Snappy firm quick and funky lows.
Jensen vintage ceramic vs oxford.
Vintage ceramic speakers are designed to sound similar to the alnicos and were first developed in the 1960s as a cost effective alternative to the alnicos.
It is the top 12 speaker of the blackface era used by many american manufacturers in the mid 60s for their upper range models when the price of alnico became unsustainable for the manufacturers.
Testing 1977 ceramic oxfords speakers vs 1974 cts alnico with my hot rodded stratocaster and my 1977 fender super reverb 45w sf mv.
When clean the speaker had a depth and detail the jensen didn t.
Clear highs solid mids and powerful basses it epitomizes the tone of that decade from the surf the rock n roll.
The c12n is one of the most important speakers in jensen s history.
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The advantage of the ceramic speaker is its ability to handle more power as well as a player s front end pedal accessories.
97 98 db upwards is crazy for anyone like me who enjoys vintage amps output valves cranked up natural tones without tap dancing on a load of pedals all night.
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Weber signature series and weber chicago vintage series contain both alnico or ceramic speakers that are excellent replacements of the original cts alnico 10 cts ceramic or jensen c10r that came originally in blackface super reverbs.
The speaker lacked some of the vintage character of the jensen but not much.
The c12q is 93 db which is perfect.
This list exists solely for the purpose of determining functional speaker replacements for the amplifiers listed.
Vintage ceramic speakers are recommended for all types of music and sound best at loud volumes.
I also felt it was clear but not harsh.
The reconed oxford 12k5r had a bigger bottom end and was a bit grittier nastier.
Are alnico speakers really worth the extra cost.