RE: [Harp-L] Jensen P12R cone cry - help needed.

["Tom Klingl" <tom.klingl@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I wonder whether this is also true with the new 10" or 12" Blackbird alnico
line? http://www.jensentone.com/jbb12-100.php

Has anybody any experience with these? Also I heard, that new alnico
speakers have to be broken in (= played) for a while since they tend to
sound harsh or shrill at the very beginning. The explanation was, afaik that
the playing is taking some stiffness out of the membrame...

Tom

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Davis [mailto:bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 8:10 PM
To: James D Hoskins; harp-l
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Jensen P12R cone cry - help needed.


Oh yes, no doubt, the true vintage Jensen P12R speakers are outstanding.  It
is the new reissue Itallian "Jensen" P12R speakers that are so bright...

On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 10:19 AM, James D Hoskins
<jameshoskinz@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> My only experience with cone cry was a smooth cone cleveland 6" in my 
> tweed champ. I recently replaced it with a Weber signature 6", no 
> problems there.
>
> I am curious about the P12R speakers being described as "shrill". Are 
> you only refering to the current Italian made speakers?  I have two 
> 50's amps a vibrolux and a Gibson GA30 that have chicago built p12r's, 
> and they are chimey, yes, but shrill, no. I also have one of the 
> current Italian made P12Q's in a Magnatone Troubador and have been 
> very pleased with how it sounds. I read lots of negative things about 
> the Italian Jensens, but the ones I have (a couple of 10's and 12's) 
> sound pretty good for newer speakers. I would be very interested in 
> more opinions on those speakers. JD
>
>


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