High-wattage speaker suggestions

Shannon · 03-27-2008, 09:45 PM

Hey kiddies,
I'm currently using a an old-school Sheffield-loaded Peavey MS412 cab. It's cool and all, but after 20 years of gigging, I just hate hoofing a 4x12 around. My plan is pick up a pair of 2x12 cabs by Avatar or Freda. I dig the Avatar Contemporary series & the overall design of the Fredas. Anyway....

I need to decide which speakers I wanna load them up with. I have several in mind, but I'd like to get some opinions from those who've used these speakers. I like high-wattage speakers (100+ watts each) for the headroom & super tight bass response. I also like high sensitivity ratings for their higher & clearer output (perferably over 100db @ 1w). I HATE speaker breakup. I like them to be super clean & be able to take all the low end I can throw at them & have a sweet upper range. Basically, hi-fi. Not overtly piercing. I do NOT like Vintage 30s for this exact reason. And while the Electro-Voice "Black Label" EVM12L might be a great choice, they weigh 23 lbs. each & I don't want a super heavy cab. As much as I gig, portability is a welcome trait. So here's some speakers & combinations I had in mind...

1) Eminence Swamp Thangs (150w)
2) Eminence Tonker (150w)
3) A mix of Swamp Thangs & Tonkers (150W)
4) Celestion G12T-100 (100w)

Any thoughts on these speakers? Any recommendations not listed? I'm-a listening!

eaeolian · 03-28-2008, 05:21 AM

You could try the G12K-100s. I use the '85s, and they don't break up until you slam the crap out of them...

petereanima · 03-28-2008, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eaeolian

You could try the G12K-100s. I use the '85s, and they don't break up until you slam the crap out of them...

would recommend them too - tested them once in a diezel cab, and this was some super tight low-end and also very hi-fi sounding to me...but dont know about the weight.

Ishan · 03-28-2008, 05:38 AM

They're not 100w but still super tight and clear, high output (102Db I think) : G12 Century
The other thing : they are ultra LIGHT, thx to the neodymium magnet.

Jeff · 03-28-2008, 06:31 AM

What about the Legend 1218? Eminence - The Art and Science of Sound

7 Dying Trees · 03-28-2008, 06:40 AM

I love the sound of the 85's, if the 100's are anything like them they'll sound ace. Being a UKer I have very very little experience with eminence speakers as it's pretty much all celestions seeing as the factory is in england! (Plus saturation of marshall cabs)

I think the rivera cabs use them, and you could always try out an orange HP cab to see what that's like as that has the 100's in it.

JesseTheMachine · 03-28-2008, 11:16 AM

I just built myself a cab with Swamp Thangs and V30s in it, but I wired in an option to run just the Swamp Thangs through one channel, so I can comment on how they sound independently.

I think they're probably exactly what you're looking for, they have a ton of bass response and upper mid clarity, really quite a transparent, smooth sound.

I'm always a fan of mixing and matching speakers, so I'd vote for the Swamp Thangs with Tonkers. I would have gotten that but four expensive Eminence speakers was two too many for my budget, so I got some WGS Vintage 30 replicas instead.

ibznorange · 03-28-2008, 12:50 PM

Ill recommend the g12k100's as well
theyre fucking ace speakers
TONS of low end, its massive, but its super tight. theyre absolutely amazing

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JesseTheMachine ss.org Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 127 Real Name: Jesse Main Seven: Homemade Custom Rig: PodX3 - Mackie FR800 Thanked: 0	I just built myself a cab with Swamp Thangs and V30s in it, but I wired in an option to run just the Swamp Thangs through one channel, so I can comment on how they sound independently. I think they're probably exactly what you're looking for, they have a ton of bass response and upper mid clarity, really quite a transparent, smooth sound. I'm always a fan of mixing and matching speakers, so I'd vote for the Swamp Thangs with Tonkers. I would have gotten that but four expensive Eminence speakers was two too many for my budget, so I got some WGS Vintage 30 replicas instead.

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