Re: Replacement options for 15" custom ported cab?

Why not just call Hartke and replace the 15's with an XL15? No longer a one for one swap though they do run about $180 ea. I'm in the same sort of fix with an ols Sunn 215 ported extension cab that I have yet to address. I should talk, I know! Good luck.

--- In [email protected], "JohnL" <john_lapietra@...> wrote:
>
> 
> Ok fellow Bass-Heads,
> 
> I had to play one of these outdoor gigs (for like 30,000 crazy bikers)
> non covered stage... Well figures it rained- my Hartke Cabs were covered
> in plastic but my extension Bass Cab (Custom built by myself) for the
> drummer got soaked and it shredded to pieces by the end of the show.  I
> generally don't care much for 15" because the "attack" sounds
> slow/sloppy to me (don't get me wrong, I love the warmth of a JBL or
> Altec- they just don't have the Transient Attack of 10's or a Hartke
> 15") The Speaker that now needs a recone (or trash it) is an 8 ohm
> 500watt Eminence PS15c (Same speakers made for Carvin before they went
> to cheap stamped basket 15's - which is all they use now)- it was very
> beefy all cast from much like an EVM or EVX 15" (only a bit more
> efficient) and it sounded really warm, punchy, and tight (and being a
> tone-freak, I'm pretty fussy) Anyhow I could get it reconed for about
> $75 plus shipping, but I was thinking of trying one the Modern all cast
> "Neo" Bass Drivers that are both Beefy in power handling and extremely
> light (like 1/4 the weight) I can score an awesome deal (close to $100)
> on one of these:
> 
> http://www.eminence-speaker.com/pdf/kappalite-3015lf.pdf
> <http://www.eminence-speaker.com/pdf/kappalite-3015lf.pdf>
> 
> but I'm not sure how they sound? (but there were very positive reviews
> from users- but mostly in regard to Sound Reinforcement Apps)  The only
> "Neos" I've personally heard were 4x12 guitar cabs and they sounded a
> but thin- especially being in sealed enclosures.. Has anyone had any
> experience using these new Neos for Bass Guitar apps?  There are lots of
> others out there, but some are quite pricey (hate to blow a wad for
> something that I will not be happy with..)
> 
> Any thoughts/suggestions?  Thanks much in advance,
> 
> Johnny (AmPIG)
> 
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