Sunn 2000s Speakers

[zcastanon]

Hello all,
I recently picked up an unloaded Sunn 2000s cab and was looking into speaker choices. I'm also wanting to run it at 8 ohms so the choices for drivers is somewhat slim. Anyone try this cab with Eminence Kappa 15c's, or the C2515's? I know very little about tuning and such so any help is greatly appreciated.
I don't know how important it is but the cabinet is going to be powered by a V4B and paired with an old V4 412 which has been "Delta-lited"

 

[CL400Peavey]

I think your best bet is a set of 15PR400's if you absolutely need that cab to be 8 Ohms.

That said, Im not sure how well it would pair with your existing cab.

 

[zcastanon]

Dayum. Sad to say but that's a bit out of my price range. Anyone else have suggestions?

 

[D.M.N.]

Well, I'll give you the stock "JBL 140s of some sort" answer. Both my 2000s cabs have Ks in them, and they sound astounding. You can still find the E series alright, but it's becoming harder to track down the K, especially for the 16 ohm ones.

 

[edbass]

I agree that the best driver for a 2000S cab is the JBL D140F-6 or the K140-16, and I personally prefer the K series tonally.
The 16 ohm drivers allow you to wire the drivers in parallel to attain an 8 ohm cab load, so you can run two cabs at 4 ohms if you need big league SPL.
Most amps, both tube and transistor, can safely handle 8 and/or 4 ohm loads, and I'd rather my multiple driver cabs be wired parallel rather than series if I have a choice.

However the old AlNiCo JBL's are pretty pricey and getting more so all of the time, and JBL hasn't made recone kits for them in several years. Also, while they sound phenominal and are very "musical" tonally they won't take a ton of power.
I've had success with these in Sunn 215S cabs;

http://wgs4.com/content/15-BG

Although I haven't used them in 2000S cabs specifically, I'm certain they will get the job done. My 2000S cabs stay home more often than not, and the 215S's get gigged regularly.
A pair of the BG15C's in a single 215S cab will handle the Reeves C225 or C400 that I usually gig with, and using a pair of them makes for a tidy package; not nearly the logistical issue that a 2000S rig is.

The US made BG15C's are somewhat similar tonally to EVM15L's that I have also run extensively in Sunn 215S cabs, are available in 16 ohms, and won't break the bank.