Hi Guys - I want to start by saying 'You've got some GREAT Speakers'. I've checked out quite a few Speaker Shootouts & I'm Truly Amazed by your Quality.
Recently I have acquired a Peavey Vypyr 30. It has a 12" Blue Marvel Speaker in it. The Blue Marvel doesn't offer the Fullness or Bottom End that I like. Since the Peavey Vypyr is a Modeling Amp - through research, I've learned that I will need a Neutral Tone Speaker. That way the Speaker will be able to reproduce all the different Tones that the Amp can produce.
I am seeing that the Best WGS Speaker for this is.........The 12" Reaper. Since I am also wanting 'More Bottom End' - The 12" Reaper 55hz - 30 watt, looks like it might be a Better Choice. I'm *Impressed* that it has a 99dB SPL. That shoud add quite a bit more Volume as well.
So - My 'Question' is.......Would you recommend the 12" Reaper 55hz - 30 Watt, as a good Replacement for the Blue Marvel?
Part 2 is - The Vypyr 30 is 30 Watts RMS. The way I understand it is, RMS Watt Peak is Double of the amount listed.
-----Meaning, 30 Watts RMS has a 60 Watt Peak. I could be wrong on this, the info on the web jumps around a lot.
So - Would you recommend a Speaker that you handle 60 Watts -OR- Would your Speakers be rated at RMS Watts? If they are rated for RMS Watts - I'm thinking a 30 Watt would be Good. I have some knowledge on this. But, by no means an Expert.
If you could get back to me soon.........I'd like to place an Order. I'm looking forward to a Better Speaker soon.
----Thanks in Advance! ~Eric
I wouldn't go Reaper 55 unless you really want to mellow out the amp - what you gain on the bottom you loose on top. See my blog:
http://wgs4.com/reaper-vs-reaper-55hz
I'm going to suggest the plain Reaper, and it will easily handle the 30 watts of the Viper.
My other suggestion would be a Retro 30, which would add a bit of top end sparkle and bottom end authority.
Let us know your choice & results!