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Equipment file · 15-inch loudspeaker driver

4583 loudspeaker

Cetec Gauss · 1970s

Evidence status · documented

Identity and core specifications are documented; some historical fields remain unavailable.

The Gauss 4583A is a 15-inch professional driver from Cetec-Gauss. Gauss literature for its 15-inch line stresses voice coils wound on aluminium formers for heat transfer and dual spiders for centring under high power, and Gauss published enclosure tuning charts for it.

Introduced
1970s
Category
15-inch loudspeaker driver
Intended use
High-power bass for professional systems
Production
Cetec-Gauss; discontinued

Why it mattered

  1. 01

    Its construction targeted the heat and power demands of touring sound.

  2. 02

    Sound companies fitted it to horn-loaded bass cabinets of the era.

Engineering record

Voice coil
Wound on an aluminium former for heat transfer[2]
Centring
Dual-spider suspension[2]

Original pricing

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2026 equivalent

Not calculated without a reliable original price.

Public price evidence was not sufficient to publish a defensible original figure.

Use in the field

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Manuals & original documents

Sources

  1. 1Gauss model numbering and 15-inch lineln271828.net · reference
  2. 2The Gauss 15" LoudspeakersCetec-Gauss · brochure

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