New speakers for Carvin Belair

[idsnowdog]

1st the current speakers sound fine
they are the Carvin 100 watt VL series from 2000

The trouble is they are 8 ohm each and wired in parallel making for a 4 ohm load

The amp has a switch for 4-8-16 so that's cool

My attenuation device wants an 8 ohm load

And I may want to plug in another cab at some point

Carvin doesn't offer these speakerspeakers anymore
and what they have are all 8 ohm speakers
No 16 ohm offerings

I want two 16 ohm speakers that would sound good in this amp

the new Carvin speakers are Vintage 30 style Eminence made speakerspeakers

I'm not sure if the V30 is what this needs

I would send an email to Eminence. They have been very helpful when I have asked them about what OEM speakers match their current catalog.

[Lewguitar]

I don't know know what your budget is but the newish Celestion V series speakers are pretty nice. I have one in a Fender Mustang and a pair came standard in my Blackstar Artist 30...a GREAT sounding amp that's kind of like an AC30 with a pair of 6L6 tubes rather than 4 EL84's. The V speakers sell for around $99 each but I'll bet if you shop around this time of the year you might be able to score them on a black friday sale for a lot less.

I've seen them used for $60! That's the reason I mentioned them. Excellent speaker and if you shop around you you might find a used pair for $120.

Here's a Pete Thorn demo. Of course he makes everything sound good because he can really play!

[ehdwuld]

Yes. You can have them if you want them (just pay shipping). I originally swapped them out with G12T-75s, as I needed something that could handle higher gain. Although, I’m now thinking that G12M-65 Creambacks might be the way to go. I have a Creamback in a semi-open H&K cab, and it sounds awesome.




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oh ok
not to look a gift horse in the mouth
But,

but those are the Chinese VL series that are 70 watt
mine are the American made VL that are 100 watt

they went through a change at
thank you though

[Ascension]

Owned several of those amps. They need some thing on the chimey side as are voiced pretty dark If they are wired in parallel would have been rewired as the came in series for a 16 Ohm load. Something like a pair of G12H 30's would be nice in that amp. They used Vintage 30's also in those for a while. Be careful that cab is tight there can be clearance issues with the speaker baskets and magnets and the transformer on some speakers in some of the Carvin amps that use that same cab. Know this from experience. Not a fan of those VL 12's BTW.
Have a buddy that has a LOT of mods for those amps that turn them into real tone machines if your interested. it's amazing what Rick did with those amps and many of us lobbied Carvin to bring him in and help with a redesign.

http://hasserl.com/vt50_mods

[Securb]

I have Eminence Wheelhouse 12's in my 2x12 it is probably my best sounding cabinet.

[BenPerkins]

Mostly cleans

Yours came with 16s?

Yes. You can have them if you want them (just pay shipping). I originally swapped them out with G12T-75s, as I needed something that could handle higher gain. Although, I’m now thinking that G12M-65 Creambacks might be the way to go. I have a Creamback in a semi-open H&K cab, and it sounds awesome.




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[Demanic]

I love the Swamp Thang Texas Heat combo in my Carvin 2x12 cab. They're good for clean or dirty and you probably don't ever have to worry about blowing them.

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[ehdwuld]

Mostly cleans

Yours came with 16s?

[BenPerkins]

1st the current speakers sound fine
they are the Carvin 100 watt VL series from 2000

The trouble is they are 8 ohm each and wired in parallel making for a 4 ohm load

The amp has a switch for 4-8-16 so that's cool

My attenuation device wants an 8 ohm load

And I may want to plug in another cab at some point

Carvin doesn't offer these speakerspeakers anymore
and what they have are all 8 ohm speakers
No 16 ohm offerings

I want two 16 ohm speakers that would sound good in this amp

the new Carvin speakers are Vintage 30 style Eminence made speakerspeakers

I'm not sure if the V30 is what this needs

I believe we have the same amp (Belair 212). Mine has the spring reverb tank (not digital reverb). I pulled two Carvin VL12-16’s from it (16 ohm). They’re okay for cleans, but it just depends what you’re playing. What style of music do you typically play?


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[ehdwuld]

1st the current speakers sound fine
they are the Carvin 100 watt VL series from 2000

The trouble is they are 8 ohm each and wired in parallel making for a 4 ohm load

The amp has a switch for 4-8-16 so that's cool

My attenuation device wants an 8 ohm load

And I may want to plug in another cab at some point

Carvin doesn't offer these speakerspeakers anymore
and what they have are all 8 ohm speakers
No 16 ohm offerings

I want two 16 ohm speakers that would sound good in this amp

the new Carvin speakers are Vintage 30 style Eminence made speakerspeakers

I'm not sure if the V30 is what this needs