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Post by helmi on Apr 7, 2019 16:47:25 GMT -7
I have a curious ? if I put, say a 10" and a 12" speaker in the same cab with the same ohm rating (obviously) but the speakers had a different sensitivity and wattage rating, not drastic, say a 70w and 60w speaker, with 97 and 100 db ratings, how would this effect each speaker? would one be louder or driven harder than the other. would the mismatch be a noticeable sound difference to the naked ear?
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Post by headshrinker (Marc) on Apr 7, 2019 16:52:51 GMT -7
From my experience if they are the same ohm rating, the only difference you might hear is the sensitivity difference. 3db is noticeable by most folks, some folks can hear 2 db. If the wattage is close, that likely won't make a huge difference. Z-bests use a 30 watt G12H30 at 30 watts and a Vintage 30 at 60.
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Post by Ridgeback on Apr 7, 2019 16:58:46 GMT -7
It's even fun to have a wide wattage range (e.g. Blue at 15 and Gold at 50) as long as 2x the lower one matches with your amp's output power. I love mixing speakers in cabs. I'm always tweaking trying to find that "perfect" combination for a specific cab.
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Post by Jaguarguy (Mike) on Apr 7, 2019 17:38:34 GMT -7
the Z-Wreck Quantum Silver set has a blue and a gold in the same cab - sounds good to me!
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Post by zpilot on Apr 7, 2019 23:35:41 GMT -7
The downside of having dissimilar speakers comes if you get in a situation where you need to mic it and you only get to use one mic. The normal situation at a live gig where two mics or channels will not be available. Then you will have to choose which cone to mic or place the mic far enough from the speakers that it will pick up both, and then deal with the bleed from other instruments. This is the sound guy in me talking.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 1:43:10 GMT -7
The downside of having dissimilar speakers comes if you get in a situation where you need to mic it and you only get to use one mic. The normal situation at a live gig where two mics or channels will not be available. Then you will have to choose which cone to mic or place the mic far enough from the speakers that it will pick up both, and then deal with the bleed from other instruments. This is the sound guy in me talking. And the upside of this is you still have 2 choices. Huge fan of mismatched speakers
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Apr 8, 2019 6:12:35 GMT -7
Didn't Gibson make their Gold Tone series amp with a 12" and a 10" speaker in it? I've never heard one, but it's an interesting thought.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2019 6:32:40 GMT -7
Didn't Gibson make their Gold Tone series amp with a 12" and a 10" speaker in it? I've never heard one, but it's an interesting thought. I toured with one of their cabinets for several years. Mine had two 12"s closed back and two 10"s open backed. Speakers were front loaded so swapping them was extra easy. I had a whole selection of different speakers in there. You could also split the cab in stereo one 12" and one 10" on each side. This was very handy on tight stages with 2 MAZ 18 NR's on top of it on a multi band tour with Jackson Browne, Keb Mo and Steve Earle. Soundman really loved all the options.
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