Scumback Speakers
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I haven't used any of the cones from China, so I'm not going to speculate on their content/mix, etc. I do know that what they use for the Chinese made Vox labeled Blues is not the same as the UK made Cele Blues. It is a different cone, for sure, than the UK version, and it sounds different as well.barnesjd":a4khw8k6 said:So with regards to the paper pulp type, it doesn't matter if it's UK or China... new paper is new paper, right?
As far as cone pulp, mixes, etc...yes, it's all new paper pulp, but there are still different versions, and different manufacturers. I went with the UK made Kurt Meuller cones since I was familiar with them from buying hundreds of old Celestions. Once the cones get here, they are chemically treated/altered to acheive different frequency responses.
Racerxrated is mostly right, though. If you have a pre-2003 Celestion, it was most likely made in the UK, however, the V30 was the first model to be produced in China (if I remember right), and it was before 2003. I believe it was even pre-2000 but I'd have to go dig up my old notes on an external drive, and multiple emails from Duncan.