The C12N has that definitive all American rock and roll tone. It was used by almost every major amplifier manufacturer in the 1960's, and has been sought after ever since. It's sweet midrange coupled with dynamic response throughout makes this speaker an industry standard.

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General Characteristics

Nominal Overall Diameter
307 mm
12in
Nominal Voice Coil Diameter
38 mm
1.5 in
Magnet Weight
810 g
28.6 oz
Flux Density
1.15 T

Thiele-Small Parameters

Voice Coil DC Resistance RE
6.50 Ω
Resonance Frequency ƒS
112.0 Hz
Mechanical Q Factor QMS
7.01
Electrical Q Factor QES
1.05
Total Q Factor QTS
0.92
Mechanical Moving Mass MMS
25.2 g
Mechanical Compliance CMS
82.0 µm/N
Force Factor BxL
10.39 Wb/m
Equivalent Acoustic Volume VAS
27.6 lt.
Maximum Linear Displacement XMAX
1.0 mm
Reference Efficiency nO
3.48 %
Diaphragm Area SD
490.8 cm2
Losses Electrical Resistance RES
42.5 Ω
Voice Coil Inductance @ 1kHz LE
0.9 mH

Constructive Characteristics

Magnet
Ferrite
Voice Coil Winding
Copper
Voice Coil Former
Kapton
Cone
Paper
Surround
Integrated Paper
Dust Dome
Solid Paper
Basket
Pressed Sheet Steel

Electrical Characteristics

Nominal Impedance
8/16 Ω
Rated Power
50 W
Musical Power
100 W
Sensitivity@1W, 1m
98.4 dB