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    Posted: 20 October 2009 at 2:19pm
I'm just curious would 2x 1850 horns keep up with say 4 hogs?

maybe crossing from the hogs at 70hz and to the mids at 160 ish?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Static Age Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 October 2009 at 2:38pm
Its a possibility, two 1850 horns do sound pretty kicky to me as they wont get as low as a stack of four. Its not most peoples first choice as an upper bass cab though.
 
Cabs like HD15's or ES18-BPH are kickier, smaller, have higher frequency extension & cheaper to load. Take a good look around the forum & see what upper bass cabs people are using above subs/ scoops.
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1850s do have nice kick.
But aren't horn and scoop combinations not really recommended? You would have some wierd phase issues with the output from the front and back of the driver of the scoop and then the delay of the horn etc etc?

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As long as the scoops & horns are covering different frequency bands & the delay is correct it will be fine. Its when people try & use different bass cabs in the same band that you end up with phase issues.
 
so scoops 35-70hz & horns 70-160hz.
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the delay would be pretty huge though!
i'd sell the 1850's and build some usb/es18's
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By the sound of things the OP hasnt actually got the 1850 horns yet mate.

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1850s are awesome...ive loaded 2 of mine with peavey low rider 15s.....and i can shake all 4 floors in my house, and set off a car alarm sitting 20 feet in front my house..just using 2 1850s...im using the peavey 4080hz amp.......and i own 12 bins....
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..... i have two pd 186, i'd like to build 2 x 186 horns as kick binz  to go above 4 scoop (pd 1850 loaded), no matter for the size, i just ask how it will sound, if someone have listened before, from 90 to 180 hz.

- scoop: 30 - 90 hz
- 186 horn: 90 - 180
- mt 130: 180 -1khz

Use for reggae and dubs from '70 to 2013.

Thanks in advice for any opinion will come!
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Originally posted by ToppDawg ToppDawg wrote:

1850s are awesome...ive loaded 2 of mine with peavey low rider 15s.....and i can shake all 4 floors in my house, and set off a car alarm sitting 20 feet in front my house..just using 2 1850s...im using the peavey 4080hz amp.......and i own 12 bins....


Aren't the 1850's for 18's? Did you down scale the cab for a 15? or just drop a 15 in the full size cab?
When you gonna send me some $$ mate ?
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If you would cross the 1850s too high, there would be danger of burning the voice coils quickly from lack of excursion = lack of cooling.
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