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Princeton reverb speaker
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 8:55 pm
by JoshBernstein
Hi all,
I'm in the process of building a blackface Princeton reverb. I've got 2 speakers at home i can use. A creation g10 gold, and a 10" Jupiter ceramic. What differences in sound can I expect? Which would you all reccomend?
Thanks!
Re: Princeton reverb speaker
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 4:43 pm
by M Fowler
I'm guessing that the Celestion G10 gold is alnico so it will be warm with almost reverb quality.
The Jupiter 10" ceramic will be brighter but might be able to handle the 12watts of the PR better without flubbing out on bass notes.
Never had either speaker though just my guess.
Mark
Re: Princeton reverb speaker
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 11:04 am
by Stevem
Neither if the amp will be used to gig out with, you need a 12" driver and they will fit in the Princton cab!
Re: Princeton reverb speaker
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 2:57 am
by JoshBernstein
this is just gonna be for home use or recording... i think I'm gonna start with the jupiter and see how she sounds! thanks!
Re: Princeton reverb speaker
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 8:14 am
by Roe
both should be good
Re: Princeton reverb speaker
Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2017 9:50 am
by rp
Two nice speakers on hand, instead of speculating beforehand try them both and report back to the rest of us. I'm always curious about tens, but I think I bought my last one.
PR's far and away the best coffee house amp ever but with a band you need a DR. DR cuts through better too, it's not just the 12.
Re: Princeton reverb speaker
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2017 1:59 am
by stelligan
If neither speaker works out, give the Celestion Ten 30 a try.
Around $35 and surprisingly good sounding speaker.
Re: Princeton reverb speaker
Posted: Sun May 14, 2017 4:01 am
by Matt D
I put a Celestion 10 Greenback in my Princeton the other day and was surprised at how good it sounded. The UK-made 10" Greenback is a lot like it's 12" sibling. Woody and spacious-sounding, seems considerably louder than the vintage Jensen Ceramic that was in there. I'm leaving the G10 in for now. I like it.
Re: Princeton reverb speaker
Posted: Sun May 14, 2017 1:55 pm
by Leo_Gnardo
One of my faves at the cheap end of the scale, Jensen C10Q. At the other end, if you're lucky enough to find one, an amazing sounding Princeton that arrived on my workbench for maintenance had an Altec 419, it was just "WOW!" And it weighed a ton.
Really, that amp felt like picking up a bowling ball. But the sound, incredible.
Re: Princeton reverb speaker
Posted: Sat May 27, 2017 7:17 am
by rooster
The most used replacement speaker in the PR is the Ragin Cagun. Try this if all else fails. Been there.
The very best speaker in the PR is a vintage original Jensen C10Q that has been reconed by Weber. If you think I'm kidding, try to find a used of blown vintage C10Q on eBay. Watch the Nora Jones concert video with Adam Levy, a vintage (1966) C10Q reconed by Cold Springs of Colorado. Amazing tone.