Celestion Creamback vs Eminence Wizard

CHrisP86

Has anyone compared the above speakers?

Was going to sell my Cornford Carrera but now going to keep it and was thinking about putting a creamback in it instead of the Wizard.  Good swap?  Any other speakers that are worth a look and good for an open back combo?

randomhandclaps

Eminence do not recommend the Wizard for combos.  It is one of the loudest and most in you face speaker.  Personally having tried it both in combos and cabs I wouldn't say it's unsuitable for combos, it's just very, very particular.

I don't think the two are that comparable speaker as the Wizard (regardless of what Eminence say) isn't really a cross between a Greenback and a V30, it's a V30 with more low end.

The Private Jack is a great speaker, much more like the Creamback.

Dave_Mc

^ Yeah the wizard is their g12h30-alike, isn't it? (Not sure how close, I haven't tried it.)

Unless he's talking about the creamback g12h30, I suppose.

CHrisP86

Sorry, model numbers probably help with the celestions.  I was looking at the G12H-75.

I had actually bought the Wizard on the basis that it was similar to the g12h-30 but with more power handling so interesting that it may be closer to a V30.

I do want at least 50W power handling so I can use the combo as a 1x12 cab at smaller gigs.

Dave_Mc

Just bear in mind that Eminence is a bit optimistic with its power ratings (and also its senstivities). I'm not sure how much more wattage-handling it's capable of over and above the bog standard G12H30, let alone the creamback version of it.