5150 combo speakers
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jammertom
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Re: 5150 combo speakers
Nice amp! Am I wrong, or did your combo come with Peavey Sheffield 12" speakers? If they're like the speakers in my 112SX cabs, they are rated at 75 watts each. As far as replacements you might check out the Eminence Readcoat series. Even though I basically liked the Sheffields, they could sometimes sound a bit shrill and sterile with my Mesa MK III (which some reviewers have described as sounding "constipated" anyway). I've replaced them with Governors which have more lower-mid "meat" and are a little less crisp...I guess the tone quest never ends...
Nice amp! Am I wrong, or did your combo come with Peavey Sheffield 12" speakers? If they're like the speakers in my 112SX cabs, they are rated at 75 watts each. As far as replacements you might check out the Eminence Readcoat series. Even though I basically liked the Sheffields, they could sometimes sound a bit shrill and sterile with my Mesa MK III (which some reviewers have described as sounding "constipated" anyway). I've replaced them with Governors which have more lower-mid "meat" and are a little less crisp...I guess the tone quest never ends...
Virtual Kevorkian
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Re: 5150 combo speakers
I personally do not like that combination, but I don't like combining speakers. (It changes the mic'd tone in a way I don't like, and I really, really love V30's.
It doesn't matter what you replace them with, wattage wise, as long as the combined wattage of the speakers you're putting in can handle the 60W being pushed out by the amp.
That said, I've never heard a better speaker for a 5150 than a V30... Here's a clip of what mine sounds like:
http://www.netmusicians.org/JeffTD/5150i51.mp3
I personally do not like that combination, but I don't like combining speakers. (It changes the mic'd tone in a way I don't like, and I really, really love V30's.
It doesn't matter what you replace them with, wattage wise, as long as the combined wattage of the speakers you're putting in can handle the 60W being pushed out by the amp.
That said, I've never heard a better speaker for a 5150 than a V30... Here's a clip of what mine sounds like:
http://www.netmusicians.org/JeffTD/5150i51.mp3
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Virtual Kevorkian
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Re: 5150 combo speakers
It's got an OD808 infront, but that just tightens things up and makes the mids a bit sweeter.
It's got an OD808 infront, but that just tightens things up and makes the mids a bit sweeter.
Reckless Abandon
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Good combination. The 75 has the bass and pulled back mids with a little sizzle on top and the v30 has the boosted mids and high end cut. Mic them both when you record and mix the sounds...perfect
Good combination. The 75 has the bass and pulled back mids with a little sizzle on top and the v30 has the boosted mids and high end cut. Mic them both when you record and mix the sounds...perfect
