I just followed through on my previous post and have acquired an early 70s, non-master volume, Fender Dual Showman amp head that I'm going to use as a steel amp. Now I need to find a suitable speaker cabinet. I'm leaning toward a D-130 based on comments made about their tone in the Twins and Vibrasonics, but I want to consider others as well before deciding. I'd appreciate hearing opinions and comparisons of the JBL, BW, EV, and Eminence 15" speakers. Tone is obviously important, and I'd also like to keep the total weight of a cab under 40 lb if possible.
Thanks in advance,
Cat<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Cliff Swanson on 07 December 2000 at 04:59 AM.]</p></FONT>
Which speaker cab with a Dual Showman?
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- Cliff Swanson
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The Black Widow would be a good choice for this amp, because they are readily available in 4 ohm.
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The BW is about the best if you're going for an impedance match. I think D-130's or even E-130's sound better. I have also written here before about using 2- 6550's instead of 4- 6L6's. This gives you an 8 ohm output(don't forget to change the grid resisters). With a D-130 the output is around 70 watts and the sound is glorious.