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4/6/2003 10:07 AM
luke	crate speakers Hello, I REALLY need some advice... does anyone know anything about Crate speakers? I have a Crate G250 (old solid state amp) built around 1989. It has 2 12 inch speakers, which says on them "CRATE custom design.". Does anyone know anything about these spaekers? In particular, what other brand of speakers do these sound like (are copies of)? I want to replace these ones, (I really DO NOT like their sound)and dont want to buy a new set that has the same type of sound. Thank you, Luke. Ps it is not the sound of the amp that I dont like- its definately the speakers. A friend wired his soldano into them, and it still sounded bad. (not broken, just bad tone).

4/6/2003 10:07 AM

luke

crate speakers

Hello,
I REALLY need some advice... does anyone know anything about Crate speakers? I have a Crate G250 (old solid state amp) built around 1989. It has 2 12 inch speakers, which says on them "CRATE custom design.".
Does anyone know anything about these spaekers? In particular, what other brand of speakers do these sound like (are copies of)? I want to replace these ones, (I really DO NOT like their sound)and dont want to buy a new set that has the same type of sound.
Thank you,
Luke.
Ps it is not the sound of the amp that I dont like- its definately the speakers. A friend wired his soldano into them, and it still sounded bad. (not broken, just bad tone).

4/7/2003 6:20 AM
Regan	Back then a buddy in a band with me was given a bunch of money to go buy gear so he bought two crate g60 amps, one with the special design speakers for him, and one normal one for me. The one I used always sounded better, the speaker he had in his was flabby and there was no definition. I believe it was a sheffield or something. Regan

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4/7/2003 8:26 AM
kut	Whose had the sheffields? you amp or the other one?

4/9/2003 6:44 AM
Regan	The one that didn't sound so good, and sorry I was looking at a sheffield when I wrote that. The amp had a celestion, but a really crappy one. Regan

4/11/2003 11:47 PM
David Warren	I think the Crate speakers are made in the Orient. That does not make them inferior, per se'. You may have some Far Eastern-made tweeters, made by Tang Band, in those high-end monitor speakers and don't know it because they look and sound just like their Danish counterparts. For a solid state amp I might look at some of the Jensen "re-issues", for example, and get a model that is more sensitive with a rating of around 99dB at 1 Watt/1 meter, or better. That way you get alot of output without clipping the solid state power section. Check out Antique Electronic Supply: http://tubesandmore.com

4/11/2003 11:47 PM

David Warren

I think the Crate speakers are made in the Orient. That does not make them inferior, per se'. You may have some Far Eastern-made tweeters, made by Tang Band, in those high-end monitor speakers and don't know it because they look and sound just like their Danish counterparts.

For a solid state amp I might look at some of the Jensen "re-issues", for example, and get a model that is more sensitive with a rating of around 99dB at 1 Watt/1 meter, or better. That way you get alot of output without clipping the solid state power section.

Check out Antique Electronic Supply:

http://tubesandmore.com

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