Double Bass Euphonic Audio is no mas.

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

From Gollihur Music’s Facebook page:

Sadly, we must announce that after 40 years, Euphonic Audio (EA) has ceased operations, effective December 31, 2021.

EA was formed in 1981 as a high-end hi-fi speaker manufacturer. In 1996 we focused attention on accurate sounding, compact, and lightweight gear for bass instruments, always emphasizing utilizing USA based sourcing and assembly. Throughout these past 40 years we have tried to make the best possible products for the best price, and to focus on outstanding customer service. We have always operated with a tight profit margin and of course, given our size, we never had the purchasing advantage of larger organizations. The worldwide COVID situation has created shipping and parts sourcing issues beyond our ability to overcome.

Our supply of replacement drivers and our remaining inventory have been transferred to Gollihur music (Gollihur Music - Upright Bass Specialists). John and Larry will be retiring, and Gary will continue his audio construction business.

EA was always a labor of love and we appreciate all those that we touched in over 40 years of business. We wish you all well and thank you for your support over the years.

 

[TroyK]

Man, that's a bummer. 100% of my bass amplification is EA and I'm really happy with it.

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

Buy spares now, if you can, while you can.

 

[dylanjohnson]

Bummer. I had emailed them a few weeks ago with a question about my Doubler. Now I know why I never heard back.

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Here's a big BG forum thread on the same subject for anyone interested: Euphonic Audio Kaput?

 

[Scott Lynch]

Sad to hear. I am very happy with my Doubler II/NL-112 setup. Performs wonderfully for both DB and BG.

All good things must come to an end...

 

[geoffbassist]

Such sad news. I love my 12 Wizzy MLine.

 

[Thed S]

I'm new to this forum, but I should say I own two 110 Euphonic bass cabs, and a 210 cab. They are the best sounding speakers I've ever used! I play both electric and upright bass, and the the sound for both instruments is clear, smooth, and very warm! I am getting older, however, and I've been thinking about lighter equipment. This stuff was made before neodymium magnets were really a thing, and I'm wondering about replacing the speakers with neodymium speakers. Does anyone know what the specs are on the speakers Euphonic Audio used?

 

[Ric Vice]

I'm new to this forum, but I should say I own two 110 Euphonic bass cabs, and a 210 cab. They are the best sounding speakers I've ever used! I play both electric and upright bass, and the the sound for both instruments is clear, smooth, and very warm! I am getting older, however, and I've been thinking about lighter equipment. This stuff was made before neodymium magnets were really a thing, and I'm wondering about replacing the speakers with neodymium speakers. Does anyone know what the specs are on the speakers Euphonic Audio used?

The speakers in your EA 110 cabinets (I once owned one) were custom made ( by Eminence) to work with EA's Transmission Line Cabinets (think Bose Wave System) ) I know from posts made by John Dong there were 3 separate speaker revisions, to improve their efficiency ù7778*'They are Kevlar impregnated paper cones, with custom surrounds. While you might be able to find a Neodymium based speaker the heat from the replacement might not be properly vented and the specs could be off, so personally I'd leave well enough alone and possibly look at different cabinets. The wave guide inside the VL 110 has close to twenty additional parts that channel the sound. These additional pieces add to the weight of a transmission line cab.

 

[Thed S]

The speakers in your EA 110 cabinets (I once owned one) were custom made ( by Eminence) to work with EA's Transmission Line Cabinets (think Bose Wave System) ) I know from posts made by John Dong there were 3 separate speaker revisions, to improve their efficiency ù7778*'They are Kevlar impregnated paper cones, with custom surrounds. While you might be able to find a Neodymium based speaker the heat from the replacement might not be properly vented and the specs could be off, so personally I'd leave well enough alone and possibly look at different cabinets. The wave guide inside the VL 110 has close to twenty additional parts that channel the sound. These additional pieces add to the weight of a transmission line cab.

I thought that was probably the case. The weight won’t stop me from using them, they sound too good for that. The Aguilar 1x12 cabs sound nice, although I haven’t tried them myself. I haven’t heard anything else that I really cared for.

 

[Frank Miller]

I thought that was probably the case. The weight won't stop me from using them, they sound too good for that. The Aguilar 1x12 cabs sound nice, although I haven't tried them myself. I haven't heard anything else that I really cared for.

For what it’s worth, Gollihur Music still has a few Wizzy10 speaker drivers left. They have neodymium magnets, are designed to operate in EA cabinets, and, if you swap them out for the existing drivers in your cabinet(s), will reduce the weight considerably. I have done this to EA CXL110 cabinets and shaved about 14 pounds off their weight. The downside is that the drivers cost close to $200 each.

 

[Ric Vice]

I believe that the Wizzy 10” driver wasn’t designed for a transmission line cabinet. There was a Wizzy 12 M line. You should definitely check with Mark to see if what the speaker was designed for just to make sure.

 

[Frank Miller]

I believe that the Wizzy 10" driver wasn't designed for a transmission line cabinet. There was a Wizzy 12 M line. You should definitely check with Mark to see if what the speaker was designed for just to make sure.

The Wizzy10 driver was designed for the Wizzy10 speaker. According to Euphonic Audio, ALL their speakers are transmission line designs of one kind or another. The Wizzy12M had two paths of lines whereas the Wizzy10 and Wizzy12 had only one transmission line. Admittedly, EA’s lines are shorter than one would be designed for hi-fi use, but a compromise had to be made to keep the weight manageable.

At least, that’s how I understood it.

 

[wneff]

I'm new to this forum, but I should say I own two 110 Euphonic bass cabs, and a 210 cab. They are the best sounding speakers I've ever used! I play both electric and upright bass, and the the sound for both instruments is clear, smooth, and very warm! I am getting older, however, and I've been thinking about lighter equipment. This stuff was made before neodymium magnets were really a thing, and I'm wondering about replacing the speakers with neodymium speakers. Does anyone know what the specs are on the speakers Euphonic Audio used?

The speakers and cabinet must be matched for this to work and sound right. Your best bet would be to sell the ones you have and but a lighter newer cab, rather than to spend a lot of money on a new driver that is most likely not matched to the cabinet.

 

[Ric Vice]

John Dong of EA used to haunt these threads from time to time, if he's still a TB member it would be best to contact him.

 

[jmpiwonka]

I emailed Gollihur asking about T/S parameters on the 10” and 12” wizzy speakers and he doesn’t have them. If you could get those you could possibly design a cabinet for them.

 

[John Dong]

Attached are the T/S parameters on some EA drivers.

jd