From: bill@thd.tv.tek.com (William K. McFadden)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,rec.audio,rec.audio.pro,rec.audio.car
Subject: LIST OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT & SOUND REINFORCEMENT SPEAKERS
Keywords: woof
Date: 1 Sep 92 07:10:08 GMT
Organization: Tektronix TV Measurement Systems, Beaverton, OR

[Last modified 6-May-92]

Here is a list of speaker drivers for musical instrument and sound
reinforcement use as recommended by various people on the net.  For
each driver I list the number of recommendations.  Many people have
named manufacturers without giving specific model numbers and are
included in "Number of people who recommend this brand." The MCM
numbers are from the MCM Electronics catalog [800-543-4330].  The PE
numbers are from the Parts Express catalog [800-338-0531].  I have also
included drivers in the list I found in local stores and manufacturer's
data sheets.

This list includes Thiele-Small parameters for many of the drivers.  I
have separate files that contain specifications for optimum
(non-peaking) sealed box and ported (bass reflex) enclosures for these
drivers, a tutorial on speaker systems, and enclosure design equations
for the HP-48SX calculator.  E-mail for more information.

If anyone has more data, recommendations, or corrections, e-mail to me,
and I will update the list.

The list is in order of popularity.


Manufacturer/		Power	Impe-	SPL	Res.	Vas		# of
Model		Diam.	(RMS)	dance	1W/1m	Freq.	cu ft	Qts	Recom.
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Electro-Voice:
Force 10	10"	150W	8	98dB	?	?	?	0
EVM-10M Series II 10"	200W	8	99dB	?	?	?	0
Force 12	12"	150W	8	99dB	?	?	?	0
EVM-12L Series II 12"	200W	8	100dB	55Hz	2.9	0.232	0
EVM-12L Pro-Line 12"	300W	8	100dB	55Hz	2.9	0.232	0
EVM-12S Series II 12"	200W	8	101dB	?	?	?	0
EVM-12S Pro-Line 12"	300W	8	101dB	?	?	?	0
Force 15	15"	150W	8	100dB	?	?	?	1
EVM-15B Series II 15"	200W	8	103dB	43Hz	7.95	0.297	10
EVM-15L	Series II 15"	200W	8	103dB	43Hz	8.65	0.238	2
EVM-15B Pro-Line 15"	400W	8	102dB	43Hz	7.95	0.297	2
EVM-15L	Pro-Line 15"	400W	8	103dB	43Hz	8.65	0.238	2
EVM-18B Series II 18"	200W	8	100dB	33Hz?	18.22	0.360	2
EVM-18B Pro-Line 18"	400W	8	100dB	33Hz	18.22	0.360	1
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	11

JBL:
LE8T-H		8"	25W	8	89dB	45Hz	1.2	0.56	0
2118H,J		8"	100W	8	97dB	85Hz	0.5	0.35	1
E110		10"	75W	8	98dB	65Hz	1.6	0.36	0
2123H		10"	250W	8	101dB	85Hz	0.7	0.32	0
2202H		12"	150W	8	99dB	50Hz	3.1	0.16	0
E120-8		12"	150W	8	103dB	60Hz	2.8	0.17	0
E120-16		12"	150W	16	103dB	60Hz	2.8	0.17	0
G125		12"	200W	8	104dB	45Hz	8.3	0.36	0
2204H		12"	350W	8	95dB	45Hz	3.1	0.35	0
E130		15"	150W	8	105dB	40Hz	10.5	0.19	0
E145		15"	150W	8	102dB	35Hz	9.7	0.25	4
G135		15"	200W	8	104dB	45Hz	8.3	0.36	0
G135A		15"	200W	8	104dB	45Hz	7.7	0.48	0
E140		15"	200W	8	100dB	32Hz	10.5	0.17	2
E155		18"	300W	8	100dB	30Hz	15	0.20	1
2235H		?	?	?	?	?	?	?	1
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	9

Boogie:
Black Shadow	15"	200W	?	?	?	?	?	3
Black Shadow	15"	400W	?	?	?	?	?	1
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	4

Peavy:
1201-4		12"	?	4	99dB	61Hz	2.22	0.235	0
1201-8		12"	?	8	99dB	59Hz	2.37	0.212	0
1202-4		12"	?	4	99dB	50Hz	3.39	0.204	0
1203-4		12"	?	4	98dB	62Hz	2.15	0.303	0
1203-8		12"	?	8	97dB	64Hz	1.94	0.309	0
1501-4		15"	?	4	100dB	49Hz	6.50	0.248	0
1502-4		15"	?	4	99dB	52Hz	4.94	0.297	0
1502-8		15"	?	8	99dB	48Hz	5.97	0.304	0
1503-8		15"	?	8	100dB	49Hz	6.18	0.257	0
1504-4		15"	?	4	98dB	38Hz	8.97	0.257	0
1505-8		15"	?	8	98dB	52Hz	5.30	0.383	0
Scorpion Plus	15"	?	8?	97dB	45Hz	6.36	0.380	0
1801-4		18"	?	4	98dB	40Hz	11.2	0.356	0
1801-8		18"	?	8	96dB	42Hz	10.3	0.552	0
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	4

Celestion:
G10S-50		10"	25W	8	?	?	?	?	0
G10-35L		10"	35W	8	?	?	?	?	2
G12M Greenback	12"	25W	8	98db	?	?	?	1
G12-30		12"	?	?	?	?	?	?	1
G12L-35		12"	35W	8	?	?	?	?	0
G12M-70		12"	70W	8	?	?	?	?	0
G12-70L		12"	?	?	?	?	?	?	1
G12-70T		12"	?	?	?	?	?	?	1
Vintage-30	12"	70W	8	?	?	?	?	0
Vintage-30	12"	70W	16	?	?	?	?	0
S12-150 CE	12"	150W	8	?	?	?	?	0
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	3

Cerwin-Vega:
Earthquake	18"	?	?	?	?	?	?	1
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	3

Pyle:
MCM 55-320	5"	50W	8	103dB	85Hz	0.1	0.46	0
MCM 55-685	8"	75W	8	94dB	85Hz	0.7	0.79	0
MCM 55-605	8"	100W	4	95dB	55Hz	0.4	0.30	0
MCM 55-625	8"	100W	8	95dB	50Hz	0.5	0.40	0
MCM 55-690	10"	85W	8	95dB	80Hz	0.9	0.91	0
MCM 55-330	10"	100W	8	96dB	70Hz	0.7	0.57	0
MCM 55-610	10"	125W	4	97dB	45Hz	2.7	0.17	0
MCM 55-630	10"	125W	8	97dB	45Hz	2.6	0.39	0
MCM 55-310	12"	95W	8	97dB	80Hz	1.0	1.02	0
MCM 55-150	12"	105W	8	97dB	70Hz	1.9	0.52	0
MCM 55-555	12"	135W	8	98dB	57Hz	2.46	0.44	0
MCM 55-615	12"	135W	4	98dB	45Hz	2.6	0.31	0
MCM 55-635	12"	135W	8	98dB	45Hz	2.5	0.44	0
MCM 55-190	15"	110W	8	98dB	65Hz	4.5	0.66	0
MCM 55-560	15"	140W	8	99dB	35.4Hz	10.85	0.41	0
MCM 55-620	15"	140W	4	99dB	35Hz	9.9	0.29	0
MCM 55-640	15"	140W	8	99dB	35Hz	10.9	0.41	1
MCM 55-565	18"	150W	8	98dB	31.9Hz	7.96	0.55	0
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	3

Eminence:
615F2025616	6.5"	50W	8	93dB	97Hz	0.4	0.47	0
615F3831610	6.5"	50W	8	95dB	83.0Hz	0.82	0.30	0
815F2025860	8"	50W	16	94dB	97.5Hz	0.42	0.60	0
MCM 55-710	8"	50W	8	95dB	100Hz	0.50	0.67	0
10130		10"	50W	8	93dB	85Hz	1.04	0.86	0
MCM 55-715	10"	50W	8	95dB	91Hz	1.02	1.00	0
10109		10"	80W	8	96dB	80Hz	1.1	0.50	0
10307		10"	100W	8	96dB	47Hz	7	0.42	0
MCM 55-720	10"	100W	8	92dB	57Hz	1.92	0.66	0
MCM 55-730	12"	50W	8	96dB	64Hz	3.73	0.94	0
MCM 55-750	12"	75W	8	97dB	59Hz	4.25	0.63	0
12442		12"	80W	8	96dB	62Hz	1.8	0.71	0
12698		12"	100W	8	96dB	60Hz	2.5	0.42	0
MCM 55-735	12"	100W	8	98dB	91Hz	1.46	0.61	0
MCM 55-745	12"	100W	8	92dB	30Hz	6.59	0.38	0
12679		12"	150W	8	98dB	45Hz	4.0	0.24	0
12729		12"	150W	8	99dB	50Hz	4.0	0.22	0
12839		12"	150W	8	99dB	50Hz	4.0	0.22	0
MCM 55-740	12"	150W	8	98dB	50Hz	3.37	0.24	0
123760		12"	170W	8	100dB	40Hz?	10.9	0.28	0
15570 		15"	80W	8	96dB	55.5Hz	3.83	0.68	0
15587		15"	100W	8	96dB	40Hz	10	0.37	0
MCM 55-755	15"	100W	8	96dB	44Hz	9.4	0.69	0
15479 		15"	150W	8	99dB	40Hz	7.1	0.29	0
15625 		15"	150W	8	100dB	38.5Hz	13.4	0.34	0
15710 		15"	150W	8	100dB	38.5Hz	13.4	0.34	0
15735 		15"	150W	8	97dB	50Hz	5.1	0.6	0
MCM 55-760	15"	150W	8	97dB	46Hz	7.92	0.54	0
152801/MCM 55-765 15"	170W	8	100dB	39Hz	10.59	0.28	0
15418 		15"	200W	8	98dB	35Hz	7.5	0.27	0
18045 		18"	150W	8	92dB	25Hz	13.8	0.28	0
18011 		18"	200W	8	97dB	27Hz	15.2	0.23	0
18016 		18"	200W	8	97dB	20Hz	18.3	0.23	0
18018 		18"	200W	8	96dB	29Hz	14.1	0.36	0
181331		18"	200W	8	98dB	27.87Hz	19.56	0.26	0
MCM 55-770	18"	200W	8	98dB	31Hz	14.76	0.26	0
18029		18"	250W	8	95dB	30Hz	10.7	0.33	0
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	2

Gauss:
4580		15"	400W	8	98dB	31Hz	7.0	0.23	0
4583A		15"	400W	8	97dB	31Hz	10.0	0.30	0
4583F		15"	400W	8	97dB	22Hz	16.0	0.20	0
4880A		18"	400W	8	98dB	23Hz	20.0	0.21	0
4883B		18"	400W	8	96dB	23Hz	19.0	0.34	0
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	2

Altec Lansing:
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	1

Bag End:
?		18"	400W	?	97dB	?	?	?	1
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	1

Eden:
?		10"	?	?	?	?	?	?	1
?		15"	?	?	?	?	?	?	1
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	1

Fender-Jensen
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	1

Klipsch:
K-1242		12"	300W	8	98dB	47Hz	3.64	0.245	0
K-1543		15"	500W	4	99dB	36Hz	8.89	0.240	0
K-1544		15"	?	4	?	?	?	?	0
K-1545		15"	500W	8	96dB	40Hz	7.49	0.497	0
K-1546		15"	500W	8	98dB	41Hz	7.49	0.366	0
K-1548		15"	500W	4	98dB	40Hz	7.98	0.359	0
K-1847		18"	300W	8	97dB	37Hz	11.05	0.428	0
K-1849		18"	?	4	?	?	?	?	0
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	1

McCauley:
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	1

RS Components:
249-839		8"	30W	8	?	35Hz	0.64	?	1
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	1

Sunn:
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	1

Tekton:
KB-18		18"	300W	8	89dB	12Hz	31.43	0.3	1
KB-21		21"	400W	8	92dB	12Hz	53.96	0.302	1
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	2

MG Electronics:
PE 290-148	12"	150W	4	103dB	35Hz	1.59	0.39	0
PE 290-210	18"	250W	8	96dB	30Hz	14.22	0.323	0
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	0

Pioneer:
A25GC40-?	10"	100W	8	94dB	68Hz	2.5	0.43	0
A30GC50-52Q	12"	125W	8	97dB	45Hz	6.36	0.44	0
A38GC50-52Q	15"	125W	8	98dB	40Hz	4.5	0.66	0
A38GC50-?	15"	150W	8	97dB	45Hz	?	?	0
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	0

Radio Shack:
40-1309		18"	100W?	8	95dB	16.5Hz	41	0.20	0
40-1319		15"	*50W	8	97dB	78.0Hz	3.1	0.952	0
* Data sheet lists 100W peak power
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	0

Ramsdell Audio:
SW2710		27"(!)	500W	8	103dB	18.5Hz	60.7	0.275	0
			Number of people who recommend this brand:	0
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