GUITAR LOUDSPEAKERS 110 90 70 k 0 2 k 1 0 0 1 0 2 FREQUENCY (Hz) SPL (dB) 8� FREQUENCY RESPONSE Celestion International Ltd, Claydon Business Park, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, IP6 0NL, England Tel: +44 (0)1473 835300 Fax: +44 (0)1473 835301 [email protected] www.celestion.com VINTAGE 30 We made pioneering use of Laser Doppler Interferometry to analyse the cone behaviour of an original Celestion Blue. We could then form a precise model of the vintage speaker’s characteristics and apply it to a speaker design using new materials for greater power handling. It was found that Celestion’s ‘H’ magnet came closest in performance to Alnico. This was partnered with a new cone and new coil assembly employing modern materials with similar mass and physical properties to the originals, but better able to handle the extra heat generated through operating with higher power equipment. Seemingly twice as loud as anything else at the same power level, the Vintage 30 handles massive overdrive sounds with ease. Tight bass, fat mids and a smooth, harmonically rich top end have made the Vintage 30 an excellent 4 x 12 loudspeaker. Of course, it’s also suitable for any other cab! GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Nominal diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12", 305mm Power rating (W) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60W Nominal impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8� & 16� Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100dB Chassis type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pressed steel Voice coil diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.75", 44.5mm Voice coil material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Round copper Magnet type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ceramic Magnet weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50oz, 1.42kg Frequency range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-5000Hz Resonance frequency, Fs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Hz DC resistance, Re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3� & 12.9� MOUNTING INFORMATION Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.2", 309mm Overall depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3", 135mm Magnet structure diameter . . . . . . . . . . 6.1", 156mm Cut-out diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1", 283mm Mounting slot dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.31", 7.9mm Ø Number of mounting slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Mounting slot PCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.7", 297mm Unit weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.4lb, 4.7kg

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GUITAR

LOUDSPEAKERS

110

k02k100102FREQUENCY (Hz)

SPL (dB)

8� FREQUENCY RESPONSE

Celestion International Ltd, Claydon Business Park, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, IP6 0NL, England Tel: +44 (0)1473 835300 Fax: +44 (0)1473 835301 [email protected] www.celestion.com

VINTAGE30We made pioneering use of Laser DopplerInterferometry to analyse the conebehaviour of an original Celestion Blue. Wecould then form a precise model of thevintage speaker’s characteristics and applyit to a speaker design using new materialsfor greater power handling.

It was found that Celestion’s ‘H’ magnet cameclosest in performance to Alnico. This waspartnered with a new cone and new coilassembly employing modern materials withsimilar mass and physical properties to theoriginals, but better able to handle the extraheat generated through operating with higherpower equipment.

Seemingly twice as loud as anything else atthe same power level, the Vintage 30 handlesmassive overdrive sounds with ease. Tightbass, fat mids and a smooth, harmonically richtop end have made the Vintage 30 anexcellent 4 x 12 loudspeaker. Of course, it’salso suitable for any other cab!

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONSNominal diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12", 305mmPower rating (W) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60WNominal impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8� & 16�Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100dBChassis type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pressed steelVoice coil diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.75", 44.5mmVoice coil material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Round copperMagnet type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CeramicMagnet weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50oz, 1.42kgFrequency range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-5000HzResonance frequency, Fs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75HzDC resistance, Re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3� & 12.9�

MOUNTING INFORMATIONDiameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.2", 309mm Overall depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3", 135mm Magnet structure diameter . . . . . . . . . . 6.1", 156mmCut-out diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1", 283mmMounting slot dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.31", 7.9mm ØNumber of mounting slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Mounting slot PCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.7", 297mmUnit weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.4lb, 4.7kg