I need a powerful speaker...

Gassage

If you truly want the daddy, EV12L.

Weighs as much as Tyson Fury's ego though.

matt1973

EV Force 12 is a very good alternative to an EVM12L. Half the price and not nearly as heavy.

WGS speakers also have better power handling that the celestion equivalents. They're very good too. And you'll save a few pounds no doubt.

ICBM

matt1973 said:

WGS speakers also have better power handling that the celestion equivalents.

Be careful with assuming that. So do Eminences, according to the specs… except that in practice, they don't.

Celestion ratings are very conservative compared to most other makers - enough that you can assume that a Celestion will take a cranked amp of the same rating as the speaker. Most other brands will not do that, and normally you need a margin of 50% to 100% above the rating of the amp.

Gassage

Re WGS, I tried a couple and was totally undewhelmed by them - didn't get them at all.

matt1973

Gassage said:

Re WGS, I tried a couple and was totally undewhelmed by them - didn't get them at all.

Surprising. I am really quite impressed with mine; an ET-65 & an Invader. Sound pretty sweet and certainly great value.

Gassage

@matt1973

as they say, YMMV.

I have heard good things, but not the speaker for me- I found it spongey and too warm.

Tuscan777

What about a Jensen Tornado? Looks good on paper and neodymium too (helps tha back!). Anybody got experience with one of these?

Tuscan777

...and cheers for all the helpful info so far!

HAL9000

When I saw the thread title my first thought was to recommend Brian Blessed.