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Jensen Speakers [message #6385] Fri, 09 December 2005 08:54 C4ster Messages: 686 Registered: June 2001 Location: Mukwonago, WI (Milwaukee... Senior Member I just aquired a new K100-2 with a 2x12 Jensen cabinet. The speakers have a vented aluminum dust cap overc the voice coil. I have another Jensen 2x12 that has paper covers. When did the change occur? and are they the same speakers. I will be opening both up to compare. And the new blue one needs cleaning badly so I will be checking extensively. If anyone can shed a little light, it would be appreciated. Also, the reverb pan and supports are missing. Does anyone have a reverb pan for a K100? Conrad Report message to a moderator

Re: Jensen Speakers [message #6390 is a reply to message #6385] Fri, 09 December 2005 13:18   stevem Messages: 4733 Registered: June 2004 Location: NY Senior Member Hi, I just picked up a k100 ross made cabinet with Jensens.The cab has the same C12N ceramic magnet top of the jensen line speaker as my Fender twinreverb. They have the standard non-aluminum voice coil covers.I am going to put my neck on the line here and say that it seems like when ross ended and kustom electronics started, kustom also had enough of Jensens production tied up that they got Jensen to make the speakers with the aluminum cover. I say this do to the fact that as kustom grew fender started to more and more oxford and utah speakers.I also think the reason kustom went with the aluminum cover has nothing to do with tone, as the jensen C12N already went up to 8K in responce.I think it was to emulate the top of the line altec and jbl speakers that where optional on kustoms.The hole in the center of the cover does help with voice coil cooling though.You can date your cabinet with the jensen code on the mounting flange of the speaker.its 6 digets, the first 3 will be 220(the jensen code) the next diget will be the year, and the next 2 will be the week of the year the speaker was made. If you have C12Ns in the cabinet and plan on playing the amp at over half volume, or with keyboards, I would, if your pocket allows get other new speakers and take out and store the jensens in a plastic bag in a box.These jensens sound great, but blow rather easy. And if they do not blow, they come apart easy since they used animal based glue to hold the voice coil to the cone, and the voice coil to the paper voice coil former. It doesn`t take much wattage abuse to burn the paper former and drop the voice coil.If you are just going to play at home with the amp on 3 or 4 you should be fine.These Jensens are now going for 200 to 250 reconed!!! now a days. Report message to a moderator

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