Speaker Enclosures...again

Ron Randall · Post by **Ron Randall** » 24 Nov 2002 11:02 am

This Forum is great.
I have read the archives and learned a lot about the pros and cons of open and closed cabinets, ports and all.

I wonder. The makers of very high end studio monitors, that have the power to work in a live stage application, are closed, ported, have a woofer and tweeter, a bi-amp, and a crossover around 2.6Khz. Some are like 130Watt woofer and 70watt tweeter. Some even more. Most are intended to be mounted in a wall.

If I can ignore the snooty price for a minute, I wonder what a single or a pair would sound like?

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 24 Nov 2002 7:34 pm

They would probably give you a lot more highs than you wanted. A tweeter is kinda "overkill" with a pedal steel...they gots gobs o' highs already!

Also, though high-end studio monitors sound real good in a studio, they aren't really suited to schlep around to gigs all the time. Remember...they're made to "hang on a wall", and weren't built to put up with constant banging around in various forms of transportation. Also, though they're very impressive (quality-wise), they're not really designed for the constant high-power peaks one encounters when playing live steel guitar. Bad idea, really.

Besides...they cost too damn much.

James Quackenbush · Post by **James Quackenbush** » 25 Nov 2002 7:57 am

Ron,
I'm not aware of anyone putting a mic on a studio monitor to record with....As Donny said, there are plenty of highs coming out of a 12 inch or 15 inch speaker...You really don't need any more highs than that unless you want to call the dogs to your house from other neighborhoods !!...The reason studio monitors sound good is that they are suppose to give you a faithful recreation of what was recorded...So what goes in, should come out !
If you plug your steel into studio monitors and mic them, and then play them back on studio monitors, you will hear your steel with highs that will make you wish you didn't
I'm putting together a cabinet with 1 - 15, and one with 2 - 12's...I'm not adding any horns or tweeters..The deep bottom end will go to the 15 inch cabinet , and the mids and highs will go to the 2 - 12's cabinet...I'm sure that I will have more than enough highs using this setup....Jim

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 25 Nov 2002 8:30 am

Ron, try plugging into your stereo and see how you like it. If you like it better than an amp, then you might really like that kind of speaker cabinet.

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Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 25 Nov 2002 10:24 am

Ron, if you take Dan's advice, and plug into your stereo, then turn it WAAAAYY down, or you WILL blow up your speakers. I guarantee it!

Ron Randall · Post by **Ron Randall** » 25 Nov 2002 12:49 pm

Thanks!!!

I am glad I asked! I understand now why studio monitors are what they are. I will get off that track and go practice. That 15" BW is sounding mighty good.

You are right. I don't need these for steel.

The grass is not as green as I thought.