What happens when a speaker blows can generally be attributed to two things.
Ceramic cone speaker.
It boasts an extremely articulate top end with lows that are full and round but controlled.
The fast speaker motor action allows the cones to generate micro cone fine granular distortion which has an alnico like magnet sound to it.
The g10c is a 10 ceramic speaker with a 35 oz magnet and seamed cone.
As for 10 speakers definitely try the 7442 model ceramic speaker.
Mechanical failure occurs through over excursion of the cone which is when the cone moves too far beyond its limits to the point of damage due to excessive power or low frequencies beyond the cabinet s or speaker s ability.
Elacs were a popular choice at the time but they are quite bright and chimy.
This video covers every step in the re coning of a 1957 jensen p10r alnico 5 speaker from the tweed vibrolux that was featured in a recent video series.
Goodmans would probably give you.
Unfortunately the perfect driver does not exist in the real world so speaker designers select materials that allow them to get as close the ideal as possible.
10 alnicos are more difficult to find.
Green 4040 standard cone surround features a new ceramic magnet structure.
The first crop of speakers in the early 1950s used alnico magnets which is why some people say they sound more vintage than speakers built with ceramic magnets.
The design of speaker drivers and then consequently loudspeaker boxes is the major part of our business and over the years we have driven this to some sort of perfection that attracts many of the leading speaker designers of the high end world.
The material used to create a perfect speaker cone would need to be as stiff as steel light as a feather and able to start and stop on a dime.
Accuton manufactures loudspeaker drivers in germany.
This came with the nib cone as standard all through the 1960 s and never the pulsonics.
Find them mostly in marshall gear.
Accuton make diamond dome tweeters and ceramic cone woofers.
If you are looking for pristine vintage american cleans and higher power handling look no further than the g10c.
Lower cost products got a less aggressive.
The infinity team developed a laminated ceramic metal matrix diaphragm cmmd material that exhibits low mass high velocity and high damping.
It is deep anodized aluminum where the anodizing ceramic penetrates up to 1 3 of the cone thickness.