So, the obvious difference between the Acme Low B and similar looking systems is the midrange speaker,
s horn tweeter. This is just, however, one characteristic of a fundamentally
different approach to the one, two, or four
inch bass speaker. This speaker was designed "from the
ground up" around a different type of woofer. It’s designed first to do
the things the others don't do, and
I encourage you to compare this system head
type of bass guitar system. Listen in
particular to the crop of systems which use ten inch speakers, and play your five
way system can free a little woofer to reproduce the low notes on your instrument. Play a four string or
keyboard. Experiment with the attenuators and fine
tune your sound with a new degree of control. (And
are the quality of low bass to the enormous biamped system with an eighteen
used by your muscular young friend
. Does your Acme box give up
on the low end other than
power requirements or maximum volume? Is an eighteen or fifteen
inch woofer as “fast” and responsive
to your instrument as this puny little Acme box?
I've heard no conventional bass speaker
regardless of size, that can approach the overall quality of
way Acme Low B, particularly in the lowest regio
string. Search for another
system which can envelope you with this big, warm, low frequency sound, while maintaini
quickness and precision we associate with a ten
inch woofer. After listening to the Low B systems from
eve you'll be as disappointed with what's available elsewhere as I was.
I've tried to sell these speakers through mu
sic stores, and the response is always the same: "Great
speaker, but we want something cheaper." While I understand their need t
o preserve their exorbitant
profit margins, the fact is that they generally have a store full of cheap stuff already, and really
These speakers, however, were designed with one thing in mind
optimum performance. A small
sly, could never compete, for example, with Peavey or SWR in terms of price, simply
because of the numbers involved in high volu
me manufacturing. The only thing then, that a smaller
operation, such as Acme can offer, is superior performance. In fact, these
expensive to produce than competing systems, and are competitive in price only because of direct sal
Because of the lack of exposure that would be gained by widespread placement in retail outlets, this
mouth enterprise. Considering this fact, the increase in sales over time has been
experience any problems, it is in the best interest of Acme to have your unit working correctly and
back onstage as quickly as
possible. It is not in Acme’s interest to find a way to “beat you” out of a few
bucks in your time of crisis.
e best we can to identify and remove any potential problem before shipment,
nobody’s perfect, and occasionally someone will get
a weak woofer. Eminence does a great job for us,
but they’re not perfect either.
When warranty issues have arisen, my policy h
as generally been to give the customer the benefit of the
doubt. More specifically, if we sold you a bad part, obviously it shou
ld be replaced for free. Several
customers have sent back woofers that didn’t fail for any evident reason. My policy has been to
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