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— vs — · side by side
British high-gain reference vs. American high-headroom reference
Celestion
Vintage 30.
12″ · 60 W · 100 dB · ceramic
vs.
Eminence
Swamp Thang.
12″ · 150 W · 8 Ω · 102 dB · ceramic
Celestion Vintage 30 · Eminence Swamp Thang
Fig. — SPL response · on-axis, 1 m · 60 Hz – 10 kHzlens · voice
Where they sit · voice
Where they differ · voice
Both modern ceramics, both forward, but pointed differently. The Vintage 30 places its peak at the top of the presence band with bright air above. The Swamp Thang plants its peak lower in the upper mids, rolls off darker, and reaches down below a hundred hertz where the V30 stops. British high-gain reference against American high-headroom reference.