Celestion Classic Series Vintage 30 User manual

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Celestion International Ltd, Claydon Business Park, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, IP6 0NL, England
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [email protected] www.celestion.com
VINTAGE
30
We made pioneering use of Laser Doppler
Interferometry to analyse the cone
behaviour of an original Celestion Blue. We
could then form a precise model of the
vintage speaker’s characteristics and apply
it to a speaker design using new materials
for greater power handling.
It was found that Celestion’s ‘H’ magnet came
closest in performance to Alnico. This was
partnered with a new cone and new coil
assembly employing modern materials with
similar mass and physical properties to the
originals, but better able to handle the extra
heat generated through operating with higher
power equipment.
Seemingly twice as loud as anything else at
the same power level, the Vintage 30 handles
massive overdrive sounds with ease. Tight
bass, fat mids and a smooth, harmonically rich
top end have made the Vintage 30 an
excellent 4 x 12 loudspeaker. Of course, it’s
also suitable for any other cab!
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Nominal diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12", 305mm
Power rating (W) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60W
Nominal impedance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Ω& 16Ω
Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100dB
Chassis type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pressed steel
Voice coil diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.75", 44.5mm
Voice coil material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Round copper
Magnet type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ceramic
Magnet weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50oz, 1.42kg
Frequency range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-5000Hz
Resonance frequency, Fs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Hz
DC resistance, Re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3Ω& 12.9Ω
MOUNTING INFORMATION
Diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.2", 309mm
Overall depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.3", 135mm
Magnet structure diameter . . . . . . . . . . 6.1", 156mm
Cut-out diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.1", 283mm
Mounting slot
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.31", 7.9mm Ø
Number of mounting slots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Mounting slot PCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.7", 297mm
Unit weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.4lb, 4.7kg