15 or not 15? What do you think?

[Dan Dare]

I used a Bassman 2x15 for years, with the rubbish stock drivers replaced by Peavey Black Widows. Loved the sound, but I got too old/decrepit to carry it up the stairs to my first floor flat in the end. 

 

I agree with msb. Modern 12s can do all that traditional 15s could. I keep thinking I'd like another 15 (single with a neo magnet should solve the problems carrying it). These days, I'm using 5s. Lots of them.

Edited 14 hours ago by Dan Dare

[chris_b]

At one point everyone thought you had to have a V8 in a sports car to be fast and cool, then they started designing 4 cylinder engines that were faster and more efficient.

 

In cabs, the size of the speaker is the wrong way to measure volume and tone.

[msb]

I just have one tiny little cab with 2 5’s , it sounds great if you sit right in front of it , but it doesn’t fill a room. Also have a little Barefaced One 10 that isn’t that much larger. That One 10 defies physics. 

[Bill Fitzmaurice]

That One 10 defines physics. Moving air isn't just an expression, it's how speakers work. A high quality modern ten with 8mm excursion capacity will move as much air as vintage fifteen with 3mm excursion.