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Alnico Celestion Q

Posted: 07 Jan 2018, 13:00
by TM1
Almost all my Celestion's are from 1960 to 1995 except for 3. I have a 10" & a12" Gold. Last week I bought cream Alnico and put into an old JMI "Domino Bass" cab from 1965.
What I'm wondering is will it get more clarity and sparkle after it breaks in? I'm so use to the way all my other ones sound (except the gold's...) that I'm not thrilled with it right off. I played it a couple of hours at a moderate volume before taking it out to a gig last night. It sounded o.k. But not like I'd hope it would sound with my Astoria Custom. Is this going to sound like my old Blues and Poly Grey's after some use or is this what I should expect as a trade off for the higher wattage?
Cheers!

Re: Alnico Celestion Q

Posted: 07 Jan 2018, 18:53
by surfnorthwest
In my experience the Alnicos are not money well spent. I still hold the best sounding speakers are the Heritage line Celestion has.

Re: Alnico Celestion Q

Posted: 08 Jan 2018, 10:08
by TM1
My old ones sound great! The newest pair(alnico Blue's) I have are from 1995 and those sound great. NAMM's coming in a few weeks I'll rattle Celestion's chain.
Thanks Surf!

Re: Alnico Celestion Q

Posted: 10 Jan 2018, 14:11
by Green Manalishi
I was underwhelmed with the Alnico cream. It was flat and dull compared to the Alnico golds I normally use.
I ran it with my Marshall and my deluxe reverb and also vox ac30. The gold was just better in all applications than the cream alnico. I got rid of the cream.
And it doesn't get better with more break in, it remains dull. I don't understand how some like the cream better, they must like the blanket over the amp sound, because that is what it is like compared to the blue/gold.
Another great speaker is the Creamback H. That speaker blew away the Alnico cream.