Best cabinet for heavy bass music

Hey everyone,

I am interested in building a 3 way sound system and am looking for newb advice. I have a loose understanding of all the components I need. I'm still in the early stages at this point...

Apologies as I feel like this question has been asked so many times... What type of bass cabinet is best suited for heavy bass music? I want to build bins that are capable of going as low as 25-30hz. Feel free to link me to another thread

Some considerations are that these will likely go in a small club with max 250 people. As a result, the audience will be fairly close to the system which is why I am hesitant to consider horn loaded cabs (although from what I have read, scoops can push out more dB compared to reflex?). That being said, from what I have gathered, a reflex design would be the best option (especially when considering the throw of scoops). Size is somewhat important since these will be going in a small venue and I would like to keep transport costs/effort reasonable.

Other cabs that I am considering would be shortmans, mini-scoops or hogs but I am not sure how they compare.

There are endless styles and I just get lost when trying to compare since everyone has an opinion…haha

Maybe this will all go away and I'll just need to buy something premade since I am out of Canada and have zero woodworking skills T_T

Thanks

Edited by jngggggggg - 28 April 2017 at 12:27am

Conanski wrote: Reflex.. period. Scoops don't outperform reflex subs at the frequencies you're talking about.. matter of fact nothing much does until horns get rediculously large. Throw is a misunderstood issue too, what people call throw is just directivity.. horns focus more energy in front of the cab with less spill to the sides and behind, put a set of barn doors on a dual 18 cab and you get the same result. And producing good bass indoors is more about sub placement in the room than raw system capability so you will have to do some homework to determine the best layout. As for what to build, use some of the latest state of the art drivers(B&C 18TBW or 18SW), build the right size cab to deliver the lowend corner you want and the right number of cabs to deliver the SPL or impact you want, and power appropriately of course. You won't achieve this with a pair of drivers just to be clear, life just begins with four 18" drivers in the reflex world IMO so plan on using 8 drivers or more eventually depending upon how bass crazy the requirements are.

Thanks for the reply! Any thoughts on what style of reflex cab? I'm not overly familiar with the options but I've heard that bandpass cabs when made properly can really shine

Follow the specification for this driver and you won't go too far wrong... Budget permitting.... 

rm31 wrote: Follow the specification for this driver and you won't go too far wrong... Budget permitting....  http://www.bmsspeakers.com/index.php?id=18n862_specification - http://www.bmsspeakers.com/index.php?id=18n862_specification

+ lets say 2 15 with hf

Ehh again and again the same Author has specific needs for specific genres. He doesnt need the most universal or commercially suitable construction.