Replacement speaker for stereo chorus 212

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Re: Replacement speaker for stereo chorus 212

Post by James3348 » Wed Jun 07, 2017 5:16 am

It's my understanding that if I were to use 8 ohm speakers the wattage would drop to around 65 watts per side. This opens up a whole new range of possibilites in terms of replacement speakers. If I were to go with 16 ohm speakers would the wattage be cut in half again (down to 32.5)? And would I be risking damaging the amp? I dont really play out so a drop in power or volume isnt a issue for me. Im just chasing the sound in my head :D

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Re: Replacement speaker for stereo chorus 212

Post by thunda » Wed Jun 07, 2017 2:38 pm

You can get 4 ohm Eminence Texas Heat speakers. 150 watts.
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Re: Replacement speaker for stereo chorus 212

Post by ScottMarlowe » Thu Jun 08, 2017 12:50 pm

Being a solid state amp there's no real danger from running higher impedence speakers. I like the idea of going to 8 ohms. There's lots of great speakers in the 70W range out there. My favorite speaker for guitar amps is the Jensen Electric Lightning which go for ~$100 or so. But WGS makes some great sounding speakers for a bit less money.

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Re: Replacement speaker for stereo chorus 212

Post by tothemax » Wed Jun 14, 2017 5:31 pm

i have 2 in 8 ohm and 2 in 4 ohm.
both have brand new baskets.
shoot me an offer.
excellent like new.

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Re: Replacement speaker for stereo chorus 212

Post by djhgn » Fri Jun 16, 2017 4:45 pm

tothemax wrote:hi.
i have 2 12 scorpion speakers for your 212.
these are 2 4 ohm speakers. just replaced with new baskets.
i also have 2 in 8 ohm.
let me know if your interested.
don
Hi, are these 4 ohms scorps still available? The previous owner of my 90s SC 212 replaced one of the scorpion speakers (12425) by a really crappy korean speaker called "Hana SP120", 8 Ohms. If there are one or two 12425 still for sale, I would be willing to buy. Will you ship to Germany? Thank you very much!

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Re: Replacement speaker for stereo chorus 212

Post by James3348 » Sun Jun 25, 2017 4:15 pm

I think im gonna try running a emi v128 in place of the broken scorpion ( i found one for a great price). It's 8 ohms so if im unnderstanding things correctly that side will be runnimg at half power. My question is, besides the volume difference between the 4 ohm scorpion and the 8 ohm emi would there be any potential to damage the amp by using speakers with different ohm ratings? If the emi sounds good I intend to get a second one.

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Re: Replacement speaker for stereo chorus 212

Post by tele twister » Sun Jun 25, 2017 4:31 pm

I don't think you'll have any problems.
Each speaker has it's own power amp, and it's safer going one Ohmage step up, rather than down (as in a 2 Ohm speaker).
Also, the volume difference might not be that great.

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Re: Replacement speaker for stereo chorus 212

Post by James3348 » Sat Jul 01, 2017 12:36 pm

Installed the emi V128 and it sounds great. Nice balanced response and even some top end sparkle that I wasnt expecting. The only downside is the remaining scorpion now needs replacement as its clearly on its way out as well ( bad buzzy, farty sounds on the bass notes) i didnt notice it before I guess because the other scorpion was so badly blown. On the plus side tho, I can definetly recommend the V128 as a great replacement.

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