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Harley Hexxe:
Hey Gang,
I've been looking into these reproductions of the old JBL D-120 speakers.
I know they will sound great in the Fender Twins, but I've also been considering swapping out the speakers in a pair of my Split-Stack cabs with them.
Any thoughts on this?

Harley 8)

rnolan:
Hey Harley, I found these 2 speaker shootout clips. They all sound quite different.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7u0toTrmQs) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRmAUzKef-w&feature=iv&src_vid=g7u0toTrmQs&annotation_id=annotation_921397).

I liked the greenbacks but the JBLs had more bottom end and should work well in the split stacks. It's all a bit suck it and see (hear) although speaker "rolling" isn't a cheap thing to do.

rickeb1:
FWIW, Weber also makes a well-regarded speaker based on the JBL D120:
http://www.tedweber.com/cali12f

Harley Hexxe:
Richard,
I checked out those clips. Personally speaking, my tone preferences lean more toward the JBLs rather than the Celestions. I have Altecs in a couple of my Fender cabs, and they have a better tone than what I heard in the shootout clips, almost like the JBL in fact, but with a bit more midrange.
I may try the Beyma speakers, but that's not cheap at $250 each!

Harley 8)

Harley Hexxe:
Rickb1,

I'll check these out, thanks!


Harley 8)

I just looked at the ones you recommended, it looks like a unique type of speaker, something between a JBL and a Jensen. Not quite what I'm looking for sound-wise. One of the things that make the JBL and Altec speakers sound good is their high power capacity range. JBL D120F are rated at 300 watts, and the Altecs I have are rated at 250 watts. I believe this would introduce more speaker break up at stage volumes than I would get with the Beyma.


Harley 8)

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