Fane 15" Bass Speakers

[lucey]

Can anyone comment on these Ferrite/Alnico Fane 15s for bass guitar ?

FANE AX15-300B

[barefoot]

Don't know anything about them. But going by the parameters it looks like the -3dB cutoff would be around 60Hz in a ported box. Kinda excludes the bottom octave. Is that normal for bass cabinets?

100Hz in a sealed cabinet. Probably not the sort of thing you'd want if you're looking for deep tones.

Thomas

[lucey]

Originally Posted by barefoot

Don't know anything about them. But going by the parameters it looks like the -3dB cutoff would be around 60Hz in a ported box. Kinda excludes the bottom octave. Is that normal for bass cabinets?

100Hz in a sealed cabinet. Probably not the sort of thing you'd want if you're looking for deep tones.

Thomas

In a sealed cabinet what do you think about:

Eminence Gamma 15

or

Eminence Delta Pro 15



Compared to the Fane ...



It's a 120W tube amp.

[r0ck1r0ck2]

i'm facing this one as well...

for my yba-2b...guitar tho i'll probably try it with bass and keys..

there's a 15" jbl alnico i'm going to try...get back at this if the fane(sp?) works out..

i'll let you know

[barefoot]

Originally Posted by lucey

In a sealed cabinet what do you think about:

Eminence Gamma 15

or

Eminence Delta Pro 15

They both have -3dB cutoffs of about 75Hz, but the Gamma wants a 2.5 cubic ft box while the Delta Pro wants a 4 cubic ft box. If you put the Delta Pro in a smaller box it will sound more resonant around 100Hz. They have similar sensitivities and maximum excursions. You can see the response curves here:

http://www.partsexpress.com/pdf/290-454.pdf
http://www.partsexpress.com/pdf/290-512.pdf

Looks like the Delta Pro would have more presence.

Thomas

[lucey]

Originally Posted by barefoot

Looks like the Delta Pro would have more presence.

Thanks for all that ... which one would have more low end in an enclosed cab Ampeg (B-15R) ?

[barefoot]

I'm guessing from the dimensions of the Ampeg that its internal volume is about 4 cubic ft. So, the Delta Pro would have more bass.

[lucey]

Originally Posted by barefoot

I'm guessing from the dimensions of the Ampeg that its internal volume is about 4 cubic ft. So, the Delta Pro would have more bass.

Internally it's 14" x 20" x 21" ....

[barefoot]

Not a big difference between the two, but the Gamma would probably sound a little over damped.