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Re: speaker recomendations for DIY 5E3?

6/6/2000 7:00 AM
Ted Matsumura	Re: speaker recomendations for DIY 5E3? Although the reference books all mention P12R and P12Q's were original, the dozen or so late 50s 5E3's I've seen with original speakers have all been P12R's. Could just be coincidence. I'd try listening to a P12R original, recone, reissue, or clone, low wattage alnico 8 ohm speakers, then try some variants, the Celestian Vintage 30 sounds good and can take much more power than the P12R, webervst has a lot of selections of re-issues and new designs at low prices. Mojotone or Mojo have some re-issues that some folks like with the 5E3 amps. There was a roundup in a GP issue a year ago or so, very interesting reading.

6/6/2000 7:00 AM

Ted Matsumura

Re: speaker recomendations for DIY 5E3?

Although the reference books all mention P12R and P12Q's were original, the dozen or so late 50s 5E3's I've seen with original speakers have all been P12R's. Could just be coincidence.

I'd try listening to a P12R original, recone, reissue, or clone, low wattage alnico 8 ohm speakers, then try some variants, the Celestian Vintage 30 sounds good and can take much more power than the P12R, webervst has a lot of selections of re-issues and new designs at low prices. Mojotone or Mojo have some re-issues that some folks like with the 5E3 amps. There was a roundup in a GP issue a year ago or so, very interesting reading.