling the front and replacing the 15 with 2 12 in speakers. If space permits, do you guys think this is feasible, or will there be other issues to consider?

 

[rptrsn2]

what cab is it, some of the peavey 115s are mammoth cabs and might be a bit big for 12's. i think i figured my tvx a little over 6cf. thought a 3015 lf might sound nice in one though.

 

[Tim C.]

will there be other issues to consider?

You need to match speakers with their optimal cabinet designs/volumes per the specs. There's alot that goes into it; it's never as simple as just throwing speakers into a box.

 

[Coop Soup]

You need to match speakers with their optimal cabinet designs/volumes per the specs. There's alot that goes into it; it's never as simple as just throwing speakers into a box.

I figured this might be the case.

 

[4Mal]

You need to match speakers with their optimal cabinet designs/volumes per the specs. There's alot that goes into it; it's never as simple as just throwing speakers into a box.

We hear that a lot around here but ... many manufacturers seem to have been doing exactly that for a long time ...

If the low's on the cab are OK, then I might consider re-doing the crossover - or installing one and then adding a 6" to get better definition in the mids. That would be a lot less work than pulling the baffle' out and retrofitting a new one... Probably it would sound better too.

If the 15 is tired, then knowing the internal volume of the cab and having a rough idea of the dimensions can get you inthe bal park of what will work replacement driver wise. The new Eminence 30xx series drivers are pretty forgiving volume & port wise.

Either than or just be done with it and start a fEarful ...

 

[Tim C.]

OP - can you tell us, more or less, what the internal dimensions of the cabinet are?

 

[Coop Soup]

OP - can you tell us, more or less, what the internal dimensions of the cabinet are?

I'd estimate the cab at just under 6 cubic feet.

internal dimensions (my best guess) - 23" wide x 25" high x 18" deep

 

[Coop Soup]

It appears that my 1x15 is nearly identical in size to an Eden 2x12.

 

[Coop Soup]

We hear that a lot around here but ... many manufacturers seem to have been doing exactly that for a long time ...

If the low's on the cab are OK, then I might consider re-doing the crossover - or installing one and then adding a 6" to get better definition in the mids. That would be a lot less work than pulling the baffle' out and retrofitting a new one... Probably it would sound better too.

If the 15 is tired, then knowing the internal volume of the cab and having a rough idea of the dimensions can get you inthe bal park of what will work replacement driver wise. The new Eminence 30xx series drivers are pretty forgiving volume & port wise.

Either than or just be done with it and start a fEarful ...

Yes, the 15 is very tired. I ran it hard from 1993 to about 2003.