mountain2012 Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Check out these Alnico bass speakers that Weber Speakers is thinking about producing: http://taweber.powweb.com/weber/aba10.htm For those unfamiliar with Alnico, it is a kind of magnet used to make speakers and pickups. Most modern bass speakers are made from ceramic, which can sound lifeless and stale, and when pushed hard go from clean to unpleasant harsh distortion very quickly. With Alnico, the speaker gradually distorts in a warm and pleasant way as you turn up the amp's volume. They are much more pleasant to the ear. If you want these speakers to be produced, please go to the bottom of this Weber Speaker suggestion page linked below and request the speakers with the link above: www.tedweber.com/status/cj.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggy Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Link doesn't appear to be working. I thought the trend today was towards using neodymium magnets as they offer higher levels of power for much reduced weight - particularly useful in bass speaker systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountain2012 Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 Correct, neo offers cleans at high volumes. Alnico provides nice compression, smoothness and warmth while playing clean, and with the amp cranked it can offer a nice speaker breakup/mild overdrive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountain2012 Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 Oh, wow. Looks like they took down the link. I am told that they still intend to produce these speakers, so please click the second link in my origianl post and ask they make alnico bass speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountain2012 Posted May 6, 2013 Author Share Posted May 6, 2013 The second link works, but you have to manually copy and paste. Go there and request Weber make alnico bass speakers if you want to. I can only imagine how good these would sound played with a nice, tube bass amp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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