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Topic: Neo SICA Speakers - I'm a believer! |
Mike Dougherty
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Orcutt, California
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Posted 11 Jan 2011 8:28 pm |
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Came across a 15-inch SICA Neo Premium Lite like the ones Ken Fox & others have been raving about and decided to try a little experiment in my Vibrasonic that I wasn't really using. Man, that Neo is a much better match for that amp than the stock Eminence/Fender.
Gone are the shrill, piercing highs. And the low-end is now tight & punchy. The amp really shed some pounds in the shlepping department also. Overall tone is clean - but warm. I've always favored the smallest Fender amp that I can get away with at a gig, but the Vibrasonic has now become my amp of choice for every gig.
Bill Flores told me over a year ago that this was what I should do to this amp - but I was kind of a curmudgeon about the whole Neodymium magnet thing, so I blew it off. Yeah, that was smart.  |
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Howard Palmer
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2011 1:11 pm
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I second that emotion..
I've tried lots of speakers over the years and never found anything better than a JBL D130f until I tried
one of these SICA 15s. Very smooth, not harsh on the high end and the mids and bottom are much tighter and clearer than the D130. I can get much louder with this speaker without breakup. I play thru a '70 twin reverb
and just love this new speaker. My 2 cents. |
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Scott Appleton
From:
Ashland, Oregon
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Posted 13 Jan 2011 5:30 pm neo 15
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2011 7:14 am
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I appreciate the comments! You guys nailed it on the head with the description. That is what I found when I first started using them in the new steel amp. Everyone seems very pleased so far.
At 7lbs and 6 ounces it sure takes a load off an amp! The speaker in the new Steel King is almost 24 pounds. A Peavey BW is 17 pounds. What a difference it makes in weight and tone.
Thanks again for your comments
I see someone on eBay is also offering the SICA speakers. Keep in mind we ship freight free to the lower 48 states, they do not. |
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