Jensen Neo speakers

Henry Nagle · Post by **Henry Nagle** » 15 Jul 2005 9:24 pm

Have any of you tried the "Neo" speakers for guitar or steel? What did you think?

Thank you....

Jay Ganz · Post by **Jay Ganz** » 16 Jul 2005 6:06 am

Haven't tried the Jensens yet, but the Eminence
neodymiums are great & the 15's are only 8 lbs.
They handle 300 watts. The Jensens only 100.
I have an Eminence in this combo shown below.

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 16 Jul 2005 6:12 pm

Jay-have you heard what a 12 inch Neod speaker weighs.....al

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Jay Ganz · Post by **Jay Ganz** » 17 Jul 2005 8:24 am

Al,
The 12" has the same magnet as the 15" speaker.
Both are rated at 300 watts. The frame is
slightly smaller, so the 12" weighs 7 lbs.
I've actually got an extra one of those still
in the box if you need.

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 17 Jul 2005 8:12 pm

I've got a Celestion 12" neodymium speaker (the Century) that I like a lot. But I like it because it sounds more like a Celestion rock and roll speaker than a JBL, so it might not be for everybody. It's really light.

Jerry Gleason · Post by **Jerry Gleason** » 17 Jul 2005 8:39 pm

I haven't tried the Jensen either, but I like the Eminence Delta-Lite neodymium 15" a lot. It's very dynamic, punchy and warm. I have it in a bass cabinet that I made, which is a clone of a Bag End S15 cab, and it's great in that application (for bass). I've been meaning to put it in one of my Steel guitar cabinets to see if I like it well enough to switch over.

Jim Sliff · Post by **Jim Sliff** » 17 Jul 2005 9:08 pm

I tend to stick with WeberVST or Eminence myself.

Old Jensens are wonderful (not great for steel, though), but today's Jensen's are just speakers put out by a European company that bought the Jensen name. The models, designs, and sound are completely different. Personally, I don't care for the sound - really harsh until they're broken in for LONG time.

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 17 Jul 2005 11:01 pm

Dan,
How does the Celestion century compare to the classic 80's ?

thanks, Bob