Members Singin' Dave Posted March 8, 2007 Members Share Posted March 8, 2007 Looking for some quick help.... Can anyone identify this 15" speaker? Trying to get some specs on power etc. for use as a bass cab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soul-x Posted March 8, 2007 Members Share Posted March 8, 2007 Electrovoice SRO 15(L?) http://archives.telex.com/archives/EV/Speakers/EDS/SRO15L%20EDS.pdf I imagine the cab is a Kustom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Singin' Dave Posted March 8, 2007 Author Members Share Posted March 8, 2007 Thanks soul-x Yep...that looks to be the one. I think it is the "L" version, which I think means it's meant for guitar and not bass (the "B" version). As such, I believe it rolls off fairly precipitously at about 60hz or so, so it might not be the best bass cab speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted March 8, 2007 Members Share Posted March 8, 2007 It's the older version of the EVM-15L. Good speaker, limited power for bass guitar due to the short VC winding height. Powered in a well tuned cabinet up to about 250-300 watts RMS MAX should be ok, but don't expect really deep low end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soul-x Posted March 8, 2007 Members Share Posted March 8, 2007 Thanks soul-xYep...that looks to be the one. I think it is the "L" version, which I think means it's meant for guitar and not bass (the "B" version). As such, I believe it rolls off fairly precipitously at about 60hz or so, so it might not be the best bass cab speaker. The EV 15(L and B alike), are favorites among bassists. The SRO is an OEM version. Not much in the way of power handling, but the efficiency makes up for it. I think it can be reconed into either config. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Real MC Posted March 8, 2007 Members Share Posted March 8, 2007 Definitely an SRO. My brother had a Music Man guitar amp with a pair of 12" SROs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted March 8, 2007 Members Share Posted March 8, 2007 We recone the SLO's standard as EVM-15L-prolines. This gives it a linger Xmax due to the extended winding height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted March 9, 2007 Members Share Posted March 9, 2007 Regulars ones that I recall were rated at 150-200 watts, the Pro-line models at 400 watts. (that's plenty, IMO) still a 2 1/2" VC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted March 9, 2007 Members Share Posted March 9, 2007 The 400 watt rating was pretty optimistic IMO. That was closer to the program rating, as the original series 2 was rated at 200 watts. EV used some form of EIA rating but I don't remember which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OMNIFEX Posted March 9, 2007 Members Share Posted March 9, 2007 The Electrovoice EVM Series (10, 12, 15), in either B or L were rated 200, 400, 800 watts. 800 Watts being Peak, and, 400 watts Program Power. The L stood for Lead Guitar, and, the B stands for Bass Guitar. They are classed as loudspeakers not woofers. I use the 15 Bs and feed them on a QSC PL 6.0 (From 120 Hz - 1.5 Khz) BUT use the power for head room. Before the PL 6.0, I had them on an old QSC EX 4000 but, I found I would trigger the clip light at times so, I upgraded. The EX 4000 puts out 1200 watts per channel @ 4 ohms. So, that's 600 watts per driver. Now, they have 2000 watts per channel of headroom (1000 watts per driver) with no complaints. I know many may think they won't last long. But, I've been running them on the EX 4000 for 7 years and, the PL 6.0 for 3 years. If you know when to back off it is possible For bass use, I wouldn't give them more than 250 watts due to their 3mm excursion and, high fs (43 Hz) figure. The EVM is most efficent in the Low Mid - Mid High Frequencies and, that's were they excel the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted March 9, 2007 Members Share Posted March 9, 2007 Knowing the limits and not having accidents is tough for many users... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OMNIFEX Posted March 9, 2007 Members Share Posted March 9, 2007 I agree. I've lent amplifiers to guys and, their response were pretty much the same. "The amp played good but it killed my woofers" From my experience, I've found using more boxes keeps you further away from blowing up things when going beyond the program ratings of the speakers. Incidently, I would never try such a thing with my subs. Music is just going lower and lower these days. Excursion limits are being reached much faster than ever before. And I never lend out my speakers to anyone either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted March 9, 2007 Members Share Posted March 9, 2007 From my experience, I've found using more boxes keeps you further away from blowing up things when going beyond the program ratings of the speakers. Absolutely... having enough PA is the best protection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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