Powercab and Celestion F12-X200

[tayamaj]

Has anyone replaced the stock speaker with the Celestion F12-x200?  Curious if can be done and if it has been done, how it sounds compared to the stock?

 

 

[amsdenj]

I wouldn't recommend it. The speaker models in Powercab are designed to work with the stock speaker. Using a different speaker might not necessarily sound bad, but it probably wouldn't sound like the speakers that were modeled.

 

[HonestOpinion]

On 12/5/2019 at 8:15 PM, amsdenj said:

I wouldn't recommend it. The speaker models in Powercab are designed to work with the stock speaker. Using a different speaker might not necessarily sound bad, but it probably wouldn't sound like the speakers that were modeled.

 

 

Great point and doubtless true but I would still be curious to hear it. You could lose some modeling accuracy/authenticity but as you point out the result might still be worth it.  It would be interesting if Line6 released a PowerCab down the line that had the F12-X200 speaker stock. Not that I want to see the one I already own devalued ;-)

[OmniFace]

Very interesting speaker.  Awesome that Celestion even provides a DIY cabinet design.  I'd love to see some specs on the speaker alone and the DIY cabinet w/ speaker.

 

That said, the PoweCab likely compensates for the EQ curve of the stock speaker.  So dropping a different speaker in will probably sound a bit different.  The PowerCab uses a 12" with built in tweeter as well, so the differences are probably minimal though.

 

Would be sweet to get a few of these and make a 412 or something, or make some floor monitors.

[lawrence_Arps]

you are forgetting that the PC uses an active crossover. The Celestion is a passive speaker.

I am assuming this because you can change the level of the HF driver and/or switch it off.