Speakers are always debated, and I have plenty of them, but I wanted a nice coaxial type speaker that I could knock around, fits perfect under a small racked Kemper, didn't cost a lot, and sounded great. A nice alternative to so many over priced cabs you see. Oh, there are the debaters, but side by side? Few could tell the diff really, unless you were trying hard to, and if you can really hear the difference, then consider yourself part of the very small % of people who can, the rest of the population who can't will not agree with you. But I digress, here was my project:
First I bought this nice little Laney IRT 112 cab. I LOVE the handles! Easy to carry. Dimensions: 22.75 W x 17 H x 14 D. Got rid of the speaker. Then I put in a Eminence Beta-12CX 12" Coaxial Driver + Eminence PXB2:2K5CX 2-Way Speaker Crossover Board + Eminence ASD1001 1" HF Titanium Horn Driver. Common enough, and there are a few more costly coaxials and drivers I could have considered, but whatever. All for a little over $350.
If you are looking for a cheap alternative, it's not that much work to revamp something already out there that is cost effective. There are some other cabs out there and also better coaxials for a few bucks more, so a little do it yourself ones go a long way. You may also have some old cabs already that could be adjusted. Similar to the old Rockman gear, remember those cabs? They were full size 4x12 size, had a 15", a 10" mid (I think) and a driver with a 3 way crossover. Wouldn't be that much trouble to redo a old 4 x12 you may have.