aluminium cones vs paper

[tinnitus]

hartkes aluminium cones, are they good or bad, i do not know sheet and i feel too amateur to post on bass talk

[Polyamarous]

No this is fair enough.

Aluminum cones give a birighter, more trebley sound. Obviously veery durable.
Paper cones give a deep, bassyer sound, obviously not so durable.

Im not too good with brands, someone else will know.

[Deacy]

I thought that aluminium cones wore out quicker

[the101er]

Aluminium cones do wear quicker, plus they're a complete bitch if they rip :angry:

[delinquent]

i was thinking the other day, if a combination of a cab with paper cones and a cab with aluminium ones would be pointless or noticeable or anything.
just a random thought... if i had the money i would buy one of each and try it out haha

[LewsTherin]

hartkes aluminium cones, are they good or bad, i do not know sheet and i feel too amateur to post on bass talk


within the same quality range....like if you compared hartkes aluminum speakers to their paper ones, aluminum will be clearer and treblier, with a bit more growl. paper will tend to be warmer. that being said, however, a higher quality paper speaker will most likely outdo a cheap aluminum speaker anyway.

with aluminum speakers, chances are youll never tear the cone itself, but they do wear out faster than paper cones, because:

-theyre mounted via paper, which can wear out and tear (and will, eventually)
-constant vibration and flexing causes metal fatigue, which ruins metal (and therefore your speakers).

[sixner]

If i remember right, aluminum cones do go bad quicker... the edges corrode from chemical reaction's between the aluminum and the housing, or something like that.... i didint catch all of what was being said... so, i suppose it wouldn't be a very good long-term cab...

IMO, GK > Hartke :thumb:
-sixner

[TheBassman238]

IMO, GK > Hartke :thumb:
-sixner

Eh... I have to disagree Especially in terms of Heads... When i played my griends GK 4x10 ughhhh..

-TBM

[the101er]

I own a Hartke which is beautiful (paper cones)

It owns the GK I tried :thumb:

[sixner]

It's all personal preference... in head's i prefer the GK...RB series is secks..
cabs, i havent played many GK cab's, so i cant really say... but the hartkes ive played never really impressed me...
-sixner

[tinnitus]

don't really have enough cash for a gk head, they are pretty expensive in australia, and i was happy with the tone that came out of the hartke rig i tried, i heard that aluminium cones are more likely to blow at louder levels aswell..

[fingerstyle]

I really dislike GK. And Trace Elliot.

As for aluminium cones, I like a 'clear' sound, rather than warmth. I'd prefer to have my speakers reproduce exactly what was coming from the amp, rather than altering it. But paper cones are not without their charm.

[Mailman]

don't really have enough cash for a gk head, they are pretty expensive in australia, and i was happy with the tone that came out of the hartke rig i tried, i heard that aluminium cones are more likely to blow at louder levels aswell..
sup shick

[TheMachineRagesOn]

This really concerns me,being an owner of the hartke 4 x 10 and 1 x 15 XL series (aluminium of course) but i thrash them week out and i can't see any signs of them faulting soon, plus i love their ability to cut through easier than paper cones and their bright slap/pop tone. (though alot will disagree)

Oh well we'll see what happens.


P.S I once made a cone out of a coke can, and it sucked as well..

[Mr. JazzMaster]

Are there any other companys that have aluminium cones beside Hartke?

I can't seem to think of any.

[Rollo47]

Behringer.

[Mr. JazzMaster]

Behringer.

That's all?! Ewwwwwww, seems like only low quality companys use aluminium cones...

Paper.

[the101er]

That's all?! Ewwwwwww, seems like only low quality companys use aluminium cones...

Paper.

What?

Your logic fails me


Thank you Chris :thumb:

[Chris K]

That's all?! Ewwwwwww, seems like only low quality companys use aluminium cones...

Paper.

Erm no, I'm afraid you'll find Hartke are rather good.

[Mr. JazzMaster]

Erm no, I'm afraid you'll find Hartke are rather good.

That is true, when i used a Hartke 4x10 in my friends band it was a pretty nice cab, loud as ****.

[edgebass5]

I wouldn't call Hartke low quality, but I wouldn't call them high quality either. A pretty "middle-of-the-road" company in terms of quality.