jmsjabb Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I have a 12" cab which I wish to put a bass speaker in for my littlemark 250. Would I be better to find a 12" 8Ohm or 4Ohm speaker to use? The cab is 18"X18"X12.5" and ported with a full width port across the front of approx 1" high. What kind of speaker will go in such a cab and give good all round sound, with a hint of clear rather than vintage. ( I liked the sound of the 10" ABM ashdown driver in my old combo ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 [quote name='jmsjabb' post='670335' date='Nov 30 2009, 07:46 PM']I have a 12" cab which I wish to put a bass speaker in for my littlemark 250. Would I be better to find a 12" 8Ohm or 4Ohm speaker to use? The cab is 18"X18"X12.5" and ported with a full width port across the front of approx 1" high. What kind of speaker will go in such a cab and give good all round sound, with a hint of clear rather than vintage. ( I liked the sound of the 10" ABM ashdown driver in my old combo )[/quote] Unfortunately you'll struggle to find a decent 4 ohm 12" so you'll almost certainly be better off with an 8 ohm driver. Which Ashdown combo was it that you liked? Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmsjabb Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 [quote name='alexclaber' post='670877' date='Dec 1 2009, 11:19 AM']Unfortunately you'll struggle to find a decent 4 ohm 12" so you'll almost certainly be better off with an 8 ohm driver. Which Ashdown combo was it that you liked? Alex[/quote] Alex i was looking at an ABM c110 combo. Celestion do an orange label 4ohm 12". Any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 [quote name='jmsjabb' post='670910' date='Dec 1 2009, 11:47 AM']i was looking at an ABM c110 combo. Celestion do an orange label 4ohm 12". Any good?[/quote] The C110 has a decent sized enclosure for the one 10" so it's not too boomy in the mid-bass despite the high Qts speaker. If you can get that Celestion speaker cheap then it's worth a punt because it's still probably a much better performer than the Sica in the ABM, though it's a world away from the better neo 12"s. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmsjabb Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 (edited) [quote name='alexclaber' post='670978' date='Dec 1 2009, 12:46 PM']The C110 has a decent sized enclosure for the one 10" so it's not too boomy in the mid-bass despite the high Qts speaker. If you can get that Celestion speaker cheap then it's worth a punt because it's still probably a much better performer than the Sica in the ABM, though it's a world away from the better neo 12"s. Alex[/quote] This is the one I was looking at Alex. [url="http://professional.celestion.com/bass/pdf/BN12-300S4.pdf"]Speaker[/url] Still unsure if I should be looking at 4 or 8 Ohms. If budget was say up to £80, what would you suggest to put in my cab to give me clean sounds from a 4 string and a little mark 250? Edited December 1, 2009 by jmsjabb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Xmax (excursion) is fairly limited for a bass speaker and resonance is well above bottom E so don't expect thunderous bottom end. The frequency response promises a clean sound and the sensitivity is high so it would be quite loud for a single speaker. In other words you can't have everything but this speaker would promise the sort of response you say you are looking for and you can get it within your price bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmsjabb Posted December 3, 2009 Author Share Posted December 3, 2009 If only santa could buy me a barefaced. Looks as if I will have to make do with my cab and go with a single 12" for now. Any other recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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