Date Codes: How Old Is My Speaker?

One question we’re often asked is “how old is my speaker?” Well, whether it’s truly vintage or was built just a handful of years ago, if your speaker is in reasonable condition, then it’s straightforward to find this out for yourself. Most Celestion chassis drivers have been marked with a date code (two numbers and […]

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The Celestion Interview: Steve Hutt, Equity Sound Investments

Like so many engineers in the pro audio industry, audio technology consultant Steve Hutt started out very young with a deep love of music and a persevering fascination with applied science and technology. After a decade with Harman managing an all-star engineering team developing high-performing vehicle sound systems, he stepped out on his own with […]

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Celestion Presents an Interview with Lothar Stamer, HK Audio

Brothers Hans and Lothar Stamer have dual identities in the pro audio industry. On the one hand, their guitar amp and accessory brand Hughes & Kettner is sought after for being high-tech, high-end, and offering ultimate tone since 1984. And their celebrated company, HK Audio, delivers PA systems ranging from portable battery-powered units suitable for […]

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Now Even More Horn Design Functionality with HornWizard 2.0

Introduced  in early 2021, HornWizard is a mobile and desktop application, and a portal into Celestion’s powerful horn design software. It enables the user to test a basic concept design, using just a few parameters, to determine whether particular horn specification could work in practice. Now the application’s functionality has been enhanced and enables you […]

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Celestion SpeakerMix Pro Nominated for 2022 Sound on Sound Gear of the Year Award

Our ground-breaking SpeakerMix Pro Plug-in has been nominated for a 2022 SOS Award by the editors of Sound on Sound magazine.  SpeakerMix Pro is the self-contained studio-grade DAW plug-in which brings stunning levels of detail and realism to guitar and bass speaker tone, for use with Impulse Responses as well as the company’s next-generation Dynamic […]

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FTX1530 Suggested Crossover and Cab Alignment

The FTX1530 is a 15″ diameter cast frame common motor coaxial speaker, with a single ferrite magnet that acts as a motor for both LF and HF drivers saving space and weight. With a 3″ voice coil, the speaker provides a 800W continuous / 400W (AES standard) power rating with a 97dB LF sensitivity (106.5dB […]

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FTX1225 Suggested Crossover and Cab Alignment

The FTX1225 is a 12″ diameter cast frame common motor coaxial speaker, with a single ferrite magnet that acts as a motor for both LF and HF drivers saving space and weight. With a 2.5″ voice coil, the speaker provides a 600W continuous / 300W (AES standard) power rating with a 97dB LF sensitivity (104dB […]

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