Sunn 10" squareback speakers

[Northwinds]

Hi, my name is Ron. I am a longtime member of the Dean Guitars Forum, same user name, but I have always loved the Beta Lead 212 combo. I also am a player of Gibson e/2 Explorer's but always have a Dean stashed somewhere  

Missed a few Beta Lead combo's on eBay but always looking for a working model

I pose this question to those more knowledgeable in all things Sunn.... I bought a Concert Series Monitor w/ 2 squareback 10" speakers, treeter and ported enclosure. I wondered what they handled and what ohms they are. Ceramic or alnico. Possibly who manufactured them? They weigh almost 3 lbs each. Could they work as replacements for 10" amp speakers. I actually ran it of my 120w tube Vypyr and they sounded great (I did not take the amp past 2 for fear of smoking them) even in the ported enclosure. Tweeter works also

I am guessing this is an early 80s model but the speaker codes are difficult to find info on. Any info would be greatly appreciated

Just wanted to say I like the look of this board, very informative and I hope to contribute

Thanks in advance









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[Isaac]

There's no reason they wouldn't work as guitar speakers, as long as you like the way they sound. Disconnect the tweeter, though.

[loudthud]

That looks like a Model 2 monitor which was only rated at 50W. The individual speakers are 8 ohms. Even at 50W they won't last long as guitar speakers.

[Isaac]

That would depend on the amp used and how it's played. Using one of the low powered amps popular these days, anywhere from 2-15 watts, they should be fine, even if the amp is cranked all the time. With a higher power amp, up to 60 watts or so, they'd still be fine, so long as the signal is kept clean, as with acoustic guitar.

Put a Beta Lead on them and crank it up, and no, they won't last long.