Which FRFR Speakers?

joe1871

joe1871

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Hey All,

I am going to either build my own, or simply replace the speakers in two cabs I already have. They are both Mesa Recto cabs, with Black Widows in one, and I believe V30's in the other. I would like to take the spoeakers out, and then put FR FR speakers in. I have a 2x12 Horizontal Recto, and a great old Mesa 2x12 wedge cabinet - meaning monitor wedge shaped. I love the wedge cab, as I am really tall, and it lets me hear myself instead instead of having the mix hit me in the knees.

So the question is, which speakers should I get? I am right now thinking of the Celestion F12-X200. I am just not aware of what might be a good alternative, and I am hoping you guys might have an idea. What do companies like Atomic, Mission, or other FRFR cab manufactuireras use? Is it a driver and a horn?

I have a full woodworking shop that I can use to build a copy of the slant monitor cab. I would do that if the internals need to be different. I have been researching FRFR cabinets, but I am not sure what design to use. Am I best off just reusing the cab(s) I have, or does it make a huge difference to build some new design cab that is specifically for FRFR? I am just beginning to think about doing this. Who knows? I am hoping you folks can tell me what to buy.

Thanks folks...

Joe
 
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If you are really into woodworking, check out GreenBoy. Hopefully if you look hard enough, DIY plans are still available. I use a a GreenBoy Fearless F115 (built professionally, not by me) because I wanted to be sure to capture every nuance of a cranked 4x12 while avoiding the destruction any more peoples' ears that were in the "treble beam". I have got to say that crossovers, active or passive, and separate speakers for different frequency bands, all in the same cab, still have a purpose, especially if you have the power of a Matrix GT1000 to waste in passive crossovers.

I use Adam A5Xs at home nowadays, and if fate would do the right thing and let me play a gig (in NW UK, we still have COVID), I'd let you know if the F115 did the same thing at big-room gig volume. My gut feel is that they are pretty flat across the frequencies. Last I gigged the F115 with Matrix GT1000 FX I was kind of chuffed. It feels a long time ago now. ;)

Liam
 
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All I know is the cabinets make a big deal. Matching transducers, crossovers and cabinets seems a bit of a mystery to me (not entirely), but I do know that like studios, boxes are often not great designs. Wave guides and ports often come into play as well.
 
Dave Merrill said:
If you're going to use the F12-X200, use their cabinet plans. They're designed for it, by folks who know way more about this stuff than most of us.
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Yep! Celestion did all the work for you. They got what??? 90 years in the speaker game. Best solution I've found so far.
 
I am curious about those Celestions. Have a bunch of cabs---from 1 x 12s to a couple of empty 2 x 12s and 4 x 12s.
Tempted to grab a couple and drop them in to try out.

Only out of curiousity, of course, and not because a lack of current tones. :)
 
la noise said:
I am curious about those Celestions. Have a bunch of cabs---from 1 x 12s to a couple of empty 2 x 12s and 4 x 12s.
Tempted to grab a couple and drop them in to try out.

Only out of curiousity, of course, and not because a lack of current tones. :)
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Could always order a pair a return them if you don't like them....I think.
 
Justincase said:
Just looked at sweetwater...NOTE: Speakers are non-returnable.
You are correct. I ordered mine from amplified-parts. They were 150 each when I purchased them.
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Cool. I'm finding SW is not the be-all, end-all for music gear, like a lot of people think. I got a much better deal on my Majesty from Willcut Guitars, for example. The 2 year warranty thing might be important for certain purchases, I suppose...
 
Too bad parts express doesn't sell them. They will take returns and sell them discounted open box. That's why I was thinking SW may do the same thing....turns out they don't.
 
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