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Re: Best 10" Speakers?

9/24/1999 3:17 PM
Bjorn	Re: Best 10" Speakers? Well, I thought I could share my views of the Jensen P10R RI with you all. I have a BF SR with 10” CTS (Fender Musical Instruments), ceramic speakers. I never really liked those speakers, thought they were a bit cold and maybe a bit to muddy. When Jensen introduced their RI-series I immediately contacted Ted Weber. Ted was very helpful in discussions concerning which Jensen RI speaker that would suit the amp best (to my taste). When the speakers arrived I was very happy – finally my amp would produce the sound I’ve been looking for. Imagine my disappointment when I plugged in, powered up and the speakers sounded thin and harsh. A very traumatic and depressing experience… Anyway, I did not have the time to swap back to the CTS-speakers and was forced to play with Jensens that evening. After a couple of hours of playing they did sound a bit better (I had heard that they might require a break in period) but still the amp sounded better with the old CTS speakers. Due to shortage in time I did not change speakers but continued playing on the Jensens – and after maybe 20 hours of playing the harshness slowly disappeared. After another 10-20 hours they started to sound real good, absolutely better than the CTS. I now played the speakers for a total of maybe 60 hours (a very long break in period indeed) and I think they still improve. They now produce a nice, rich and warm tone, both when playing clean or overdriven (maybe a bit nearer the Marshall-tone). Very much better than the CTS originals!

9/24/1999 3:17 PM

Bjorn

Re: Best 10" Speakers?

Well, I thought I could share my views of the Jensen P10R RI with you all. I have a BF SR with 10” CTS (Fender Musical Instruments), ceramic speakers. I never really liked those speakers, thought they were a bit cold and maybe a bit to muddy.
When Jensen introduced their RI-series I immediately contacted Ted Weber. Ted was very helpful in discussions concerning which Jensen RI speaker that would suit the amp best (to my taste). When the speakers arrived I was very happy – finally my amp would produce the sound I’ve been looking for. Imagine my disappointment when I plugged in, powered up and the speakers sounded thin and harsh. A very traumatic and depressing experience…
Anyway, I did not have the time to swap back to the CTS-speakers and was forced to play with Jensens that evening. After a couple of hours of playing they did sound a bit better (I had heard that they might require a break in period) but still the amp sounded better with the old CTS speakers. Due to shortage in time I did not change speakers but continued playing on the Jensens – and after maybe 20 hours of playing the harshness slowly disappeared. After another 10-20 hours they started to sound real good, absolutely better than the CTS. I now played the speakers for a total of maybe 60 hours (a very long break in period indeed) and I think they still improve. They now produce a nice, rich and warm tone, both when playing clean or overdriven (maybe a bit nearer the Marshall-tone). Very much better than the CTS originals!

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