Members rinkrat6821 Posted September 22, 2007 Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 Is it 25 or 50? I am thinking about getting some weber speakers and need to know if I should get the 25 watts or the 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 22, 2007 Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 Why wouldn't you want speakers that can handle the amp's output? Are you just going to play at lower volumes and/or for short periods at a time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thesplawnster Posted September 22, 2007 Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 Is it 25 or 50? I am thinking about getting some weber speakers and need to know if I should get the 25 watts or the 50. the stock speakers are 50's, Tubed Twins are 105 watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rinkrat6821 Posted September 22, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 I do want speakers that can handle the amps output, via my question as to how many watts are the twins speakers. Thanks alot though. So each speaker is fifty watts then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 22, 2007 Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 I do want speakers that can handle the amps output, via my question as to how many watts are the twins speakers. Thanks alot though. So each speaker is fifty watts then. Why does that matter if you are replacing them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ron Burgandy Posted September 22, 2007 Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 I do want speakers that can handle the amps output, via my question as to how many watts are the twins speakers. Thanks alot though. So each speaker is fifty watts then. Depends on what model Twin you have. JBL's usually work well in Twins though, regardless of the model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 22, 2007 Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 Depends on what model Twin you have. JBL's usually work well in Twins though, regardless of the model Lotsa Twins came with D120's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R0B0 Posted September 22, 2007 Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 If you're gonna use a boost or even just run a Twin wide open, I would get speakers that are a 100 watts apiece. If you're gonna run at low volume you could maybe get by with 50 watters, but I would want some safe headroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ron Burgandy Posted September 22, 2007 Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 Lotsa Twins came with D120's. That's why I know they sound good in this application JBL Loaded BF Twin, running a Dual Showman 2x15 as an ext cab would make most of the metal kids run away crying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 22, 2007 Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 Altec 417's too. That was probably ealier, or no? I have a friend with a little 15-20 watt old Ampeg combo with a 12" Altec and it wil tear your head off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 22, 2007 Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 That's why I know they sound good in this application JBL Loaded BF Twin, running a Dual Showman 2x15 as an ext cab would make most of the metal kids run away crying. I know I wouldn't want to hear it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 22, 2007 Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 No. You had an option to buy a twin with stock, or JBL, or Altec speakers.We saw many Altec loaded twins back in the early 70's, I suspect the reason we don't see them for sale now is due to people hanging on to them.the altec loaded twins are amazing. Are they a little less piercing than the 120s? Even D130"s will pierce your eardrums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 22, 2007 Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 both have aluminum dust caps, cut them off and install paper. we've been doing this for years. I've done it many times on old BW's and other PA woofers that came with metal dust caps. Never tried it on any guitar speakers. I assume it should mellow that high end out a little. BTW, my "trick"" for holding the cap down until the glue dries is to get it centered well and then set a partially filled pop can on top of it The concave bottom on the pop can holds the cap down perfectly all the way around. I'm guessing you have better methods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rinkrat6821 Posted September 22, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 I guess I worded something wrong or something but I have a Fender Twin Reverb Reissue that has the stock jensens in it that I'm pretty sure aren't the greatest. The sound is ice picky at times. I am wanting to replace these speakers with a weber 12f150 and a 12f150b. They come either as 25 watts or 50 watts. I personally do not know what wattage speakers I should be putting in my twin because I do not even know what the wattage is on the fender jensens in it currently. I'm guessin that I should put in two fifty watt speakers? Do any of these other speakers you mention blow away the webers and would they be a great upgrade to a reissue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 22, 2007 Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 I guess I worded something wrong or something but I have a Fender Twin Reverb Reissue that has the stock jensens in it that I'm pretty sure aren't the greatest. The sound is ice picky at times. I am wanting to replace these speakers with a weber 12f150 and a 12f150b. They come either as 25 watts or 50 watts. I personally do not know what wattage speakers I should be putting in my twin because I do not even know what the wattage is on the fender jensens in it currently. I'm guessin that I should put in two fifty watt speakers? Do any of these other speakers you mention blow away the webers and would they be a great upgrade to a reissue? Why does the wattage of the current speakers matter to you if you are replacing them with something else? That makes no sense. I'd give myself a little reserve personally, with 50 watters being the minimum if I was going to play the Twin up to its loudness capability. But you didn't answer that question either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rinkrat6821 Posted September 22, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 22, 2007 ok....For some reason I'm not getting something really simple across. I do not know much at all about speaker swapping, tube swapping, etc. I thought that you had to put in speakers with a specific amount of wattage for each amp depending on its output. Maybe I am wrong, but I do not know. That is why I posted this. So, I figured if I knew the wattage of the two speakers already in my twin reverb reissue then I would have to get speakers of that same wattage to replace them in order for the amp to function properly. Is that incorrect? I definitely do not crank my twin. At the most, It will be a little over five in volume. I hope that helps this time. I'm trying to be as clear as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OzStrat Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 You are correct. Your replacement speakers wattage must equal or exceed your amp's output. The Twin is 100 watts. It has two speakers. Therefore one speaker cannot be less than 50 watts. You know this but still ask if you can use 25 watt speakers. You can if you want to fry them, but that seems pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 23, 2007 Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 ok....For some reason I'm not getting something really simple across. I do not know much at all about speaker swapping, tube swapping, etc. I thought that you had to put in speakers with a specific amount of wattage for each amp depending on its output. Maybe I am wrong, but I do not know. That is why I posted this. So, I figured if I knew the wattage of the two speakers already in my twin reverb reissue then I would have to get speakers of that same wattage to replace them in order for the amp to function properly. Is that incorrect? I definitely do not crank my twin. At the most, It will be a little over five in volume. I hope that helps this time. I'm trying to be as clear as possible.Putting it on "5" may indeed be maxing it out, depending on the strength of the signal feeding the preamp section. A number on a dial means very little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rinkrat6821 Posted September 23, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 23, 2007 Well I didn't know for sure if I was right, especially the way people were acting like I was an idiot for wanting to know the wattage of the speakers already in the amp. Thanks for the reply. That was all I needed to know out of allll of those posts.lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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