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Post by guitarcrusher on Dec 20, 2008 19:35:33 GMT -7
I have had a cheap Jensen C12Q speaker in my Z112 cab for about 6 months now. I run it with my Ghia. To me, it sounds better than any other speaker I have heard with this amp (mostly Celestions) at a cost of 50 bucks. How weird is that?
Anybody else use cheap Jensons and dig 'em?
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Post by deaconblues on Dec 21, 2008 8:13:29 GMT -7
I've tried both a Jensen P12Q and the Weber A12125S (Ted's take on the original Jensen P12Q) with my Ghia, and didn't care for them. I found them to be too bright and lacking in bottom end for my taste. The C12Q being the ceramic version may sound better and have better bottom end. Although, I would think it would still be very bright.
*These observations are strictly my own and everyone's tastes are different...and that's a good thang. ;D
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Post by dickenscpa on May 21, 2009 7:10:11 GMT -7
Instead of starting a new thread, I resurrected an old one. My Jenses C12Q came in yesterday. I only bought it for its sensitivity rating to tame volume issues. Seems those volume issues were sorted out before the speaker came in. LOL!
Here's the skinny: It's brand new and obviously not broken in. I did put my stereo on the local boom-boom channel and let it play a few hours while I mowed. I played my RXES thru it and sound wise it's bright and the bass gets a little loose at volume. Could be a breakin issue at the moment. My Ghia comes in today so I'll run it a bit tonight.
My Z cab has a WELL broken in G12H30 that sounds beautiful, but I was looking for noise taming. 100db vs. 94db. At 3', stroking an open D with as much consistency as I could, the volume drop was 10db on avg for the two speakers.
Bottom line: Thanks Doc for not soldering the clips on your speaker wire. I only put 2 of 4 screws in to secure it to the baffle, it will come out and the Celestion back in for live more than likely.
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Post by kruzty on May 21, 2009 7:18:48 GMT -7
Only 2 screws to hold the speaker in?  That's probably not a fair test for the speaker - it should make full contact with the baffle like the other speaker to make a fair comparison. Plus, if it is left like that the speaker will probably be ruined when the frame starts to warp (it doesn't take much) and the voice coil starts to rub. |
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Post by dickenscpa on May 21, 2009 11:31:45 GMT -7
I doubt I'll leave the speaker in there, but good info to know. I torqued the two screws down pretty good. The stock Celestion only had four screws in it. Is that going to cause trouble down the road?
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Post by kruzty on May 21, 2009 12:23:04 GMT -7
Four is fine because they are spread equally around the speaker frame. That's the goal and that is why 2 may cause trouble. If you put the two screws opposite each other, the sides without the screws may bow up, especially if they are very tight. Check out this tutorial on how to install speakers, specifically step 4: professional.celestion.com/guitar/features/loadingyourspeakers/index.asp# |
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Post by dickenscpa on May 21, 2009 18:15:49 GMT -7
Four is fine because they are spread equally around the speaker frame. That's the goal and that is why 2 may cause trouble. If you put the two screws opposite each other, the sides without the screws may bow up, especially if they are very tight. Check out this tutorial on how to install speakers, specifically step 4: professional.celestion.com/guitar/features/loadingyourspeakers/index.asp#Thanks a bunch for the info. I had no idea I could ruin a speaker. I'd be pissed if I ruined one because I was too lazy to drive two screws. |
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That's probably not a fair test for the speaker - it should make full contact with the baffle like the other speaker to make a fair comparison. Plus, if it is left like that the speaker will probably be ruined when the frame starts to warp (it doesn't take much) and the voice coil starts to rub.
