Celestion G12H-100 vs G12K-100

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Do you guys know if this is the same speaker? My G12H-100 came in an old Olde Wolbers Randall cab...If they are different, how so?
 
Different speakers.
GH100 is similar to the "Hot 100".
GK100 is a higher end Celestion.
 
D-Rock":2fp7pa68 said:
Different speakers.
GH100 is similar to the "Hot 100".
GK100 is a higher end Celestion.
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Yeah I think the OTHER K100 is the K85 that came in stuff like the Peavey Butcher cabs, no?
 
The H is not the K as mentioned before.

I asked Celestion about the K85 and K100. They told me they are the same speaker. The reason they changed the name is people were afraid to use them with 100 watt amps. They told me all of their speakers can handle about double what they are rated.... They are just going to have a much shorter life.

I AM NOT RECOMMENDING ANYONE RUNS DOUBLE THE WATTAGE INTO A SPEAKER.
 
stephen sawall":1nn6qy1k said:
The H is not the K as mentioned before.

I asked Celestion about the K85 and K100. They told me they are the same speaker. The reason they changed the name is people were afraid to use them with 100 watt amps. They told me all of their speakers can handle about double what they are rated.... They are just going to have a much shorter life.

I AM NOT RECOMMENDING ANYONE RUNS DOUBLE THE WATTAGE INTO A SPEAKER.
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I had an early 80s JCM 800 1982 cab with H100s. To me they are very scooped sounding, with smoother highs than say a later T75. The K100 I have not played, but I have a K85 and they have prominent upper mids to my ears. If they are just higher wattage K85s then they are lots different than the vintage H100 Marshall cab I had.
 
Racerxrated":1zx620lb said:
stephen sawall":1zx620lb said:
The H is not the K as mentioned before.

I asked Celestion about the K85 and K100. They told me they are the same speaker. The reason they changed the name is people were afraid to use them with 100 watt amps. They told me all of their speakers can handle about double what they are rated.... They are just going to have a much shorter life.

I AM NOT RECOMMENDING ANYONE RUNS DOUBLE THE WATTAGE INTO A SPEAKER.
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I had an early 80s JCM 800 1982 cab with H100s. To me they are very scooped sounding, with smoother highs than say a later T75. The K100 I have not played, but I have a K85 and they have prominent upper mids to my ears. If they are just higher wattage K85s then they are lots different than the vintage H100 Marshall cab I had.
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The K100 is not a higher wattage K85. They are exactly the same speaker. The only thing that was changed was the name according to Celestion when I asked.
 
stephen sawall":1m1ry4m7 said:
Racerxrated":1m1ry4m7 said:
stephen sawall":1m1ry4m7 said:
The H is not the K as mentioned before.

I asked Celestion about the K85 and K100. They told me they are the same speaker. The reason they changed the name is people were afraid to use them with 100 watt amps. They told me all of their speakers can handle about double what they are rated.... They are just going to have a much shorter life.

I AM NOT RECOMMENDING ANYONE RUNS DOUBLE THE WATTAGE INTO A SPEAKER.
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I had an early 80s JCM 800 1982 cab with H100s. To me they are very scooped sounding, with smoother highs than say a later T75. The K100 I have not played, but I have a K85 and they have prominent upper mids to my ears. If they are just higher wattage K85s then they are lots different than the vintage H100 Marshall cab I had.
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The K100 is not a higher wattage K85. They are exactly the same speaker. The only thing that was changed was the name according to Celestion when I asked.
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Oops I guess I should have read your post better. The K85 I have is from 1985, and has really nice upper midrange sizzle. The H100 would be a great scooped metal speaker imo.
 
Thing is i want a diezel fl412 with k-100 and dont want them to sound similar....
 
stephen sawall":36bhvknw said:
The H is not the K as mentioned before.

I asked Celestion about the K85 and K100. They told me they are the same speaker. The reason they changed the name is people were afraid to use them with 100 watt amps. They told me all of their speakers can handle about double what they are rated.... They are just going to have a much shorter life.

I AM NOT RECOMMENDING ANYONE RUNS DOUBLE THE WATTAGE INTO A SPEAKER.
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Truth, and as a point of interest, the actual wattage rating of the V30 for instance isn't 60W, it's about 75. Why they ever called it the "Vintage 30"
does confound me as it's neither 30cm (close but why go metric when everything else is imperial??) or 30" in diameter, it's not 30W, and its magnet isn't 30oz. Beats the shit outta me :dunno:
 
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