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Topic: What's the best lightweight 12" speaker? |
David Farrell
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San Diego, California, USA
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Posted 30 Jun 2023 1:32 pm |
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Hi friends & steelers,
I'm thinking of putting a small lightweight speaker cabinet together.
Please tell me what your favorite lightweight 12" speakers and/or speaker cabinets are.
I have a Milkman 'The Amp' 50 that I plan to use with this cabinet.
I play 10 string E-9, a lil bit country & a lil bit rock & roll.
Thanks, Dave
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Fender pedal steels, amps & guitars. '73 Sho~Bud PRO 1 CUSTOM. Emmons ReSound'65 S-10 4x5. |
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Len Amaral
From:
Rehoboth,MA 02769
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Posted 30 Jun 2023 2:31 pm
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The Eminence EPS NEO speaker is very light and can handle several hundred watts. I have this speaker. I also have a 1201 Black Widow with the NEO magnet that sounds nice but difficult to find.
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Mark Perrodin
From:
Tucson Arizona, USA
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Posted 30 Jun 2023 3:47 pm tt12
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| i really like the travis toy tt-12. i am currently playing one and i have also had the 15” version in another amp. to my ears it is like a warm and sweet jbl sounding speaker without the brittleness. |
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Dale Foreman
From:
Crowley Louisiana, USA
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Posted 30 Jun 2023 5:41 pm Speaker
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As far as 12 inch, first choice would be Eminence TT-12, second Eminence PF-350 last, 12 in Black Widow!😁😎
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 1 Jul 2023 7:16 am
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I like the TT-12 and the Telonics Neo12 equally well. Both are very lightweight.
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 1 Jul 2023 7:17 am
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I use whatever neo 12” that milkman brands. It sounds fine and I am happy with it. I have listened to the Travis Toy speakers and they are also great. Those speakers sound VERY different though. I suggest doing some objective listening before buying anything.
For recording and some gigs I bring my jbl D120’s. They have a thing that works for me.
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Dan Beller-McKenna
From:
Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2023 4:49 am
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| After failing for years to find any neo speakers that I could warm up to, I have become very happy with the Celestion Copperback 250 neo that came in my (since sold) Quilter Mach 3. I now have one in my Tonemaster Twin to brighten up the relatively dark Jensen Neo, and one in my newish Marsh Melloverb Junior. All a matter of taste, but that's my flavor of the month (year) (hopefully decade). |
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Thomas Alexander
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 2 Jul 2023 8:52 am
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| I use the TT-12 in a Mojotone Lite 112 cab with The Amp 100. It sounds pretty good for both steel and telecaster, though I have little frame of reference as it's the only speaker I've used with this amp. |
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Ron Funk
From:
Ballwin, Missouri
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Posted 2 Jul 2023 9:14 pm
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| The 12" Eminence speaker designed for (and used) in the Furlong SPLIT is a killer. |
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 5 Jul 2023 6:27 am
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| There is a video on Youtube showing a speaker "shootout" among various 12" units and the clear choice according to Randy Beavers is the Eminence 'Wheelhouse'. However, like Dan, I also own a Marsh 'MelloVerb Jr.' (my preferred amp for most any venue) and my speaker of choice is the WGS 'CT-12CS', brings out the best in that amp to my ears and our sound man regularly compliments me on the tone. |
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Dan Beller-McKenna
From:
Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 6 Jul 2023 6:10 am
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| David, I might give that WGS a try. I like the Copperback, but it might be a bit too bright for the Marsh. Did you mean the G12C/S, the one with the orange basket? I can't find a CT 12C/S. |
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 7 Jul 2023 5:53 am
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| Dan..Yes that is the unit, sorry for the typo. |
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Norbert Dengler
From:
germany
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Posted 7 Jul 2023 8:26 am
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| Hi David, do you have a link to the speaker shootout? |
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Norbert Dengler
From:
germany
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David Farrell
From:
San Diego, California, USA
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Posted 9 Jul 2023 6:57 pm
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Thank you for your opinions friends!
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Dave
Fender pedal steels, amps & guitars. '73 Sho~Bud PRO 1 CUSTOM. Emmons ReSound'65 S-10 4x5. |
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