I was thinking I should make a new baffle for my vox vt-20+, to rid of the weak sounding stock 8" speaker and fit a 12" speaker in there... First I assumed a guitar speaker would be right but it's a modeling amp and has aux inputs for iPod and such so then I was thinking a full range speaker would be more appropriate... Now I'm thinking maybe a mid, a horn, and a woofer type setup... Thoughts?
modeling amp speaker options...
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Re: modeling amp speaker options...
It's funny cuz I usually run just a line out of it into a PA and it sounds good to my ear but the factory speaker sounds like German buzz bomb...
I wanna have a little box that I can carry around that has more beef... I measured the box and it appears I can fit a 12" speaker (checked celestions specs against my measurements) and it seems one will just barely fit, with about a quarter inch to spare...
And I like hotrodding tiny boxes...
It's funny cuz I usually run just a line out of it into a PA and it sounds good to my ear but the factory speaker sounds like German buzz bomb...
I wanna have a little box that I can carry around that has more beef... I measured the box and it appears I can fit a 12" speaker (checked celestions specs against my measurements) and it seems one will just barely fit, with about a quarter inch to spare...
And I like hotrodding tiny boxes...
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DrNewcenstein
He Did the Monster Mash
Re: modeling amp speaker options...
Not sure of you'll get any tonal improvement by merely jamming a 12" in a box built for an 8". There's an issue of cab resonance to consider, otherwise you end up with speaker-only tone and no "extra" from the sound bouncing around in the box.
If you actually use the iPod feature to play tracks through it, you may consider a full-range speaker (keyboard amps, p.a.) instead of a guitar-voiced speaker.
Personally I'd get or build a full 1x12 cab and see about sticking the chassis inside that. Maybe even a 15" cab so there's way more room for the head. Not as portable by that point, but should yield much better tone.
Not sure of you'll get any tonal improvement by merely jamming a 12" in a box built for an 8". There's an issue of cab resonance to consider, otherwise you end up with speaker-only tone and no "extra" from the sound bouncing around in the box.
If you actually use the iPod feature to play tracks through it, you may consider a full-range speaker (keyboard amps, p.a.) instead of a guitar-voiced speaker.
Personally I'd get or build a full 1x12 cab and see about sticking the chassis inside that. Maybe even a 15" cab so there's way more room for the head. Not as portable by that point, but should yield much better tone.
atreidesheir
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Re: modeling amp speaker options...
Plug it into a self-powered monitor with a tweeter. See what that sounds like. There are cheap options in that direction if you like the speaker modeling in the amp.
Plug it into a self-powered monitor with a tweeter. See what that sounds like. There are cheap options in that direction if you like the speaker modeling in the amp.