Andy Hiwatt
Member
After replacing the tubes in my small 1997 Ampeg J12R, a15W single channel amp, I'd like to change the poor stock speaker ( rated at 25W) that breaks up quite early and farts when deep bass notes are played with humbuckers or powerful P90s.
I'm still wondering which is the best choice for a 15 Watts amp , a 35Watts or a 50Watts rated speaker....
This amp has very little room for the speaker in the cabinet because there's a metal protection for the tubes mounted right in front of the magnet, so the speaker must not be deeper than 121 mm. The majority of speakers ( particularly alnico speakers) don't fit , and then I'd like to buy something here in Italy , to avoid expensive shipping and Customs duties. As everybody knows ,nowadays Jensen speakers are made in Italy and seem to be pretty good too.
After some web researching I 've decided to try a ceramic Jensen CH 12-50 ( this same model is named MOD 12-50 for the USA market).
I read some reviews and many report that the 50 watts rated version is somehow warmer and more balanced than the 35 Watts.....so I'd like to try that one, is that too powerful to be driven correctly and with a nice powerful tone by a 15 watts amp?? Is the 35 Watts model more appropriate to the low wattage of the amp??
I'd like to have good clean sounds and tones also at high volumes , and then for distorted tones I've got my pedals so perhaps the 50 watts could be a fine choice ...
Well, as you can see I'm a bit confused about it..
please if someone can help .....
I'm still wondering which is the best choice for a 15 Watts amp , a 35Watts or a 50Watts rated speaker....
This amp has very little room for the speaker in the cabinet because there's a metal protection for the tubes mounted right in front of the magnet, so the speaker must not be deeper than 121 mm. The majority of speakers ( particularly alnico speakers) don't fit , and then I'd like to buy something here in Italy , to avoid expensive shipping and Customs duties. As everybody knows ,nowadays Jensen speakers are made in Italy and seem to be pretty good too.
After some web researching I 've decided to try a ceramic Jensen CH 12-50 ( this same model is named MOD 12-50 for the USA market).
I read some reviews and many report that the 50 watts rated version is somehow warmer and more balanced than the 35 Watts.....so I'd like to try that one, is that too powerful to be driven correctly and with a nice powerful tone by a 15 watts amp?? Is the 35 Watts model more appropriate to the low wattage of the amp??
I'd like to have good clean sounds and tones also at high volumes , and then for distorted tones I've got my pedals so perhaps the 50 watts could be a fine choice ...
Well, as you can see I'm a bit confused about it..
please if someone can help .....