Suggestions for Replacement Speaker for DV Mark Jazz 12

[DawgBone]

Well.... I just played it and can NOT replicate the issue I had back in October right before I headed off for warmer temps for the winter. So the amp was sitting in my upstate NY house for about 6 months at a temp of about 55 F.

So for now I'll just keep playing it and wait and see if the problem returns.

Here is what I *can* say about the sound as I remember it:

• "Knocking".... no
• "Buzzing".... no
• "Odd Frequency Conponents"... no
• "Fizzle".... not sure what that is.
• "Fuzziness in tone".... yes, that is a good description. Not all the time... but on the loudest parts of playing there was some fuzz introduced to the sound.

Not present through headphones nor with an external speaker. Yes, it could be vibration-induced issue in the electronics but I did not test for that. Seems most likely a speaker issue of some sort.

Sounds like the beginnings of a coil rub to me...intermittent fuzziness or scratchiness at first then as it worsens it'll become routine but usually heard at the loudest part of playing, transients, etc.

[jads57]

Sounds like your speaker is adverse to Jazz,Lol! Seriously though,if you’re looking for a replacement speaker. DV Mark makes several 150 watt Neo speakers which are quite good and light.
Perhaps contact them and explain your situation.

[Mark Fowler]

Sounds like your speaker is adverse to Jazz,Lol! Seriously though,if you’re looking for a replacement speaker. DV Mark makes several 150 watt Neo speakers which are quite good and light.
Perhaps contact them and explain your situation.

I contacted them and followed up twice.... No response. So I'm looking elsewhere.

[jads57]

Bummer Bad Service! I have had good luck with the following speakers in various cabs open and closed back.

Celestion BN12-300S , WGS ET90, Jensen Neo Tornado 100, Celestion Lead 80,

[sgosnell]

I've had distortion which I was sure came from the amp. It eventually turned out to be something hanging on the wall which vibrated from the sound waves from the amp. The amp wasn't very loud, but it caused the vibration, but only from a specific direction. That almost drove me crazy. I've since learned to look for things like that. I have an old mandolino (mandolin sort of instrument with a guitar-shaped body) hanging on the wall which also causes this via its strings vibrating, but only with it in a specific orientation. Mostly it's quiet, but since it's hanging by a strap, it can rotate a little, and start buzzing. I think I've chased more buzzes/fuzzy sounds caused by external things than by actual faults with guitars or amps, but they always seemed to be coming from a guitar or amp. Before I panic, I prefer to move to a different room and see if the sound is the same. After a couple of dozen instances, I've found that that's one of the quickest things to investigate.