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Topic: The difference between 1501 and 1502 is?
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Larry Behm
Member From: Oregon City, Oregon
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posted 27 June 2004 06:00 AM
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Both were used in steel amps at one time. Other than the dome (metal vs cloth) what is the difference in sound.Larry Behm |
Erv Niehaus
Member From: Litchfield, MN, USA
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posted 27 June 2004 06:26 AM
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Peavey uses a different material to make the cone, the paper.
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David Higginbotham
Member From: Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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posted 27 June 2004 07:04 AM
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Both the 1501 & 1502 have metal domes. The 1502 has a ridged cone and the 1501 has a smooth paper cone. The 1501 has a broader response and will give you much cleaner highs and mids than the 1502. The 1502 will give you better response on the lows. I have used both of these speakers and would much rather the 1501-4 SB for steel.
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jim milewski
Member From: stowe, vermont
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posted 27 June 2004 10:54 AM
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I have two amps with DT1502, the deep ones with non metal dust covers, I love em, the frequency response graph is almost identical to the 1501, it was a fluke I ended up with them, but gave them a shot, I was pleasantly surprised, they are a bit warmer, both are 4 ohms |
Mark Herrick
Member From: Los Angeles, CA
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posted 27 June 2004 01:36 PM
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I believe the 1502 speakers now have Kevlar impregnated cones. I think earlier 1502's did not have Kevlar (paper only). Also, as stated about the ribs/ridges.I just replaced a 1502 with a 1501SB in a Nashville 400 and was pretty amazed at the difference in the sound. The 1501 seems much smoother and more balanced across the frequency range; the 1502 seemed to accentuate certain frequencies, making them "pop out" more, and I couldn't seem to adjust the tone controls to compensate. ------------------
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Bobby Boggs
Member From: Pendleton SC
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posted 27 June 2004 05:59 PM
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I know about the 1501 shallow baskets.However I traded for a cabinet with a 1501-DT.What does DT stand for???..bb |
Jim Smith
Member From: Plano, TX, USA
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posted 27 June 2004 06:07 PM
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I could be wrong, but I believe DT stands for "Deep Throw" and SB stands for "Shallow Basket". |
Len Amaral
Member From: Rehoboth,MA 02769
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posted 27 June 2004 06:14 PM
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I hope Mike Brown jumps in on this to clarify things. However, the nashville 400 was made with both the 1501 and 1502 as I have had both. Also, I believe the 1502 is a bass speaker.[This message was edited by Len Amaral on 28 June 2004 at 04:05 AM.] |
jim milewski
Member From: stowe, vermont
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posted 28 June 2004 04:53 AM
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I believe Jim S is correct, the literature says the 1502 is used mainly for bass, but has voicing for keyboard and guitar, and used in those applications |
Mike Brown
Member From: Meridian, Mississippi USA
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posted 28 June 2004 12:41 PM
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Here is my personal e-mail response to Larry Behm's question;Up until the "Ti" series of PA cabs, which were introduced in 1993, we had used paper cones in all BW speakers. We introduced our KEVLAR material in 1993 on all BW's. Prior to KEVLAR it was all paper cones. Unfortunately, the KEVLAR material didn't work for steel guitar applications and several steel amps were shipped with the KEVLAR material. An endorser of ours brought this to our attention and the cone material was immediately changed back to paper. At the time that we reverted back to the paper cone, we revoiced the 1501-4 for steel and have used this same paper formula ever since. All other BW's have KEVLAR inpregnated material. It just so happens that when we made the switch, the Nashville 400 was being manufactured using the 1502-4 BW. When we reinstated the 1501-4 paper cone(shallow basket), we also began installing these into the Nashville 400. This allowed us to use only one speaker(1501-4), instead of two(1501 and 1502) for steel applications.This is the reason that the early(1982 through approximately 1993) Nashville 400's had 1502's and from 1993 to their end, the latter amps came equipped with 1501's). This is part of the reason for the aluminum dust cap change as well. We also used the 1502 in some of our bass amps at the time. [This message was edited by Mike Brown on 28 June 2004 at 12:42 PM.]
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Larry Behm
Member From: Oregon City, Oregon
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posted 28 June 2004 05:15 PM
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Mike thanks for the clarification.
Larry[This message was edited by Larry Behm on 29 June 2004 at 04:39 AM.]
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