nmarevic":1z64iqpi said:Also does anybody know where can I buy English ones?
Important thing is that I need that speakers in Croatia so I need store with worldwide shipping.
+1 I dont have the slightest issue buying Chinese Celestions.ibanez4life SZ!":20r17c00 said:I wasn't aware the K-100 was ever made in England...it's a recent production speaker....I thought they started, and are only in China?
One way or the other, I used to own English V30s, and now have Chinese ones. I don't miss the English ones at all to be honest. The Chinese ones sound the same, and are actually more reliable. My English ones started coming unglued at the caps after about a year...had to get them remounted...the Chinese ones are still going strong.
To each his own
Bump for old thread.Does anybody know how Chinese G12K-100s compare with English ones? I can buy brand new Chinese ones for ~$80 per piece in local music store.
I like that speakers and I'm planning them for CAA 2X12. Any more advices?
I used to own a pair of Peavey 412MS 4x12 cabs (for the VTM series amp head) and the Peavey 212MS 2x12 stereo cabs for over 10 years. The cabs were solid, well built, no rattles, and the Celestion G12K-85 speakers had a balanced sound that could take a beating with the power amps that I've used on both the 2x12 & 4x12 cabs. I only blew up only 2 of them out of the whole time that I owned them. I wasn't into speaker swapping like I am today, didn't know about how to get a good tone, but was able to get a good tone from the G12K-85 speakers. It took me awhile, but I figured it out. I'm surprised that all of a sudden the G12K-85 speakers became a favorite with guitar players these days. That being said, I own the Chinese made Celestion speakers and have no issue with the sound or how it was produced. I thought everyone in this forum is either into Celestion Vintage 30/Greenback/G12C or Electrovoice EV12L speakers these days.G12K100 was never made in England.
The old G12K-85 was and is 95 % the same speaker.
I feel the old G12H-100 is slightly better than either of those.