Help! Need assistance in choosing Good bass drivers !

ashveer · 7th January 2010, 11:07 AM

Hi guys.

i need to know whats going to last and sound the loudest :

my options are :

peavey
eminence
wharfedale
real speakers
Dass

i would like to use them in a REAR HORN LOADED SCOOP type box.

please help !

Thanks

chris661 · 7th January 2010, 06:06 PM

Could you be more specific? Which models of each brand are you looking at?

As for be loudest, you'll need to model the drivers in some software, figure out what's what.

When choosing drivers, look at efficiency before power handling. Good quality, high power amps are expensive, but low power, good quality ones are not.

ashveer · 7th January 2010, 07:35 PM

thanks! but generally which bass driver enclosure gives you the best sound? i want that chest thumping bass!

djk · 8th January 2010, 08:36 AM

Chest thumping comes from the 100hz~1Khz region, and how well it is integrated with the rest of the frequency range.

chris661 · 8th January 2010, 10:47 AM

I'd agree. Look for something that will go to maybe 60Hz, but keep it loud. The 60-200Hz region is where you feel it hit you in the chest. Look for a 15" woofer in a small box (usual of those small PA things) They don't go low, but they go pretty loud in the regions they can play.

head_unit · 29th January 2010, 07:14 PM

Why rear scoop horn loaded? That's fine, but what are you trying to achieve?

A horn can generate a lot of SPL, but with the driver buried inside you won't get any high frequencies.

Are you playing music, or a musical instrument?

More info please...

tinitus · 29th January 2010, 07:33 PM

Where are you located i the world
Wharfedale indicates UK to me
If so, why not a PrecisionDevices

PDN.15BR40 has great Xmax and should give you enough SPL, and simulates very good

Basicly, to get loud you need Xmax, and limited lows, and preferably a closed box to control Xmax, thus also look at driver Qts

7th January 2010, 11:07 AM	#1
ashveer diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010	Help! Need assistance in choosing Good bass drivers ! Hi guys. i need to know whats going to last and sound the loudest : my options are : peavey eminence wharfedale real speakers Dass i would like to use them in a REAR HORN LOADED SCOOP type box. please help ! Thanks

7th January 2010, 06:06 PM	#2
chris661 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire Blog Entries: 7	Could you be more specific? Which models of each brand are you looking at? As for be loudest, you'll need to model the drivers in some software, figure out what's what. When choosing drivers, look at efficiency before power handling. Good quality, high power amps are expensive, but low power, good quality ones are not. __________________ "Throwing parts at a failure is like throwing sponges at a rainstorm." - Enzo My setup: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi...tang-band.html

8th January 2010, 08:36 AM	#4
djk diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA	Chest thumping comes from the 100hz~1Khz region, and how well it is integrated with the rest of the frequency range. __________________ Candidates for the Darwin Award should not read this author.

8th January 2010, 10:47 AM	#5
chris661 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lancashire Blog Entries: 7	I'd agree. Look for something that will go to maybe 60Hz, but keep it loud. The 60-200Hz region is where you feel it hit you in the chest. Look for a 15" woofer in a small box (usual of those small PA things) They don't go low, but they go pretty loud in the regions they can play. __________________ "Throwing parts at a failure is like throwing sponges at a rainstorm." - Enzo My setup: http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi...tang-band.html

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7th January 2010, 07:35 PM	#3
ashveer diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2010	thanks! but generally which bass driver enclosure gives you the best sound? i want that chest thumping bass!

29th January 2010, 07:14 PM	#6
head_unit diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Los Angeles	Why rear scoop horn loaded? That's fine, but what are you trying to achieve? A horn can generate a lot of SPL, but with the driver buried inside you won't get any high frequencies. Are you playing music, or a musical instrument? More info please...

29th January 2010, 07:33 PM	#7
tinitus diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005	Where are you located i the world Wharfedale indicates UK to me If so, why not a PrecisionDevices PDN.15BR40 has great Xmax and should give you enough SPL, and simulates very good Basicly, to get loud you need Xmax, and limited lows, and preferably a closed box to control Xmax, thus also look at driver Qts

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