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Faital or JBL for Acoustic 406?

Low End Curse

Low End Curse

Aug 3, 2018
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I’ve got an Acoustic 406 with blown original speakers. I have 2 local choices for speaker replacements and could use some advice. First choice is NIB JBL 2226 8 ohm 15’s @ $275 for the pair. Second choice is Faital 15PR400 4 ohm 15’s @ $400 for the pair.

I’m powering the cab with a Sunn 300T. I play in a very loud fuzzed out doom-y band and tune down to C standard. The other half of my rig is an Acoustic 370 through a 301 cab with the original CV 18”.
 
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Faital would be 2 ohm

Pair JBLs be fun.

Good question cause both have benefits and down falls.

But great cab.
another 406 be deadly

I have fun with my 301 but it never mixed well with any cab. I liked the sound of another cab on stage. cause 301 sounds weird sometimes. But 2 x 301 is pretty intense and alot fun.

Either way 406 and 301 is pretty cool looking wall of blue. ;)
 
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There's a lot of ask in that. Does the amp have the 2/4/8 switch for impedance as specs on the net? If so it doesn't matter technically which drivers you use, so you're really asking us which will give you the sound you want. Not sure anyone can realistically answer that. If you use the Faitals it might be as well to wire them in series to make it an 8ohm cab.
 
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JimChjones said:
There's a lot of ask in that. Does the amp have the 2/4/8 switch for impedance as specs on the net? If so it doesn't matter technically which drivers you use, so you're really asking us which will give you the sound you want. Not sure anyone can realistically answer that. If you use the Faitals it might be as well to wire them in series to make it an 8ohm cab.
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Yes, it does have the impedance selector switch. I’m sure either would work fine, simply interested in perspective from people who have experience with these 2 specific speakers and what they like about them.
 
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BogeyBass said:
Faital would be 2 ohm

Pair JBLs be fun.

Good question cause both have benefits and down falls.

But great cab.
another 406 be deadly

I have fun with my 301 but it never mixed well with any cab. I liked the sound of another cab on stage. cause 301 sounds weird sometimes. But 2 x 301 is pretty intense and alot fun.

Either way 406 and 301 is pretty cool looking wall of blue. ;)
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I been thinking about adding my MarkBass 4 ohm 210 to my 371 set up. For a 2 ohm thing. Just a thought that I’m sure I’ll do soon...
 
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Low End Curse said:
I’ve got an Acoustic 406 with blown original speakers. I have 2 local choices for speaker replacements and could use some advice. First choice is NIB JBL 2226 8 ohm 15’s @ $275 for the pair. Second choice is Faital 15PR400 4 ohm 15’s @ $400 for the pair.

I’m powering the cab with a Sunn 300T. I play in a very loud fuzzed out doom-y band and tune down to C standard. The other half of my rig is an Acoustic 370 through a 301 cab with the original CV 18”.
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You need to buy those 2226H's, or tell me where I can get them if you don't. A NIB (New In Box, right?) JBL 2226H is over $500 retail for one, wholesale dealer net on a NIB pair is over $700.
A pair of OEM recone kits for 2226H(or J) is about as much as you are saying your price is on a pair of NIB complete units.

Share the source brother! What else are they giving away? :hyper:
 
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edbass said:
You need to buy those 2226H's, or tell me where I can get them if you don't. A NIB (New In Box, right?) JBL 2226H is over $500 retail for one, wholesale dealer net on a NIB pair is over $700.
A pair of OEM recone kits for 2226H(or J) is about as much as you are saying your price is on a pair of NIB complete units.

Share the source brother! What else are they giving away? :hyper:
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Hahahaha, I know! This guy has some impressive stuff. Mostly P.A. and high end hifi gear. Figure the JBL’s are worth picking up and flipping if I don’t like them.
 
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Low End Curse said:
Hahahaha, I know! This guy has some impressive stuff. Mostly P.A. and high end hifi gear. Figure the JBL’s are worth picking up and flipping if I don’t like them.
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With that being the case, I'd try the JBLs first, and if they don't sound good to you, you could probably sell them for enough to pay for the Faitals outright.

I have never used Faital, but B&C are similar in construction and sound amazing.
 
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without regard to your amp:
the JBL's in parallel or the faitals in series would each give satisfactory/great bass response depending on your own tastes. me: i'd probably go for the faital's --- over the long haul: maybe i'd appreciate the sensitivity, and i'd no doubt appreciate the range, but i'd certainly appreciate the weight! good luck with your choice! :thumbsup:
 
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JRA said:
without regard to your amp:
the JBL's in parallel or the faitals in series would each give satisfactory/great bass response depending on your own tastes. me: i'd probably go for the faital's --- over the long haul: maybe i'd appreciate the sensitivity, and i'd no doubt appreciate the range, but i'd certainly appreciate the weight! good luck with your choice! :thumbsup:
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Thanks for the response, the range and weight of the faitals are the factors on paper I’m drawn most to.
 
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It's the 4 ohm versions.
So nobody wants a 2 ohm 2x15.

Or take the hit in less efficiency with lower impedance coils.

In general most would prefer the faitals
But a few know where the real magic is at ;)
 
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dBChad said:
With that being the case, I'd try the JBLs first, and if they don't sound good to you, you could probably sell them for enough to pay for the Faitals outright.

I have never used Faital, but B&C are similar in construction and sound amazing.
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Don't do that. Keep them in the factory packaging and put them on eBay as NIB; you should be able to easily double your money, may even net out with free drivers for your 406 cab.

Those 2226H are overkill (and waaaay overweight) for your application. They are legendary for pro sound applications, as a 20lb 15" woofer in 2018, mostly relegated now to permanent install applications.
I've used the 8 ohm 15PR400 in a Reeves prototype cab with a C225 recently, a single 15 got a little floppy at on the bottom cranked way up, the Reeves C225 has a stupid huge low end, your Sunn should be fine with a pair.
 
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I would certainly recommend the 8 ohm version of the driver for a 215, netting a 4 ohm cabinet, but many tube amps have an 8 ohm tap and would be perfectly fine with 2 x 4 ohm in series (netting an 8 ohm cabinet).
 
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