New V30s sound pretty good - John Browne YT vid

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I did not see this anywhere else on the forum yet, could be a duplicate.

John Browne - speaker Lex Luthor - One Punch Man of the V30 world - dropped a vid recently showing the new Made in UK V30.

I thought it sounded pretty dang good. Normally i am more of a GB guy, but was digging this.

 
Hell yeah they do. I just got a new Mojo Canyon 2x12 that has one in it. I’ve had it for a week and have been scratching my head as to why it sounds so good (my intention all along was to pull the V30).

I saw this thread and popped the back off and there it is “Made in UK”. Didn’t even know this was a thing until now. I almost want another to fill the cab now.
 
Tone Monster said:
Am I the only one that thinks it's BS that Celestion sells a product with such an insane amount of variance? Some of those don't even sound like the same model and or broken like someone mentioned.
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If you ask them, the deny it... which I think is ridiculous given all the evidence there is.
 
I like my 2010 made in UK Mesa spec V30's in my roadster cab over any other V30 I've tried. Now that they are made in the UK again maybe they returned to the old specs.....:2thumbsup: The 2025 V30 definitely sounds less fizzy in the highs, smoother and less ratty mid spike.
 
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Tone Monster said:
Am I the only one that thinks it's BS that Celestion sells a product with such an insane amount of variance? Some of those don't even sound like the same model and or broken like someone mentioned.
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It's insane

In literally ANY OTHER INDUSTRY then would have been slapped with fines, legal quagmires, and bad publicity at the very least

The difference between a late 80s Marshall branded v30 in a jube cab, and a late 2010s chinese loaded Orange cab, are so unbelievably large that it should actually be illegal for celestion to describe them as the same speaker.

It's really obnoxious, and probably wasted thousands of dollars of peoples money. That's not to say that the newer stuff can't sound good. It absolutely CAN. But that makes it worse, because it's so inconsistent its almost impossible to keep track of all the different eras and changes in production.
 
So I pulled my new UK V30 (8 ohm) out of the 2x12 to compare to a few other speakers in a Mojo OS Canyon 1x12. Unfortunately, I don’t have any other V30’s on hand anymore. But I compared to a Fane F70 (16 ohm) Heritage G12H 75hz (8 ohm), UK Greenback (8 ohm), and Mojo BV-30H (8 ohm).

First thing I noticed is that it is noticeably quieter than the Heritage G12H……both at 100db rating. I’m fine with that.

The UK V30 is less spiky in the extreme high mids and treble compared to the G12H and has more low end. I would call the V30 fuller and rounder……but still very articulate. It sits right between the G12H and the Mojo BV-30H (which is very smooth/warm and quieter still).

I don’t like the Fane at all. I would call it 2D and “crispy” in comparison. The greenback is what it is…….my favorite speaker.

My plan is to put the greenback alongside the Mojo BV-30H in my Canyon 2x12 since they are closer in efficiency. The UK V30 will be paired with the Heritage G12H in my Splawn 2x12. My 1960ax will remain untouched as my favorite cab, but I would love to hear a quad of these new V30’s with a few hours on them. They are definitely different.
 
Tone Monster said:
Am I the only one that thinks it's BS that Celestion sells a product with such an insane amount of variance? Some of those don't even sound like the same model and or broken like someone mentioned.
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It’s actually ridiculous and a major motivating factor for us to look elsewhere for alternatives. It’s a shame that the early 2000s V30s have become synonymous with modern distorted tones to the point where other speakers just sound off.

There have been new speakers within the last couple of years which are showing promise though. Speakers like the Hesu Demon, Eminence VM-1265, DV77, CV75, Karnivore, Lichlaerm LCFR-150 etc.
 
TheSneakyTruth said:
It’s actually ridiculous and a major motivating factor for us to look elsewhere for alternatives. It’s a shame that the early 2000s V30s have become synonymous with modern distorted tones to the point where other speakers just sound off.

There have been new speakers within the last couple of years which are showing promise though. Speakers like the Hesu Demon, Eminence VM-1265, DV77, CV75, Karnivore, Lichlaerm LCFR-150 etc.
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FWIW, I bought two brand new CV-75’s last year and they sounded completely different. Maybe just got a dud, but one of them was dark/muddy while the other sounded great.
 
Tone Monster said:
Am I the only one that thinks it's BS that Celestion sells a product with such an insane amount of variance? Some of those don't even sound like the same model and or broken like someone mentioned.
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well, how do you know it's not the same with every other speaker out there???
 
valve said:
well, how do you know it's not the same with every other speaker out there???
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It is the same. Every paper speakers sounds different. It doesn't matter who made it, where or when. Some are more obvious than others. I don't believe making consistent paper is even possible.

Synthetic materials can be made more consistent. I never heard any that sound good for guitar.

It's difficult to tell with clean sounds. Once overdrive and speaker breakup happens it becomes a lot more obvious.

I don't think the darker V30 really sound better. They just sound different.
 
For those that don't know, ALL Celestions have been made in England since the Covid lockdown. Since China was completely shut down, Celestion had to do this to survive.
I tried some H30 Anniversaries in 2022, and they sounded MUCH better with way less fizz.
 
Racerxrated said:
For those that don't know, ALL Celestions have been made in England since the Covid lockdown. Since China was completely shut down, Celestion had to do this to survive.
I tried some H30 Anniversaries in 2022, and they sounded MUCH better with way less fizz.
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Not all of them, I have a T75 made last year in China, also V30 seems to still be made there too.
 
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Racerxrated said:
For those that don't know, ALL Celestions have been made in England since the Covid lockdown. Since China was completely shut down, Celestion had to do this to survive.
I tried some H30 Anniversaries in 2022, and they sounded MUCH better with way less fizz.
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Made in England or just assembled there with Chinese parts?
 
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