Did you ever wish you could compare dozens of speakers for your guitar amp or cabinet? Well, now you can thanks to the GTR Audio ConeTones CD! ConeTones is a guitar speaker comparison audio CD that allows the listener to directly compare the differences (and similarities) among more than 40 of the most popular guitar speakers [...]

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 There is a new article on the Articles page on how to read the date codes on Jensen speakers. There is also a chart of the original specs for vintage Jensen speakers. Click here to read the article.

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There is a new article on the Articles page. It is a chart with the date codes for Celestion speakers. If you have a Celestion speaker and want to know the date it was manufactured then this chart will show you how to read the codes. Click here to view the chart.

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 There is an easy way to determine the date of your vintage Jensen speaker. On the edge of the speaker where the mounting holes are there will be a six digit number. The first three numbers will be 220 which denotes the manufacturer as Jensen. The next number is the year of manufacture and the [...]

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 Since 1956, all Celestion chassis drivers have been stamped with a date code (2 numbers and 2 letters), denoting the exact date of manufacture. The codes are added on the production line and are placed on the speaker’s housing leg or the magnet edge. The following lists provide an accurate record of the date codes [...]

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 Did you ever wonder how the Cone, Magnet and Voicecoil affect the tone and performance of a guitar amp speaker? You can read more info about this as well as doping, neodymium magnets and hemp cones in the Spotlight interview with Ted Weber.

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   What to reduce the “ice-pick in the ear” sound coming from your guitar amps speaker? Check out the Soudeflect Flapjack. What the Flapjack does is “shave” the harshness off of the sometimes annoying beam that shoots from the center of guitar amp speakers. The nice thing is that it doesn’t mess with the “nice” sound [...]

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An overlooked component that needs to be maintained in guitar amplifiers is the speaker. We often take them for granted. They are either installed by the manufacturer or by the guitarist retrofitting a specific model for his or her personal tone. Speakers fall into the “set ‘em and forget ‘em” mindset. However speakers can become loose [...]

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Impedance - Speaker Cabinet WiringThere are a number of important technical issues relating to the matching of speakers
to amplifiers, and to the wiring of multiple speaker systems (eg 2 x 12″, 4 x 12″, etc.).
Impedance - Cabinet Wiring
The impedance of a speaker is basically a measurement of how hard the amplifier will have to work [...]

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