Bugera BT115TS Bass Cabinet (1600 Watts, 1x15")

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@Old School P-Bass

They will provide you lots of "science" suggestions what's wrong or right.
But they don't will ask you any question about your sound goals and loudness level on stage neither any question about your amplifier.

I think at about page #15 on Tuesday next week (remember back in the future) you'll know nothing about the question you had initially asked to the forum.
 
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Old School P-Bass said:
It's been my experience that you get what you pay for. But sometimes a real deal comes your way. So, I've been looking for a 15" speaker to compliment my 4 X 10 cab. I saw the Bugera 1,600 watt for a price so much less than others and had to ask, is this a good deal or am I missing something?
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If I read correctly between the lines you are insecure about power distribution to the drivers cause "generic" TB science tells you that its possible to overload the 15" with too much of power.

What's the sound goal you are after? What's your music genre? What's the loudness you need on stage and FOH? What's your imagnation of total band sound? What kind of amplifier do you you play? What's your lowest tuning?

The more detailled informations you can provide than the better the help you can get from the forum.
Generic forum help sometimes sounds like a computer added interlocuter voice like a phone call to an insurance company
 
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ThisBass said:
If I read correctly between the lines you are insecure about power distribution to the drivers cause "generic" TB science tells you that its possible to overload the 15" with too much of power.
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I think you're incorrectly projecting your own personal beefs onto this one. My money says that the power distribution thing couldn't have been farther from the OPs mind when he posted.

This is likely just the case of the legitimate question being asked: is this too good to be true.
 
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I have a Peavey 1516 US built.
The specs may claim low hertz but the ears (mine are mid 50,s) claim HA!
I think you just need another 410, just like what you've got.
My SVT7PRO doesn't seem to get as low as my Peavey VB2..
Maybe a new amp?
I wish I could help you but the only thing I'm good at is asking TB folks for help cuz I'm not too bright.
Sorry!
 
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I'll certainly agree with the age old saying of "You get what you pay for." For the price they're asking, they certainly have to be using some otherworldly means or straight up magic to cram this much power into a single driver.

Since I'm a skeptic and don't really believe in magic, I'd say it's more likely that the wattage listed is a grasping at straws selling point, or a way to swindle misinformed people.
 
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Kro said:
I think you're incorrectly projecting your own personal beefs onto this one. My money says that the power distribution thing couldn't have been farther from the OPs mind when he posted.

This is likely just the case of the legitimate question being asked: is this too good to be true.
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Old School P-Bass said:
You are correct. Thanks Kro!
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Old School P-Bass said:
I've been looking for a 15" speaker to compliment my 4 X 12 cab.
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your initial post before editing (Last edited: Today at 5:42 AM) did read as
Old School P-Bass said:
I've been looking for a 15" speaker to compliment my 4 X 10 cab.
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I think its good practice to provide this information to the discussion. Not sure everybody reads the initial post several times just to check if there was some revise job done

I have to apologize for an obviously wrong guess that I posted in #16
ThisBass said:
If I read correctly between the lines ....
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I am quite sure that your amp has a minimum load of 4 ohms and your 4x12 cab has 4 ohms as well.
So you're already maxed out in that department.
Furthermore I cannot picture any scenario where adding a low priced standalone cab for bass guitar with a single 15" driver will be able to add more bass to a setup with a 4x12.

You would need to have a 15" cab that runs at 4 ohms and a 4x12 that runs at 8 ohms (or 8 ohms 15 + 16 ohms 412)
that has a tremendous amount of SPL, or at least a lot more SPL than the 412. In that setup, the 115 will get twice as much watts from the amp to compensate the lack of speaker surface.
But I doubt there is a 115 in existence that can take on a 412 in SPL at high volume. The 115 will run out of headroom really fast.

The only option I can see is a dedicated sub (either powered or with a poweramp on its own and a LPF) that will only extend your lowend. The barefaced LF1400 springs to mind, but that is very pricey and runs an 18" driver.

If you run 4x12 and miss low end AND have a serious budget, I'd recommend that you have a look around for a different cab altogether. Sell that 4x12 and get another one. I've never heard of anyone owning a quality 412 complaining about the lack of bass.
 
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You've got a 412 and you think it need complimenting?

A good 412 would knock down walls at every frequency so I'd start by replacing this cab with something better.

There are many great 1 cab solutions out there to worry about running 2 cabs of this size.
 
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Old School P-Bass said:
It's been my experience that you get what you pay for. But sometimes a real deal comes your way. So, I've been looking for a 15" speaker to compliment my 4 X 12 cab. I saw the Bugera 1,600 watt for a price so much less than others and had to ask, is this a good deal or am I missing something?
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If bugera figured out how to make a single speaker that can handle 1600w eminence would be out if the job. Even the best speakers you can buy are only rated about half that.
 
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blazebarlow said:
or..get two PA bass cabinets...JBL PRX 418 S...passive single 18 in cab with 1600 watts at 8 ohm..so two cabs would get you twice that..$750 per cab..if you cant get enough low end out of that..go over to keyboards..
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Just note that the 1600 watts quoted is "program power", which is twice the "RMS" or "continuous" power rating that more generally applies to bass guitar applications due to mechanical limitations of the speaker. JBL is in fact clear the 1600 watts is program power, and there have been at least 2 white papers they have published detailing how power ratings might apply to different applications. It's worth understanding this information if you wish to push the limits, as understanding where the limits might be will be helpful in avoiding damage and failure.
 
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