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Old May 14th, 2008, 12:27 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by giogolf View Post
I was under the impression based on the post here and elsewhere on this forum that Alnico's tend to be warmer, compress more?
I have read that too and never understood it-- the four alnico speakers I have owned (Jensen P10R, P12R, P12Q, and Weber Signature Alnico 10S), have all been significantly less warm than their ceramic counterparts. Alnico for me has meant a bright, chimey top end; a thinner than ceramic bass that tends to get flabby when pushed in the case of the Jensens; and a clearer, less present midrange than the ceramics, which is why I think they tend to be a good match for the more mid-centric tweed amps; while ceramic speakers are a better match for the more mid-scooped Blackface amps.
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