There's not a lot online with actual descriptions/ experience of Goodmans guitar speakers.
I've just pulled the trigger on an "Audiom 61" which is a 20 watt (40 watt USA) 12" speaker with what looks like a fairly standard guitar cone - ribbed like a 1777, 75hz resonant freq. No idea what it'll sound like, pure curiosity.
Anyone ever used one? Or, indeed, any other Goodmans?
@ICBM , your warnings about the over optimism of the Goodmans' power ratings have been noted, do you have any concerns about showing one of these 15 watts?
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Basically you need to go on about half the (UK) rating, for an overdriven amp.
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Whilst you don't want to be thinking in terms of a recone from the very start, if you do cabbage it by going OTT with the power, a recone could accommodate a more modern VC which would then bring the handling up some.
It's also going to be a bit louder than some speakers, especially something like a Greenback.
I'd say that the pair of Audiom 61s I have combine the best aspects of a G12H (big fat bass, enough treble to sparkle) with the best aspects of the G12M (woody midrange). If they were lighter and higher power, I would probably not have much need for anything else. The closest modern speakers are the Fanes (F70 and Medusa) although they are both stamped frame and higher power and you can tell. Neither Fane has the same high end as the the Audioms, but the lows and mids are in the same ballpark.
I've currently got the Audiom 61s in a 4x12 with a G12H-30 and a Tayden Great Brit (their H-magnet model) and it's a great sounding cab, but I'm always a bit concerned about its power handling (partly inspired by @ICBM's prophesying of doom on this board!).
What a waste of a possibly 60-year old speaker.
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I led with the packing problem because it gives the seller an out that doesn't leave them having to admit dishonesty, which I guess is slightly manipulative of me but then, I didn't sell a dud speaker...
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