Hey Bill thanks for the response and the graph. At this point I think the power (signal strength) feeding the Carvin is where it needs to be.Bill Fitzmaurice wrote: ↑Fri Mar 23, 2018 4:55 pm Glad you got it sorted. This is the modeled low frequency response of the BP102 in red, the Kappa Pro LF in green, both in the ported S10.
The BP102 has higher sensitivity in the midbass. The Kappa Pro can go louder due to more xmax and higher Pe, but only when driven with enough power.
I truly appreciate everyone's hands-on availability to answer questions throughout this process of sorting things out. I am very happy with the sound and performance I am getting from these cabinets. Tomorrow is full rehearsal with the band so I will report back on how things go with two guitarists, a drummer, and a singer.
I think something that cannot be said enough in this forum, and should be an automatic sticky first post in any thread created, is that trying to use speakers you already have and finding a cabinet to fit those speakers in - rather than picking the cabinet that suits your needs is putting the cart before the horse and then asking if you can use a team of mice instead. I am guessing I am not the first, nor will I be the last, to make this mistake. To use an astute observation from Bruce Weldy; my process was going left around the block to get to my neighbor on the right. I can assure anyone reading this that it is much more sane and a hell of a lot easier if you just ask questions first, narrow down the choices of what build will best serve your needs, buy the plans and the speakers for your cabinet, and follow the plans. Do not be so arrogant as to believe you will reinvent the wheel that Bill has already figured out - unless you have money to throw away in which case my direct deposit information is available upon request.