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Where the 50-watt Jensens went two different ways
Jensen
P12N.
12″ · 50 W · 8 Ω · 97.5 dB · alnico
vs.
Jensen
C12N.
12″ · 50 W · 8 Ω · 97.7 dB · ceramic
Jensen P12N · Jensen C12N
Fig. — SPL response · on-axis, 1 m · 80 Hz – 8 kHzlens · voice
Where they sit · voice
Where they differ · voice
Same scoop, peak in different places. The C12N peaks in the bite band at 2 kHz, where Jensen normally puts it; the P12N's peak has moved up into the edge band at 3.5 kHz — ice-pick territory, not classic bite. Same family voicing, different focal point.