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Post by jeshurt on Aug 25, 2012 4:38:47 GMT -7
Just got may Maz JR & SR this past week and looking ahead to trying out some different speakers,current I have the Vintage 30/G12H in the cab,I've tried out the Alnico Blues in my AC30's but have never been able to bond with them and reverted back to the Greenbacks,what can you tell me about the Golds or the WGS ET65 speakers,Thanks
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Post by severett on Sept 2, 2012 10:51:01 GMT -7
Hi to my ears the gold 12" is' tone heaven', i use one with my EZG 50 and it is warm, powerful, sweet. Highly recommended! Think it would work well with Maz 38 to warm things up. Good luck
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Sept 3, 2012 9:25:00 GMT -7
The Gold is a Fabulous Speaker with any amp, Would retain the chime the 38 gives also The 12-65 is a Great choice as well, its what I call a very neutral speaker , It has an even Mid nice High and lOws that would give the 38 Some chunk? These speakers together in a 2x12?? = TONAL HEAVEN ;D
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Post by fevzay on Sept 6, 2012 5:18:22 GMT -7
The Gold is great. For a long time, I used a Blue/G12H30 but recently replaced the G12H30 with a Gold and haven't looked back. I mic the Gold by itself most days and am really happy with the tones.
As much as anything, I've been surprised just how much WIRING makes a difference when using two or more speakers. I've done A/B tests with running two 8 ohm speakers in parallel at 4 ohms, and then again in series at 16 ohms. To my ear, 16 ohms (series) sounds much better for my tastes. It feels more open sounding and less middy. I play a LP, so I like the slightly opened up sound. Parallel sounds good too, but lately I've been digging series wiring. The best quick and dirty explanation would be that parallel wiring accentuates certain frequencies akin to a Fender, and series wiring accentuates frequencies more akin to a Vox/Marshall.
An answer to a question you didn't ask, but it's another variable in the search for tone. Fortunately, MAZ 38's / Seniors have all 3 output values (4 - 8 - 16).
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Post by zpilot on Sept 18, 2012 21:34:38 GMT -7
I experimented with series vs. parallel wiring also and I can tell a difference in the sound. I'm not sure though if it is due to the speaker wiring or the difference between the 4 ohm and 8 ohm taps in the transformer.
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Post by wubberdubber on Sept 19, 2012 6:32:35 GMT -7
I'd have to agree with the wiring thing; I've experimented with parallel vs. series as well, and I prefer series. Not sure how to describe the difference...between, say, two 8 ohm speakers, series sounds slightly "softer" or "rounder" to me, parallel a little "harder". Fortunately (unless the leads are soldered!) it's easy to swap the wiring and try it out.
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Post by fevzay on Sept 23, 2012 12:39:47 GMT -7
Good point on the transformer possibly (having more of an effect). It's using different windings in the transformer, so things will naturally sound different.
I must be weird, but my ears hear parallel as more of a slurring of mids/lows. Series sounds wilder for lack of a better term. Things feel looser wired up series, whereas with parallel things feel tighter.
Of course, all of these terms are hard to explain and everyone's ears hear different things (even my left ear vs my right ear). =D
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