C12R





Nominal Overall Diameter | 306 mm | 12 in |
Nominal Voice Coil Diameter | 25 mm | 0.98 in |
Magnet Weight | 270 g | 10 oz |
Overall Weight | 1.4 kg | 3.09 lbs |
Flux Density | 1 T | |
Voice Coil Winding Depth | 8 mm | 0.31 in |
Magnetic Gap Depth | 6 mm | 0.24 in |
Nominal Impedance | 8Ω | |
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Voice Coil DC Resistance | RE | 6.7 Ω |
Resonance Frequency | ƒS | 88.3 Hz |
Mechanical Q Factor | QMS | 18.52 |
Electrical Q Factor | QES | 2.85 |
Total Q Factor | QTS | 2.47 |
Mechanical Moving Mass | MMS | 29.5 g |
Mechanical Compliance | CMS | 110 µm/N |
Force Factor | BxL | 6.24 Wb/m |
Equivalent Acoustic Volume | VAS | 37.5 lt. |
Maximum Linear Displacement | XMAX | ± 0.8 mm |
Reference Efficiency | nO | 1.2 % |
Diaphragm Area | SD | 490.9 cm2 |
Losses Electrical Resistance | RES | 67 Ω |
Voice Coil Inductance @ 1kHz | LE | 0.49 mH |
Magnet | Ferrite | |
Voice Coil Winding | Copper | |
Voice Coil Former | Kapton | |
Cone Material | Paper | |
Surround Material | Integrated Paper | |
Dust Dome Material | Felt | |
Basket Material | Pressed Sheet Steel | |
Surround Treatment | No |
Nominal Impedance | 8Ω | |
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Rated Power | 25 W | |
Musical Power | 50 W | |
Sensitivity@1W,1m | 92.3 dB |
Typically used in the lower powered 12” amps for studio or practice, the C12R is a clear sounding, sparkling speaker, very sensitive to the character of amplifier. When paired with a stout, rich and warm electronic design it can do wonders. Ampeg® Jets and Reverberockets are just some of the most revered amps that carried C12R as their factory choice.
I used this in a 5E3 clone, and wow! What a great Tweed sound this speaker yields! With sparkling highs, authoritative mids, and tight lows, it makes my Strat spank and quack, and turns my ES-150 into a throaty monster archtop.
I just replaced the original C12R in my 1962 Gibson Falcon GA19RVT with a reissue C12R, after 46 years the original was a little tired. Good move! This reissue is the ticket!!
I re-cabbed a Gibson GA15 into a custom made Mather cab modeled on Fender Deluxe 212. I used 2 C12R speakers and the sound is gigantic! The class A 15 watts from the Gibson through these speakers is beyond belief. I did use 2 Weber Beam Blockers to smooth the highs. These are fantastic speakers.