mixing speakers in a cab
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Re: mixing speakers in a cab
It's not % it's decibels, which just happens to hover near a value of 100ish for 12" speakers...
And 100 ain't anywhere near max (not that there is a max to the scale....hydrogen bomb ground zero, or huge meteorite impact, whatever the value, would probably be max real world though)
But yeah the 30w would be louder, if measured and spec'd by the same brand. Otherwise, who knows.... speaker watts ain't loudness, but rather the maximum amount of power the manufacturer rates the speaker for. Go over that and it's supposed to blow more often than not. Or something...
30w would also be more likely to distort earlier, PROBABLY, but again if made by and rated by the same folks... if not? Anybody's guess, one could be like those cheapo chinese car stereos with 1000's of rated wattage that look like theyre made of recycled basketballs, distort like a mother, and can't hold a candle to a 20w tube amp in volume...
It's not % it's decibels, which just happens to hover near a value of 100ish for 12" speakers...
And 100 ain't anywhere near max (not that there is a max to the scale....hydrogen bomb ground zero, or huge meteorite impact, whatever the value, would probably be max real world though)
But yeah the 30w would be louder, if measured and spec'd by the same brand. Otherwise, who knows.... speaker watts ain't loudness, but rather the maximum amount of power the manufacturer rates the speaker for. Go over that and it's supposed to blow more often than not. Or something...
30w would also be more likely to distort earlier, PROBABLY, but again if made by and rated by the same folks... if not? Anybody's guess, one could be like those cheapo chinese car stereos with 1000's of rated wattage that look like theyre made of recycled basketballs, distort like a mother, and can't hold a candle to a 20w tube amp in volume...
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Jacew
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Re: mixing speakers in a cab
More efficient will be louder. 30W speaker would limit power handling at 60W.
Speaker distortion is quite dependant of the particular speaker. Some 50W speakers might distort if that scenatio would be pushed to it's limits, some wouldn't. G12H especially doesn't really distort much despite 30W power handling.
More efficient will be louder. 30W speaker would limit power handling at 60W.
Speaker distortion is quite dependant of the particular speaker. Some 50W speakers might distort if that scenatio would be pushed to it's limits, some wouldn't. G12H especially doesn't really distort much despite 30W power handling.
BlueSnMettle
Michaelewski
Re: mixing speakers in a cab
Don't know the answer, EHD, but I do have a 25w Greenback & 60w V30
in my vertical 2x12 and it sounds great.
Don't know the answer, EHD, but I do have a 25w Greenback & 60w V30
in my vertical 2x12 and it sounds great.
ehdwuld
A Ficus
Re: mixing speakers in a cab
This was exactly what I was thinking when I asked
Thank you very much
This was exactly what I was thinking when I asked
Thank you very much
Dave Locher
New member
Re: mixing speakers in a cab
You just gotta try it out. I have a 120 watt speaker and a 65 water in the same cab. The lower watter has a higher db rating but they seem to balance really well. Two different companies = apples & oranges on the efficiency ratings.
You just gotta try it out. I have a 120 watt speaker and a 65 water in the same cab. The lower watter has a higher db rating but they seem to balance really well. Two different companies = apples & oranges on the efficiency ratings.
