Eminence subs

Sorry if I am reposting a topic here but when I did the search I could not find any.

I guess that's why loser companies Like UREI (JBL), Klipsch, EAW, Community, buy woofers from Eminence?

If you buy the cheap Eminence Alpha, Beta, Gamma series you get what you pay for (a good inexpensive driver).

Since you live in the USA here is a good inexpensive ($130 a pair) Eminence design:

Edited by _djk_ - 07 May 2008 at 11:32am

ceharden wrote: There are a lot of very cheap off-the-shelf Eminence drivers with very average performance which drag down the reputation of the whole brand.  Eminence OEM drivers are a different story.There are some good drivers off the shelf but at the same price range I often find that P-Audio are just slightly nicer.

And thats the point, once you get to the ranges of Eminence where the performance of the drivers is higher, the cost becomes similar to other companies drivers which have better specs.

The point being if you want a cheapie cheap driver Eminence will have something that fits your budget.

If you want to pay 3 figures you might find there's some competition worth considering.

Eminence OEM is completely different, I don't think anybody on here has slated anything from their OEM department. Quite frankly I don't see how they can make some fantastic OEM drivers and still continue with some of the Eminence branded ones when they can make so much better.

DJK.... I have done some research and it seems there is only one place you can actually buy the 15269 online and I am guessing that martin audio pro store is yours? If so do you know how much shipping costs are international on them, specifically to the UK. The only thing I am concerned about is having a driver with such a low BL.

Stu

Edited by Disco Stu - 07 May 2008 at 3:01pm

Its horses for courses, Eminence woofers make good hire stock because they are relatively cheap to replace, I know someone who uses nothing but Eminence and some of his boxes sound good. There are select Eminence woofers that I have personally heard or used that I liked the sound of in their intended application.

Alpha 8MR on a horn (one of Rogs)
Delta Pro 12 on a horn
Beta 10 on a horn

The same Beta 10s in a reflex sounded appauling which is why I made a last desperate effort to try and get something good out of them. Eminence Omega Pro 15 and 18, not impressed. Eminence Gamma 10 + 12, not impressed. Alphas............

On the basis that I have had more poor experiences with eminence than good ones you can see why a lot of people might have an axe to grind about them, I just think they let themselves down a bit with the cheaper series dragging the impression of the whole batch down.

I think they have and will continue to have some good things to offer in the future, from what I hear their Kappalite 3015LF is a big seller, and is a very good driver for the money.

Having heard some deltas and delta pros IMO this is where I think the decent Eminence drivers really start.

Stu


Edited by Disco Stu - 07 May 2008 at 11:13pm

If they are so good and look like they are very useful why do Eminence not re-release them as a the Delta 15 SLF or something

Stu

Greetings, I am also new on this phorum, and also relatively new to the speaker business. I tried to search for this but couldn't find so i'll ask in this topic:

Would the EMINENCE SIGMA PRO-18s work well in the G-sub model? I'm planning on installing these to my G-Sub cabs, surprisingly, due to the fact that  they are in my budget range (and since it's a reflex cab, I understand the design isn't SO picky about the speaker element.)

These  two G-subs will be used in a small portable soundsystem with my X-10s as mid-tops.