Celestion G12 Century

Neodymium magnets. + and - solder terminals? I can't think of any other features.

I have had a lot of different cabs, and even more speakers over the years. Everything from vintage alnicos to EVM-12L's to the Celestion Century. The century is my favorite. It sounds great. Articulate and fast. Very good bass, not loose at all. No treble ice pick, and no ridiculously huge mid range hump. Let's your amp/guitars tone shine.

Seems very well built, I've never had a problem with any of my celestions.

whenver I have had questions or needed help/advice, they were always fast and happy to give it.

Fantastic tone. I love how lightweight it is. And even better, you don't have to sacrifice any tone or quality.

I had an awful standard speaker in my Marshall AVT150, it made it sound compressed and really dull. I bought a celestion G12 century for an absolutely ridiculous price on ebay, it was still in the box and fine. I put the standard speaker from my amp on ebay and got 25 pounds.

Now, this is the best speaker i have ever played through and I've played through quite a few! I put this in my amp and it simply brought it to life. It cleaned up the bass as it was so loose with the crappy standard speaker, it gave my amp roaring mids and a detailed and crisp top end. I play with a fender American Strat HSS in butterscotch blonde, maple neck, beautiful guitar. I also play with a Epiphone les paul black beauty with a dimarzio high output pickup in the bridge, but thats for metal really. The Fender and the marshall now compliment each other and deliver the allround good tone I need.

And by the way, not only does it sound great, it's twice the volume of the standard speaker i took out, it deafens people when it's just over half way, and it's a 112 combo.

Sound quality is amazing, amount of volume is amazing... and it even weighs less than a speaker that would sound worse. It took a while to break in properly but it's been used for going on 3 years now and it's sounded great for 2 and 3/4's!

Never broken!

Never dealt with them, never had too

This is the only speaker for me. The only other speakers i would consider buying and the G12 century vintage or another company's neo 12" speakers, I hear eminence and jensen are doing some...

I'm building a head based on a trainwreck express clone design but a bit modified with a bloke who works at marshall, hopefully it will sound like van halens first album! I am also making a custom cab for the head to match, and it will be a 2 speaker G12 century cab. It is going to sound like nothing else ever, I can't wait! This is the best speaker for reproducing amplified guitar tone.

12" Neodynium speaker, very lightweight. Lots of power.

I had two of these speakers in a 2x12 cab. I liked how they are really lightweight and have lots of power, but the tone was a bit off IMHO. The sound is very clear and clean, but there seems to be too much treble and high-mids in this speaker. Somewhat "harsh" and "sterile". The bass is boosted as well and sounds pretty good, but the annoying ice-pick treble is very very hard to dial out especially if you're running a brighter amplifier.

Seems very reliable, looks very solid, but I sold mine so I cant how they would last in the long run.

never dealt with them.

For the price you would think you would be getting the ultimate speaker, but I really do think they need to do something about the high-end this speaker produces and make it more balanced. At $200/speaker I think there are many other options out there, if you're interested in Neo speakers, the Jensen Neo 12" is a great balanced speaker, I hear Eminence makes some nice ones as well.

What can I say, its a speaker. This review is about the 8ohm version. Perhaps the most distinctive feature is from the technology; this speaker is very light weight.

IMHO.... there is no better speaker for electric guitar, well maybe the Celestion Vin30 is pretty good too. Originally, I picked up a pair of the G12 Century speakers to use with my line 6 XT-Pro and Carvin power amp, but decided to replace the speakers in my Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue and Blues Junior amps with the two G12 Century speakers. The sound quality is amazing. The highs are perfect, mids are sweet and lows are crisp and solid (no mush). BTW, I use a couple of VIN30's with the Line 6/Carvin set now. very nice. But the G12 Century speakers my favorite.

well, it has been three years since I bought the G12 century speakers and they are perfect. I will say they are reliable.

I suppose it it good, but I would not know because I have not needed them.

Well done Celestion! Very weel done.

Very light, first I thought "how can this be as good as my fat and heavy V30?" but WOW! was I in for a surprise. It's light and lean and mean. 80W, 8 ohm.

I installed it brand new one in my open back cab where it was to test wise replace a V30 (at least that was the plan). After playing I think I'll keep the V30 aside as a spare. I'm not too sure about breaking in a speaker but if this little wonder boy does even better over time then I'm not complaining. Still it's hard to believe that it could get better. Tight bottom end, very articulated mids and chiming hights. I've read that it's supposed to be the speaker with the fastest attack and I really think so now. Not that I'm a very fast player but it suits my stile which I'd call prog rock. Works out clean and works out distorted, no matter what I do it sounds good (mostly I mean).

Probably very good - I own quite a few Celestions and never had any problem.

Don't know, never had to call them.

Really worth the bucks, I'm already twisting my mind to find the resources to buy some more.

12" guitar loudspeaker, made in England (so they say). Ad says "louder, lighter, faster". I agree about all three of those peculiarities...I'd add noisier, but it does everything they say.
It has a neodymium magnet instead of usual ceramic and that's the key to light weight and high sensitivity & loudness...

I mounted into a Marshall DSL401 combo; the original speaker was not bad, but sounded a little aseptic and lacked character someway.
The first impression after swapping in the Century was like a "Wow, it's alive!". The sound comes out clear and crisp on both clean and overdriven channels. It seems to like any amount of gain your ear can stand, but what really knocked me out is the clarity and definition on clean sounds. Here it really shines, though it starts distorting a little after 10 o'clock on the gain knob. What disappoints me is that it's way more noisy than the original speaker; maybe it's just that it needs to be broken in properly, time will tell, but the hum is what makes me cut off 1 point from rating.

Too soon to tell, but Celestion's are reknown to be rock-solid, I hope this won't be an ecception to the rule...

I e-mailed them a couple of questions before buying the speaker from an official dealer and they replied quickly and precisely. Not bad for such a big company!

Playing for 35+ years, I own(ed) way too much gear to remember. Currently I use a PRS SE singlecut (with Gibson 57 classic HB's), a self built strat-ish with Kinman Woodstocks and a 335; apart from this Marshall that I use at home, I mostly gig with a Suhr Badger head plugged into a Blackshark 1x12" loaded with this same speaker.
I only use a T-Rex Dr.Swamp pedal (since the Badger has a single channel) and a Tech21 DLA Boost +sometimes a Crybaby.
The Century has a wonderful character and seems to bring out the best of my gear. I'm just surprised and disappointed by the hum, I'll have to find out its cause and remove it...

This celestion century speaker is 12" in size, and rated at 80 watts, and mine is the 8 ohms version. for what it is, it is very lightweight at just 4.4lb (2.0kg). it is the loudest speaker that celestion currently make, rated at 102dB. it is a modern design by celestion, and uses a different type of magnet type (called 'neo') compared to traditional speakers. but does it work well? read on ..

just so you know, the styles i prefer are rock, and metal. I was really worried at first regarding purchasing this speaker, as for me ??80 ($160) is a lot of money to spend on just a speaker! the reason i needed a new speaker is because i use a marshall valve amp combo (a JCM 900) 50 watts, which had a celestion G12T-75 speaker in it. now the G12T-75 was not bad, but the problem was that in my band (loud rock/metal), when the drummer was playing at full force, even with my 50 watts valve amp cranked full, it just was not quite loud enough to stand out. i needed to make my amplifier louder, and discovered that my previous G12T-75 speaker was rated at 97dB. I read that the celestion century was rated at 102dB, so that's an increase of 5dB. so the question is, is a 5dB increase in volume significant? the answer is, Y-E-S! my amp is now VERY VERY loud.

i didnt have to play my amp at full volume at my band practice today, but i tried for fun anyway and the rest of the band including the drummer said "turn it down man!!" .. so now im VERY happy i bought this speaker. my amp volume is now on number 7, this keeps up with the band great, and is louder than when i had the old G12T-75 speaker with the amplifier volume cranked full at 10! incredible!! and because i dont have to crank my amplifier up full anymore, it sounds happier and sweeter, and i even get less feedback now. my G12T-75 would mess up a bit at high volumes, and not cope with my playing very well, but my new celestion century sounds great even at max volume. this speaker is rated at 80 watts, and some say it could even handle 100 watts.. so anyway, it has no problem with my 50 watts valve amp! it stays in control always.. even with my 50 watts valve amp cranked up full.

there was another thing i was worried about when purchasing the celestion century, and that is i thought the celestion century would not have as much bass as the G12T-75. my marshall valve amp combo is lacking in bass already so there's no way i wanted to put a speaker lacking in bass into it. in the past i tried a celestion vintage 30, but lost ALL my bass so took it straight out. so what about the celestion century for bass? i love it, i have nothing to complain about, and prefer the bass on my celestion century to the G12T-75. the G12T-75 bass was too 'all over the place'. at high volumes all my notes became lost in a wall of bass. but the bass on the celestion century is actually much better. you can really hear all the notes i play now. it is more tighter, defined and punchier. for anyone worried about this speaker lacking in bass, do not. it's great. you have nothing to worry about!

more notes about sound. firstly, what does the speaker actually sound like, eg. at home at low volumes, and playing at high volumes at band practice? well it sound fantastic. it sounds a lot better than my G12T-75. i dont mean it just sounds a little better. i mean it sounds a LOT better. but let's face it, you simply get what you pay for. the celestion century is expensive, and the G12T-75 is not. my tone is much sweeter sounding now. my friend was practicing with me a few days ago with my new speaker in and he commented on how amazing my amp sounded compared to last week. i have noticed one more thing too. i actually get better sustain now when im playing. both at low volumes and high volumes. i didnt know a speaker could actually do that. i thought sustain was down to the type of guitar, pickups, and amplifier. looks like the speaker plays a part too. simply fantastic.

well i think i covered everything now? are you still wondering if this speaker is for you? why are you even still here? go get it now!!

it's a modern celestion speaker design. they are obviously experts in what they do. it's gonna last. it's clearly not some cheap made rubbish.

customer support is fine. i have emailed celestion many times with annoying questions and they always reply quickly with good information.

well, i have covered everything now i think. to summarise, it is the best speaker i have ever heard (and i've heard lots). god knows how long i will live for, i am 33 now, but whatever happens, if i have a guitar amplifier that uses a 12" speaker in it, the celestion century will come with me. it's great now, and will get even better with age. there's simply nothing left to say, apart from it's a shame it is not a bit cheaper. but celestion know this speaker is special, so no doubt are not going to price it like all the others!

What can I say, it is a speaker. 8 ohms. 80 watt. It is light, very light, and seemed too light to actually work. But it worked. Wow did it work.

I have the Celestion G12 Century, not the Celestion G12 Century VINTAGE.

My primary guitar is a Gibson Customer Shop, CS-336 with '57 pickups. A also have a Strat American Standard (rewired to a modified '60 spec) and an old blonde modified/rebuilt Tele.

My style ranges from hard, heavy rock, southern rock, heavy blues, mellow blues, alternative, rock, mellow rock and folk. The Celestion G12 Century handles them very well, and the sound, OMG.

I read some other reviews that there was not much bass in the speaker. That was not my experience. While the speaker does not produce extra bass on its own, if you want bass, just turn the bass up on your amp or turn your tone pot to add more bass on the guitar.

The Celestion G12 Century sings with exactly the voice that I was looking for. The highs are just right, the mid-range is right on the money, and the bass is present without overpowering. The breakup and decay are absolutely amazing and vary depending on how I attack the strings. The speaker expertly sensative.

The Celestion G12 Century is excellent!

So far so good. I had my Line6 PodXT Pro at full throttle thru a Carvin TS100 tube power amp set at 50watts cranked all the way up and the speaker sang like a winner. I backed off to about 70% on both the line1 and the carvin power amp and the sound was still outstanding.

I will know how reliable the speaker is in a year or two.

No Comment. Purchased the speaker used.

The Celestion G12 Century is thorougly amazing. This is the only speaker I plan to use now. It is exactly what I was looking for in a guitar speaker.

I had two Carvin GT12 guitar speakers in a cabinet that were very good. A single Celestion G12 Century far surpasses the Carvin GT12 speakers on every level. I have also used a 15" EV guitar speaker with a 50 watt Marshall head. The old EV is no match for the Celestion G12 Century.

If it were stolen, I would definitely replace it with another Celestion G12 Century.

Note: I have the Celestion G12 Century, not the Celestion G12 Century VINTAGE.

Neo-dog light-weight speaker weighs 4.5 pounds. 8 ohms, 80 watts, but can easily handle 1oo watts. I have two of them.

I use a Les Paul, and a fat strat. These are replacements for a Fender Hot Rod Deville 212. I have also tried them in several other amps. I tried one in my Stage 1000, to lighten the amp when gigging. It sounded cleaner, but I lost a little bass. Not as scooped as the stock Celestion G12t-100, which I like better in the Stage 1000. Also tried it in my Roland VGA, but again sounded very flat, which is good for a modeling amp. I finally ended up putting them both in my Deville 212 and couldn't be happier. They sound much fuller than the cheesy stock Eminence Legend 125's. They provide much more clean headroom, which is what I was shooting for. I lost a little bass, but it was worth the trade-off. Very fast and articulate, great for jazz. Not so great for distortion, but most use a pedal anyway. Can sound a little harsh when cranked if you use cheap pickups/guitar. I had to change the neck pup in my Les Paul after the speaker change to take full advantage of the beautiful pristine sound. I didn't like the sound of the Century G12 in my Marshall tube combo amp, I liked the Vintage 30 better in that amp becuase it needed the extra midrange spike of the V30.

I have never had a Celestion fail in 5 years.

I have no idea, never nedded them.

Been playing 30 years. I own mostly Fender stuff now, but have owned a lot of Marshall and Vox amps, Gibson and Fender strats, LPs, teles, etc. I would not recommend spending $185 each plus tax and shipping on these, if you already use Celestions. I would recommend buying one of these if you use any Eminence speaker. It will definetly improve your sound. You will loose a little character becuase of the flat response, but gain clean headroom. It will also lighten your amp a bit if you have to lug itt around, such as a Deville or other Hot Rod.

As mentioned by the others, I have the 8 Ohm version. It is also beautiful, a nice thing, if you have an open back cabinet.

"This is the best speaker I have ever..." many reviews start with this, and you better scroll on. But this really is to my taste the best. These things are of course up to personal preferences. I have tried many speakers, including the Century VINTAGE. That is also a very good speaker, but too vintage for me. The Century is more open, has more precense, and air about it. And it is also very loud, which is not only a good thing in getting loud, but if you keep the volume of your music at the same level as before the speaker change, you don't have to turn the volume knob up as much as you had to before. In short, it saves a lot of headroom for your amp, does not put that much weight on it. It is also extremely light, not a key factor for 1x12 combos, but a nice thing at 4x12 cabinets. The sound is very detailed, clean, BUT not sterile. What bought me with this speaker is the accuracy and vitality of the sound that is very very very musical. Does not try to hitchike your sound, only helps it from the back.

It is a Celestion. Has huge alu heatsinks, but the magnet hardly warms at all. If you use it with a lower outputrated amp, it will keep up.

It is all right, 'cos I didn't have to call them.

Too expensive to pay the bill, but it is one of the best investments to your sound. In a setup everything is a key element, but the speaker is the last one to let the sound out or not. Having bad speakers means you have the feeling, that something is wrong with your guitar, amp, or pickups, even yourself. Buy a good speaker like this, and you save a lot of money/nerve.

Celestion G12 Century guitar speaker, 80 watts, 8 ohms. Special Neo magnet allows the speakers to weigh ~1/3 of the wieght of a normal speaker. Has an art-deco look to the magnet heat-sink. I have a Victoria Tweed Deluxe that I love the sound of but when I play with a bass and drum the clean headroom is just not enough, so I can never take it out on a gig. After talking to Mark at Victoria he mentioned that a higher eff. speaker might be the answer. The Jensen P12R is rated at 93.4 dB and the Celestion Century is rated at 102 dB. The difference is ~9 db, that doesn't seem like much but if you increase the speaker eff. by 3 dB you double the apparent loudness of the amp!!

After I installed the Century speaker into the tweed deluxe I was blown away by the improvment in the tone and the volume. This amp is only ~18 watts but it could now easily keep up with a 40-45 watt amp. The bass is tighter and the sound is much smoother, especially when I push it into distortion. Also there appears to be a wider freq. range available now. I really like this speaker and plan to put two of these in my twin. A great speaker!!

G12 Century, purchased online, right out of the box driver. Basic stuff, no surprises except the 80w RMS power rating and the fact that it weighed about as much as a passive radiator ? I was asking myself what's wrong with this picture - if it is what everyone says it it, wow, significant performance with very little weight, ok . . .

I played a number of guitars through it including a G&L Legacy strat, Tom Anderson strat w/ bridge humbucker, Steinberger trans-trem guitar with a mix of Bill Laurence P/U, PRS Custom 22. I loaded this into 1X12 sealed back ported cab and played a 66 Fender Princeton Reverb, and a 64 Fender Bassman (6G6-B), loaded it into a 63 Ampeg Gemini. All three amps sounded incredible through this speaker. Side by side comparisons with Vintage 30, EV-12 proline, Celestion Blue (only with princeton and Gemini). The Century is absolutely alive, it communicates the signal with warmth, clarity, and a non-harsh brightness. It is also LOUD. I tried the bassman with the G12 Century in a reproduction Tone Ring cab, like Fender used to make in the 60's and seemed to have more punch and drive and sparkle than I have ever heard from that amp. I think that some people may find the speaker a little too "in your face" and for that issue, it blends quite well with another speaker that can project other qualities. I did a comparison with the 64 bassman and an EV-12 Pro, and the Century was a bit more transparent and open, and every bit as punchy. Overall, I am quite happy with its performance. I don't know what a Century sounds like broken in.

Don't know yet..

Don't know yet..

It's a bit expensive. Guitar speakers are almost like instruments all onto themselves, as they are NOT designed to reproduce music, they create it. As such, guitar speakers are like instruments, and guitar players should consider having a small collection of speakers to rotate through different combinations as you can change the fundamental sounds of your amp with a simple speaker change. For this reason, I picked up the Century. I have been VERY pleased with the performance of this speaker - an over-achiever. When you pull this driver from the box, you will probably wonder how it can perform being as light as it is. Plug it in and believe.

12" speaker with n-dym magnet good for 80 watts/160 peak. Mine is 8 ohms. I play jazz and blues. This speaker is killer for these styles. It would also be great for country, electric acoustic or any style where you want a clean, clear sound. If you're into higher gain it mike be a little too full range although I don't see why you couldn't strap a cap across the terminals to roll it off where ever you want. If you try this use a high voltage rated cap or it'll get hot and explode. This speaker is also the most efficient I've ver heard. Without a/bing it's hard to confirm that but it seems as efficient as a JBL D-120 or an EV and it has a more smooth, even response. I'm giving this a 9 because I think it does what I want a speaker to do except for some cone cry at higher volumes at about F# above high E.

Sounds fantastic to me. I like my overdrive to come from the amp so I can have a good clean sound from the amp as well as overdrive.

If you don't give it more power than it's rated it shouldn't be any proble.

No opinion here.

I'm 49, been playing pro and mostly semi pro since about 1970. So far I've tried this with a Randall RM50 (wonderful channel switching amp), a Reverend Hellhound and a 1956 Tweed Deluxe. It sounded great with all of them, mind you I don't do high gain but if I did I would try the cap trick I mentioned above. With the deluxe it was easily giigable because of the efficiency. With the Hellhound it definitely improved the clean sound and got along great with my black Drivetrain pedal. I think this would be a great speaker for any good amp. I'm getting another one so I'm going to try it in my Evans 150 jazz amp. I'll definitely be keeping these speakers!

Features on a speaker? Well, the wire mounting posts are simple solder tabs, and there are only four mounting holes, not eight like the EV-12L this replaces.

This is a great replacement for the EV-12L in my Boogie MK-II. the the sound is better: not too bright or mid-boosted like a Vintage 30, but brighter than the EV-12L, and great low bass when this 1-12 combo is on the floor. Nice cone break-up when soloing at higher volumes.

No rattles or buzzes. Seem like it will last.

I think it has a warranty.

The boogie was way heavy with the old EV, and that speaker would *not* break up, so soloing had a 'dull' sound. The Century is way light, making the MK-II much more luggable (pretty important at 2am), and it can take the power of the MK-II without blowing up. Overpriced at $300, but at $159 (off eBay), this is the best thing I've done for my sound in a long time.

This is a follow up, to my last review... I have bought two more centurys and one of my Bogner straight 4x12 cabs is all centurys.the cab is now aroud 75 pound. it was over 100. That had nothing to do with my purchace, just a plus

now that I have 4 centurys in a 4x12,, I cant beleve it.. the sound is just what you would expect in a break through in the year 2003,,super tight in the bass,, and my amp is very bass heavy ==UBERSCHALL==,, the speakers have a balance and clearity that comes from I think a slight scoop in the mids and a super clear presance. The mid scoop fills out as you turn them up.. The thing is that the speakers have a lot of acustical volume.. this 4x12 is as loud as my full stack was..without the sound spead.you get more head room from your amp. and it is clear. no buzz, or grainny treble.

I do not know

like I said the U.S rep at group one was vey cool..I just think it is amazing that I can still have the classsic over tones of the celestion in a modern speaker that can handle super high wattage and stay super tight in the bass.. this speaker goes about 15% louder than say a vintage 30 or G75T or classic 80.. before farting out in the bass,,, as a matter a fact I have not heard it fart out in the bass yet,,,,crazy,,,,a fully loaded 4x12 with centurys is just amazing and worth the money totaly

they are $189. discount each so it cost about $760. to load a 4x12 with shipping... forget the EQ or BBE,,,this speaker change is like adding 20% to your volume output withy a gloosier,tighter more transpearent sound

I paid $189.00 each and bought two.neodymium magnet only 3.5 pounds,,they say they are liquid cooled,,,

I replaced two celestion GT-75's in my Bogner =X= cab,,I use the Ubershall head and I have the full stack. I really like the Bogner =X=cab because it is a straight cab to start and it has Celestion Vintage-30's the top right and bottom left and Celestion GT-75's in the othe 2 spots..I did think that I wanted a little more edge becouse I keep the presance low on the amp because it has a strange mid boost along with it, So i thought that I would switch out the 75's because the v-30's are tighter.In short after I installed them I was inpressed totally...I got a brighter edge the bass is really tight they are the most sensitive speakers that Celestion makes 102db...very clear and in the highs kind of like the classic lead 80 but a little woody'r,,,and they have a classic celestion sound but at loud volumes they are cleaner,,,Also you get a little more acustic volume per watt out of you';r amp,,,,the gandle the really high gain of the uberschall very well.. and the clean sounds even cleaner,,,if you want vintage breakup you will want to get a alnico blue or greenback.. this speaker can sound good in the vintage realm.

well,, i see no problem unless the new type of magnet has a way of shutting down or somthing

great I called group one in new york and the rep called me back on his cell phone and i learned so much about celesion's and acustic volume compaired to watts,, great cat...I was told by a freind in Cali that the century's were a little harsh,,I tell ya I love them.. they do not make a better guitar speaker.. they will tell that also..i am going to get 2 more and see what a Century fully loaded 4x12 sounds like... if i like it better with the two V-30's mixed thats alright because I'll replace the GT-75's in my other cab,,the centurys resonat at 75hz in the low end and the Vintage 30's are at 70hz.. My am has a lot of really tight bass so i may prefer the combination best,,

put it like this just adding the 2 speakers to the 4x12 it sounds like I just replaced a dull set of power and preamp tubes in the head and just got new strings,,,,I think the only reson why you will not see any amp companys loading there 4x12's with these in because of the price,,You will see so combos though like VOX has a modified . vertion of the Century called the Bull Dog the Celestion makes also little Lenali's new combo has the Century..feel free to email me with any questions I feel I ow it to CELESTION,,,, ZEMJLA2000@yahoo.com

Here is follow up of the first comment in this list.
Just received the second one and installed in "open back"(half and angled in 45?).
Setup as follows : guitar(all coils)-preamp kitty hawk quattro-rocktron intellifex-peavey classic 50/50

So in stereo and intellifex out on -10dB,amp on 5 both channels, very beautifull projection of effects and guitarsound. Until now no eardamage(sitting in our livingroom)Clean, crunch and 2 distortions nice spread of sound. Playing clean, i started some jazztunes(nora jones stuff) untill Unforgiven solo, it works.
Intellifex +4dB out; my pants start to vibrate,this is for live gigs
I'm sure this cuts thru the band sound even at lower levels. I hope i attached the speakers well.

We'll see about that

Vox valvetronics cabs come with these new speakers, george dennis has these as an option. Other will follow, distribution is the weaker point. Not everyone makes his own cabs, although there is a lot of help on the net and you save quite some money.

i put my Hughes & Kettner away(celestion vintage rockdrivers and gt12-75)I will have a to look for some good protection.
This is what i was looking for, if now the guitarplayer will do as well as his equipment, everything is gone be fine

8 ohms, installed in Mesa 1x12 cab (rear mount). Very light and very cool looking, looks very well made.

I just got it but 1st impressions are very good. Seems to be a full range speaker with no large mid hump like a V30. It can ahndle to volume with no cone cry. That really irritates me with the Vintage 30's (and most other Celestions for that matter). Kind of like a Classic lead 80 but better sounding to me. I like it a lot. Doesn't sound as sweet as a Blue but they're similar.

Have to rate it at least a 9 because it's the best speaker I've heard in a while. A Blue ranks a 10 but it won't take the punishment this speaker will.

I have the 8 ohm version. Bought it used in like new condition. Very sensitive, twice as loud as regular speakers driven by same power, significantly lighter than a vintage 30. Has a unique sound, maybe thinner than the V30 ? More expensive than most Celestions except the Alnico Blue. Has 80 watts power handling.

I play all shades of rock music, different styles, jack of all master of none i suppose. I used a Boogie DC 3, a Soldano X88R into a VHT 2502, and a soldano HR50+XL to test. The distortion sounds seem a little more "ragged" than vintage 30. More grungy with less clarity. It has more highs and high mids to my ears. I have a new Century on order to compare the sound with the used one to make sure i'm hearing what i should. The clean sound is crystal clear. I'm also going to try different guitar/amp combinations. The verdict is still out.

I've had only good experience with Celestion products, i don't think i would have been willing to try such a radically different speaker (neodymium magnets) otherwise.

I've sent questions and received pretty fast and helpful replies.

The jury is still out. I've been playing for 20 years, owned vintage 30's, G12T75's, Boogie MC90's, EVM 12L's, Randall Jaguar (unfortunately), and Celestion Alnico Blue. I want to hear the new Century i ordered and hear the two loaded together with (2) V30's in a 4x12 before i decide if and/or what i'll use them for.

New loudspeaker see also new cabinets of Vox Valvetronix Heads
Half the weight of a normal 12".
Installed in homemade open cabs 1x12 = less then 10 kg, my bag says thank you

Just first impressions, more clear and much more volume.
Still warm sounds, good for acoustics too.
Tried it out on H&K Attax 200 left the century right a vintage rockdriver(also celestion). did not hear the vintage anymore.
Will try it later on Peavey Classic50/50

I'm playing since 20 years had Gibson but now Godin LGX, the weight and the volume make the difference, sounds are very well projected and the open cab gives good spread of sound.
I found out Vox is using them now in there new cabinets check out there, but since i design my own speakers mines a very cheap compared to them.
O yes that is the minus the price + i bought the only one in Belgium and the distributor does not know how long it will take before he will get the other 8 he command.