Quick & unscientific V30 test

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Picked up some 1993 Vintage 30's this week, just got them in a cab to do some reamping for a project. Man that modern spike in the upper mids really becomes apparent when you do some direct comparisons in the same cab.

3 clips with same riff: 1993, 2013, and then switching between them.

(EDIT: 4th clip is a blend of both)

SLO into a 90's 1960B. Mic position very similar for both.

 
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Wow , that 1993 V30 sounds good. Is it just a regular v30 or Mesa/Marshall etc
 
I have a feeling that it`s not just with V30 but all celestions. Search für G12T-75 old vs new comparisons on YT. All of the new ones will have this additional layer of high end fizz in the sound burying the mids
 
ZEN Amps said:
Picked up some 1993 Vintage 30's this week, just got them in a cab to do some reamping for a project. Man that modern spike in the upper mids really becomes apparent when you do some direct comparisons in the same cab.

3 clips with same riff: 1993, 2013, and then switching between them.

SLO into a 90's 1960B. Mic position very similar for both.

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The 93 seems to be recorded louder. I like the 2013. Is this the chinese Standard V30?
 
Okay, so THE metal speaker for the past few decades is basically at least two different speakers 🤔
 
Both sound cool, IMO.

Are those volumes normalized? Because as someone was saying before, the 93 is louder.

On one hand, I like how smooth and beefy the 93 is. But it also has some slight nasal/honky mids that the 2013 doesn't have.

I used to have a pair of 2012 25th Anni V30's that were noticeably less efficient than other 100dB Celestions.
 
BesaMoogie said:
I have a feeling that it`s not just with V30 but all celestions. Search für G12T-75 old vs new comparisons on YT. All of the new ones will have this additional layer of high end fizz in the sound burying the mids
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Yeah the 80's T75 is a very different sound, I really dig them.

Simon Dorn said:
The 93 seems to be recorded louder. I like the 2013. Is this the chinese Standard V30?
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I didn't change the preamp gain, but yeah there might be a 1dB in it. Yep Chinese, standard T3904.

Rex Rocker said:
Both sound cool, IMO.

Are those volumes normalized? Because as someone was saying before, the 93 is louder.

On one hand, I like how smooth and beefy the 93 is. But it also has some slight nasal/honky mids that the 2013 doesn't have.

I used to have a pair of 2012 25th Anni V30's that were noticeably less efficient than other 100dB Celestions.
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For sure, speaker efficiency is just a nominal value and the perceived volume will vary depending on many factors. In this case I think the old one is a little more efficient all round, even though it's a little darker.

I've added a clip of them blended, best of both worlds?
 
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