speakers ? [message #20702] |
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vintagefan
Messages: 166 Registered: March 2014 Location: Dallas
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I'm stocking up on a couple extra parts for my K100C-8 4x10 amps....Can anyone tell my what the original brand speakers, ohms, etc., are in these amps? If I find one, what is a fair price? And what would be a new speaker to closely match the original's tone, especially the higher eq sound?
Wouldn 't want darker/bassier.....All my speakers #'s indicate 1969.
Thanks.
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Re: speakers ? [message #20704 is a reply to message #20702] |
Tue, 03 June 2014 06:21 ![Go to previous message Go to previous message](/FUDforum/theme/vk30/images/up.png) ![Go to next message Go to next message](/FUDforum/theme/vk30/images/down.png) |
stevem
Messages: 4767 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY
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The speakers in your 1969 K100 where made by CTS, they are of the Alinco magnet type and there sparkle top end is due to the aluminum voice coil cover.
These same speakers where used in Fender super reverb amps of the 60s, only with out the aluminum voice coil cover.
The closest new replacement speaker will be a Jensen P10R model.
These do not have the aluminum voice coil cover, but you can get them from Weber speakers and with a mod install them on the new speakers.
The Fender version of these speakers show up on ebay quite often in shot condition, but you could send them out to Weber or Orange County speakers for a recone with the right coil cover.
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Re: speakers ? [message #20708 is a reply to message #20704] |
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chicagobill
Messages: 2005 Registered: April 2003
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If you have original speakers look for the code numbers on the frames. These codes will tell you what company manufactured them, the week and year, and sometimes the model numbers.
Generally these speakers are not hunted for by a lot of collectors (other than us), so they will sometimes turn up on eBay or Craig's List in good condition.
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Re: speakers ? [message #20736 is a reply to message #20727] |
Sat, 07 June 2014 16:57 ![Go to previous message Go to previous message](/FUDforum/theme/vk30/images/up.png) ![Go to next message Go to next message](/FUDforum/theme/vk30/images/down.png) |
vintagefan
Messages: 166 Registered: March 2014 Location: Dallas
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I'm having a tech get the speakers reconed.
Found a really good tech here in Dallas who has worked on Kustoms since late 60's. It's amazing how clean and quite the amps sound after proper cleaning and installing a 3 prong cord.
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Re: speakers ? [message #20749 is a reply to message #20702] |
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Kustom_Bart
Messages: 601 Registered: October 2010 Location: Greenville, MichiGUN
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I have purchased a lot of Kustoms and a lot of them the speakers had burnt voice coils. I think only 1 of them ever had a bad surround/foam area. I have solidered the wire back onto the cone before, but they last sometimes and sometimes they don't. If you can find 1980's Eminence speakers on E-bay from an organ that are the correct ohm rating, they sound just like the ones that came stock. I have used them in a few that I have sold and they sounded great and were like 20.00 each for 12" speakers.
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