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I have two 15" EL350 JBLs. They frickin POUND for a 15" cabinet. My dad built the cabinets himself with a JBL speaker spec book. The rest of my PA are 12" Pioneer MI speakers with some sort of low watt horn in home made boxes, built out of the same book.
A lot of people rag on them, but I've become a big fan of Carvin. People think they're junk because they're so cheap, but that's only because they sell direct. Back in the Mother Fletcher days, we dropped $700 on a pair of 2x15" with horn, 600W bi-ampable cabinets, and $800 on a 2x18" tri ported sub cabinet. Best money we ever spent. They sound unebelievable. Vader's Mistress has a set of JBL single 15" with horn 600W cabinets and they don't even come close to comparing to the Carvins.
I won't knock Peavey entirely. Their Black Widow and Scorpion speakers are actually pretty good gear. But they are overpriced when bought in a cabinet. I can get the speakers wholesale.
And BC, have you ever played through a Peavey XXX guitar amplifier? It's the only other thing I will give any respect to with the Peavey name on it (which we colored over with black magic marker). The 5150 is junk, but the XXX and the XXL are pretty nice heads. Cabinets still suck. We use Carvins.
And what are you using the 15"s for? Subs, or mids? If you're using them as subs, look into a folded horn or band-pass type cabinet. If you're going for mid-range, stay with a front loaded cabinet for better dispersal.
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