Haven't tried the anniversaries but I would describe the 75hz heritage g12-H30's as mid forward, but well balanced. The 55hz sounded more scooped to me with abrasive highs. Didn't care for 'em.
My experience is with Greenbacks but the difference between the same version of a UK Celestion and Chinese Celestion is about the same as the difference between two UK versions of the same speaker.
They are a great speaker, but they can kind of fatigue the ear with how heavy they are in presence. I like then better than V30 and feel like they are kind of a strange mix of v30 and greenback. But at the end of the day, it was just a little harsh.
I think the perfect compromise was moving to red backs. They are just such a balanced speaker and reallzy accentuate accurately what you put in with the eq
I just installed 4 in an older Marshall cab and they sound great! These were broken in nicely so no harshness on these 4..sound great clean and pushed hard..
I just installed 4 in an older Marshall cab and they sound great! These were broken in nicely so no harshness on these 4..sound great clean and pushed hard..
The Heritage does great nailing that warm thumping lowend and raw glassy midrange in the early 70's Marshall 75hz G12H-30 tone. The Anniversary is cold and sterile sounding in comparison.