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Is it worth building 2 186's?

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Topic: Is it worth building 2 186's?

Posted By: jossdude
Subject: Is it worth building 2 186's?
Date Posted: 07 January 2010 at 6:17pm

Am thinking about building two 186 Horns now and planning on building 2 more in the future so will have four to get the best from them. But the future could end up being a while away.

Would it make sense to build two and wait, while the two keeping me happy enough for a while.

Or building a different type of cab now, then in the future building 4 of the horns?

Was planning on loading with PD186 and doing them as best I could.

Cheers J

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Posted By: breakdabeat pete
Date Posted: 07 January 2010 at 6:33pm

2 are ok, they wont get very low tho (about 50 hz)
4 is when things start coming together

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Posted By: jossdude
Date Posted: 07 January 2010 at 10:06pm

So would it make more sense to build two of these and then two different things in the future. Cause as I understand it 50hz doesn't sound as low as music gets? Or would only being able to get to 50hz acceptable?

Or in a four I assume they would get lower?

Posted By: Sibulus
Date Posted: 07 January 2010 at 10:20pm

it would make sense to build 2 now and 2 more later - dont mix and match. in a group of 4 they will drop much lower.

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Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 07 January 2010 at 10:38pm

the ones I heard honked so much it hurt...was f...ing loud though.3 a side that was.

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Posted By: jossdude
Date Posted: 07 January 2010 at 11:07pm

Lovely, thanks everyone.

Posted By: jossdude
Date Posted: 08 January 2010 at 7:54pm

As a thought then, would I be better building a pair of Hogs instead to cover the lower range and go with a scoop.

Was looking at both of them but for an unknown reason decided on the horn, rather than scoop. Dont have alot of space and the Hogs are quite a bit bigger . . .

Hogs or the Horns?

Wont be used with a live band often I don't imagine and usually Dub, Dubstep and Funk to be played through them.

Cheers J

Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 08 January 2010 at 8:13pm

Hogs all the way..they aren't that much bigger and are very well suited to Dub of all varietys.
Also great for live work so we've been told and are suprisingly punchy higher up if used that way.Had techno banging out of mine on newyears and was pleasently suprised.

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Posted By: jossdude
Date Posted: 09 January 2010 at 2:36am

Have just read quite alot of good stuff about the hogs. I guess it would be them then. Bit more to spend on the drivers and amp but it can only be worth it. Thankyou