Eminence Legend 125 or Texas Heat

[AniML]

I am looking for a 12" speaker to use in an external cab that I share between my SCXD and Laney Cub. The XD has a Weber Sig 10 ceramic, the Laney has a Weber Sig 10 alnico.

The external cab currently has a Weber 12 ceramic that I like, but not the sound I was looking for. If nothing else I want to try something different than a Weber, but not spend more than aound $60. I think I've narrowed it down to the Legend or Texas Heat - maybe the Red White and Blues.

Any experience or recommendations with these that you can share would be great

thanks

 

[Maynardo]

Re: Eminence Legend 125 or Texas Heat

Eminence Legend GB128.... Green Back Clones, but 50 watts and a bit more balls

 

[AniML]

Re: Eminence Legend 125 or Texas Heat

I had a G12M before. The Laney is too warm (dark) for it

 

[Maynardo]

Re: Eminence Legend 125 or Texas Heat

Legend 1258 it's a clone of Celestion G12T75, no mids and too much high end for my ear... never heard about 125

 

[AniML]

Re: Eminence Legend 125 or Texas Heat

They are the same thing. 8 just designates impedance

 

[sonnyblu]

Re: Eminence Legend 125 or Texas Heat

All Eminence speakers have a particular cardboard tone in their mids... no matter what the model...
Personally, I would recommended any other manufacturer.... highly.

 

[FuseG4]

Re: Eminence Legend 125 or Texas Heat

All Eminence speakers have a particular cardboard tone in their mids... no matter what the model...
Personally, I would recommended any other manufacturer.... highly.

I recognize a thickness in the low mids with my texas heat but it's never gotten in the way of my tone.

The texas heat is kinda round in the lows and lacks a lil punch tho. I'd be interested in trying a RW&B just to get some more tightness, or put the TH in a closed back. There's some chime in the texas heat so it doesn't get too dark, so it just depends on how tight you want the bass to be.

 

[misterwhizzy]

Re: Eminence Legend 125 or Texas Heat

All Eminence speakers have a particular cardboard tone in their mids... no matter what the model...
Personally, I would recommended any other manufacturer.... highly.

That's sort of what I heard before my speakers were broken in. That just might be the problem. I've played Celestions and Eminence, and I think the Eminence are a better value, at least in the States. They're not identical, but everyone has their own tastes.

Give them some time. They'll smooth out a little bit and give you everything you wanted out of a speaker. At least they did for me.

 

[AniML]

Re: Eminence Legend 125 or Texas Heat

I just got a price match quote from MF for $45 for a Legend 1258. Might be too good to think too long about