Speaker for a Vegas 400

Jeff Buesing · Post by **Jeff Buesing** » 7 May 2023 7:52 am

I just bought Vegas 400, and the speaker has been swapped out for a neo something or other. I want to put a Black Widow back in. Which model of speaker should I look for? I don't really understand Ohm's law, so how many Ohms would be right? Thanks all.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 7 May 2023 9:09 am

The Black Widow speaker from the factory would have been 4 ohms.

Your best bet for that amp is going to be the 1501-4 SB. This means model 1501 4 ohm chrome dust cap short basket. These are the most commonly found.

Hopefully not to introduce confusion, the very earliest Vegas amp used a ribbed cone, chrome dust cap, short basket.

These are getting hard to find in good shape.
Not to be confused with the later 1502 with the paper dust cap.

These speakers were made for just a few years, while the 1501 was issued longer, that's why I say they will likely be easier to find.

You can search the forum for some examples of these.

Some shots of the short basket ribs and magnet iterations coming shortly: 1501-4 SB shown below.

There were several variations of BW magnets on these speakers over the years but that's less important.

I can post some pictures of the chronology of those if you like.

Jeff Buesing · Post by **Jeff Buesing** » 7 May 2023 9:44 am

Thank you