Petey Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I have an early 90s Mesa Boogie 2 x 10 Diesel Cab which has a blown speaker and the other one pushing out only 9 of the 16 Ohms…being the sort of guy whom likes to keep the things original as much as possible I would therefore need to have a re-cone (The basket/electronics etc are all ok)….However, with speaker developments over the last 25yrs do you think it would it be better to completely change my approach and replace them with some more modern spks…the cab fits in-between a matching 1x 15 cab and the boogie 400+ head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I think you need to get MB to tell what chassis they are and if they still have the coning kits. If you can't do this or get the info, you have no choice but to replace the units. Chances are the chassis aren't that special... this is not a big deal and may well make it easy to get a matched replacement... and if the can works well to your ears, then that is the final arbiter on drivers, IMV. Many cab makers will tell the chassis units are bespoke... and that keeps you inline to use them for replacements. Doesn't help at all, when the speakers are out of production However, there may be one or two chaps on here who could backward-research/guess/esitmate what chassis you actually have and could make a fair stab at pointing you in the direction of a good replacement. If you have model numbers, that would be a start....they may then ask for cab and port dims etc etc ... I am sure one or two will be along at some point Just don't assume that a 10" will fit right in... there is way more to it than that... I found this out with SWR PAS units Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fitzmaurice Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Chances are those are EVM10s. They aren't much of a bass driver. For similar results you can use Eminence Kappa Pro 10s. They're not the best bass driver either, but still adequate to go along with what's probably an EVM15B in the other cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Thanks for the info = all very useful…will get on the case ref chassis I have a local tech guy looking at them and has but a few feelers out so will report back by the weekend…thanks again for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I had a boogie 210 and it sounded pretty good. I'd get the speaker reconed. Westside distribution are the Boogie importers. www.westsidedistribution.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petey Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 update….photos of speakers and info sent to Boogie people stateside, and to Glasgow, and they replied that they are the original EV spks…apparently re-echoing kit is available, but sounds a tad expensive to me ….. I also have an Ampeg 4x10 and replaced all 4 spks when I first got it to a 'truly' amazing effect….(drummer loves it guitarist hates it ..ha ha typical) however, I am thinking re-coning rather than replacing at the moment = thanks all for your comments…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Unfortunately EV's have always been expensive, but, IMO, they are worth it. If the kits are readily available I'd definitely recone the one you have. I used EV's in every cab I owned between 1989 and 2007 (MusicMan 212, Dynacord 115 and Mesa Boogie 115 and 210). I miss them. I wish EV did lightweight speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Depending what you are comparing them with... but I'd recone as per the manufacturer..especially f you know and like the sound. EV were a decent name but if you go for new chassis from a new maker...then the sound could be quite a leap of faith. It didn't work for me... despite many saying it was a good swap.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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