Re: Replacement options for 15" custom ported cab?

I got a 12" Neolite I put into my little Fender practice amp and it works j=
ust fine there. I have even driven it with the powerblock and it get really=
 loud that way. All in all it's an OK speaker.

Smokey


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>From: JohnL <[email protected]>
>To: [email protected]
>Sent: Mon, November 23, 2009 3:51:59 PM
>Subject: [Bass Place] Replacement options for 15" custom ported cab?
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>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:
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>http://www.eminence -speaker. com/pdf/kappalit e-3015lf. pdf
><http://www.eminence -speaker. com/pdf/kappalit e-3015lf. pdf>
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>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..)
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>Any thoughts/suggestion s? Thanks much in advance,
>
>Johnny (AmPIG)
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