Recone or replace

[Deleted member 3007]

To complement my V4 and Herbert, I bought an old 1968 Vox Defiant from an int'l vintage dealer.

Has 2 -12" Goodmans. One speaker is really GREAT, one is "half blown" or rubbing. Dealer has offered to replace the speaker with a Goodman from his shop, or the dealer can recone the original.

If anyone has a good sense of reconed vintage speakers, would you suggest that a recone is typically going to yield a sound close to the original, or would you go for a replacement unblown Goodman speaker?

Issue) I'm not sure yet if the replacement is from the same vintage era or more modern, but I know the dealer doesn't have the same "Vox red-cap" speaker.

Issue) I'm not sure if a recone kit exists for this old 60's Goodman. If not, is it common to use a "similar" recone kit, say a Celestion? If common, how "successful" is that on a vintage speaker, usually? If you're familiar, this cone has a surround that curves inward, not outward.

Thanks for the help!
Dee

 

[Anonymous]

You might ask the dealer who offered you the re-cone about whether the kit is a Goodman replace kit or another, such as a Celestion. If he has another similar Goodman speaker all original that works, maybe you could get that one instead.
Reconing an old speaker, especially one that is more rare, such as you have, will depend on the parts used and the ability of the person doing the reconing.

There is really no way to tell what the outcome will be until you get to hear the reconed speaker in action.