mnbaseball91
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How can I tell if the Vintage 30 in my amp is Chinese or British? I looked at the back of it and I don't see anything that would indicate where it's made. Ideas?
Celestion - Chinese or British?
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mnbaseball91
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Re: Celestion - Chinese or British?
Looks just like this:
Looks just like this:
Re: Celestion - Chinese or British?
I don't know of a way to tell British from Chinese manufacture either. Celestion tried to keep the move to China as quiet as possible so don't expect to find a a big "Made in China" sticker.
You might try to e-mail Celestion themselves, they're usually pretty helpful. If that doesn't work email Dave at Avatar speakers, I'm sure he'd be able to tell you how to spot the difference.
I don't know of a way to tell British from Chinese manufacture either. Celestion tried to keep the move to China as quiet as possible so don't expect to find a a big "Made in China" sticker.
You might try to e-mail Celestion themselves, they're usually pretty helpful. If that doesn't work email Dave at Avatar speakers, I'm sure he'd be able to tell you how to spot the difference.
wixedmords
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Re: Celestion - Chinese or British?
I have heard, not witnessed, that side-by-side they are pertty much the same soundwise.
I have heard, not witnessed, that side-by-side they are pertty much the same soundwise.
The Golden Boy
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Re: Celestion - Chinese or British?
I've heard that as well, don't know about the truth of the sound or if the reliability is the same.wixedmords said:
mnbaseball91
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Re: Celestion - Chinese or British?
The reason I really want to know is that I'm tossing around the idea of replacing it, and if I'm gonna sell it on ebay and it's a Brit I'd like to be able to take full advantage of that.
The reason I really want to know is that I'm tossing around the idea of replacing it, and if I'm gonna sell it on ebay and it's a Brit I'd like to be able to take full advantage of that.
Zerberus
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That said the move of these speakers to hina essentially causes me to boycot the entire Celestion line... I avoid chinese products like the plague for moral reasons, and there´s nothing else Celestion makes that sounds good IMHO
It MUST be on there somewhere otherwise Vintage 30s wouldn´t be allowed into the US IIRC
I´ve witnessed the popposite.. the chinese ones are muffled and lack a bit of tightness to my ears.....wixedmords said:
That said the move of these speakers to hina essentially causes me to boycot the entire Celestion line... I avoid chinese products like the plague for moral reasons, and there´s nothing else Celestion makes that sounds good IMHO
It MUST be on there somewhere otherwise Vintage 30s wouldn´t be allowed into the US IIRC
mnbaseball91
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Re: Celestion - Chinese or British?
I haven't exactly looked carefully. I haven't even taken the thing out of the amp! Any idea if a known British V30 would sell for more on the bay than one that's unmarked?
I haven't exactly looked carefully. I haven't even taken the thing out of the amp! Any idea if a known British V30 would sell for more on the bay than one that's unmarked?
slightly_rude
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Re: Celestion - Chinese or British?
The ones in my Mesa Recto 4 X 12 and Marshall 4 X 12 have "Made in England" stamped into the metal basket around the outer rim.
The ones in my Mesa Recto 4 X 12 and Marshall 4 X 12 have "Made in England" stamped into the metal basket around the outer rim.
mnbaseball91
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Re: Celestion - Chinese or British?
^That was the impression I got too, but apparently there was a large leftover stock of Brit mades left over.
Or maybe we're completely wrong.
^That was the impression I got too, but apparently there was a large leftover stock of Brit mades left over.
Or maybe we're completely wrong.
