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Peter · 08-18-2008, 10:33 AM

Funny thing, I tried a celestion vintage 30 (chinese) in my avt50 (from avatar sound). I didn't like it - it was way too efficient, mid-rangy, and directional, so I couldn't turn up the amp without blowing out my ears, and standing in front of it could kill you. I found the amp didn't sound right turned down so low either; you need to turn it up somewhat to get a good sound. Opening up the back 1/3 helped, but it was still way too honky. I replaced it with a 4 ohm celestion g12m70. If you play rock and blues, this is the speaker for you. Much much much better, IMHO. The only other thing I may eventually try is putting an aluminum dome on the g12m70. Cheers!

Peter

08-18-2008, 10:33 AM	#33 (permalink)
Peter Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 59	Re: Marshall AVT50 Mods Funny thing, I tried a celestion vintage 30 (chinese) in my avt50 (from avatar sound). I didn't like it - it was way too efficient, mid-rangy, and directional, so I couldn't turn up the amp without blowing out my ears, and standing in front of it could kill you. I found the amp didn't sound right turned down so low either; you need to turn it up somewhat to get a good sound. Opening up the back 1/3 helped, but it was still way too honky. I replaced it with a 4 ohm celestion g12m70. If you play rock and blues, this is the speaker for you. Much much much better, IMHO. The only other thing I may eventually try is putting an aluminum dome on the g12m70. Cheers! Peter