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K250-1-18B-1 [message #18823]

Fri, 07 June 2013 11:26

conductortom
Messages: 96
Registered: July 2010
Location: Okla

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I had a guy contact me about what speaker went in a 1-18B-1 cab, that he is restoring for his uncle. Wanted to know what kind and what ohm it was. Told him to check here with you'll. I have one but don't know whats in it. And it's in OKC right now, so can't double check it. Any info would be appecated.

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Re: K250-1-18B-1 [message #18824 is a reply to message #18823]

Fri, 07 June 2013 12:28

kustomoholic
Messages: 227
Registered: March 2009
Location: Tulsa,oklahoma

Senior Member

Tom, It's a 4 ohm driver...not sure but I think it's a CTS. I haven't removed the driver in mine but any 4 ohm 18 incher should
should work fine... I almost put a Black Widow in it after I first got it but the idea of lugging that 1-18 beastie around quickly put that idea out of mind.
Craig

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Re: K250-1-18B-1 [message #18825 is a reply to message #18824]

Fri, 07 June 2013 13:54

Kustom_Bart
Messages: 601
Registered: October 2010
Location: Greenville, MichiGUN

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Eminence makes some really nice sounding low end drivers. I have a couple in my subs and paid 129.00 or so each for them. I got them from Parts Express, mine were 15", but here is a link to the same in 18" http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=290- 429

Here is a heck of a deal on a pair of used ones on CL http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/msg/3833665295.html

[Updated on: Fri, 07 June 2013 14:06]

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Re: K250-1-18B-1 [message #18826 is a reply to message #18825]

Fri, 07 June 2013 19:04

conductortom
Messages: 96
Registered: July 2010
Location: Okla

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Thanks Bart for the info. Will pass on.

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Re: K250-1-18B-1 [message #18827 is a reply to message #18824]

Fri, 07 June 2013 19:22

conductortom
Messages: 96
Registered: July 2010
Location: Okla

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Thanks Craig, I do understand about lugging that beast around! Mine has flat spots on the wheels from setting in one place for so long! Lol

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Re: K250-1-18B-1 [message #18828 is a reply to message #18827]

Fri, 07 June 2013 23:06

braud357
Messages: 154
Registered: July 2010
Location: Louisiana

Senior Member

The original 18" speaker was a Cerwin-Vega

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Re: K250-1-18B-1 [message #18875 is a reply to message #18828]

Mon, 17 June 2013 22:56

oren hudson
Messages: 274
Registered: March 2008
Location: Gastonia, NC

Senior Member

I bought a near mint '72 charcoal gray T&R last year from the original owner. The original speaker is a CTS 4 ohm 150 watt speaker. Sounded good, but I wanted to use the cab with my '68 black T&R K200B-1 head and matching 2-15 cab. I needed to use an 8 ohm speaker in the 18 cab, so I installed a Cerwin Vega 300 watt 8 ohm like those used in the Acoustic folded horn cabs of the 70s. Sounds amazingly great, particularly considering the relative small power with the 100 watt k200B-1 rig mentioned. Very Happy

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Re: K250-1-18B-1 [message #18879 is a reply to message #18823]

Tue, 18 June 2013 06:01

sunnhead
Messages: 221
Registered: June 2010
Location: Minnesota

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The Cerwin Vega they used in the acoustic 360's was the L-187 It was a 4 ohm speaker... There was a L-188 that was the next of kin of that speaker. I have the L-188 in my Kustom 1x18. That thing sounds so sweet!

-S

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Re: K250-1-18B-1 [message #18880 is a reply to message #18879]

Tue, 18 June 2013 09:32

conductortom
Messages: 96
Registered: July 2010
Location: Okla

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Not sure what speaker mine has in it, but it sounds real nice. I had the back off to check it out, but someone had been in it before and had sealed it really good. Didn't want to jump into it right then, because it did sound so good. Feels like I'm getting CPR when I play it. It do thump!

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Re: K250-1-18B-1 [message #18881 is a reply to message #18823]

Tue, 18 June 2013 11:48

sunnhead
Messages: 221
Registered: June 2010
Location: Minnesota

Senior Member

Yeah when I got mine they "sealed" it. So i carefully got it open and saw the speaker was replaces with an SRO. I didn't like it so much so I replaced that with the CV L-188.. sweet sounding!

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