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Article: 4 Neodymium Speakers.(GEAR: Roundup)
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- Guitar Player
- Article date:
- February 1, 2009
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DELINEATED FOR YEARS INTO THE ALNICO AND CERAMIC camps, the world of guitar speakers was delivered a third type of magnet six years ago, when a new kid came to town with a light chunk of neodymium in his pocket. First widely seen in the form of Celestion's G12 Century, the neodymium magnet soon migrated to Jensen's Neo range and beyond. Wherever it was found, however, in the early days, the reception was often mixed. Some players enjoyed the first-generation neodymium speakers, and their light weight was certainly appealing to many, but others found them harsh, strident, or brittle.
The fault, it seems, wasn't in the magnetic ...