Peavey 215 Project

[doomplow]

Long time reader. First time poster.

I'm a big fan of the loud, doomy bass sound as found in the music of bands like sunnO))), om, and sleep. I currently have 2 Peavey 215s that I am going to refurbish (new tolex, grill cloth, hardware, etc). I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for new speakers to load in these cabs to handle the 300 watts coming from my sunnO))) 300T. Preferably 8 ohm speakers, so that i can wire each cab at 4 ohms to utilize my 300T at 2 ohms. I want this rig to be as loud and as low as possible.

Thanks!

 

[loend68]

I put EV 15's in mine back in the day and it rocked....

 

[i_got_a_mohawk]

What type of 215 is it you have?

There were two sizes of enclosure, the regular 215 and the 215 - D. Also, you could get it with Scorpion (I think?) or Black Widdow (better) speakers.

Mine is the D (deep) cab loaded with Black Widdows and I couldnt dream of a better sound out of it.

Also, I think most 15s tend to be 8 ohm, so that shouldnt be too much of a problem

 

[ehque]

I see peavey, i think black widow.

Don't just throw speakers in, test them out in WinISD before you do anything. The drivers might not work well with the cab or port size.

 

[CrackBass]

iirr i modeled my 215bw with kapplite 3015's (non lf's) and it looked pretty good. i scrapped the idea as i just didn't want to sink the money into a cab i didn't want to carry around.

i actually carried it around for a little bit, so i refurbed it just a little. kept the stock speakers, but i stripped it and sprayed it with some textured coating. (similar to duratex but my own formula) the coating was green and i powder coated the hardware yellow. i called it the tractor.

sorry i don't have pics

 

[porkchop[]

I run a 215-D with the scorpions in it.
Sounds awesome and can take all I give it from a hartke 3500 head.

I think the scorpions have a nice growly sound to em myself
but its all just personal preference.