Ceramic vs Alnico Speakers | How Much of a Difference Is There?

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Welcome to this shootout between an Alnico Speaker and a Ceramic Speaker in a Laney VC30 Tube Amp. Which do you like better? Using a Gibson Les Paul and a Fender Telecaster.
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[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful happy holiday season also a fantastic happy new year Jack ❤😊

[@timmotel5804]

Beautiful guitars. I love your playing. Both magnet types sound fine to me. I do have Jensen Alnico's in my Reissue "65" Super Reverb and I love them. Either way, you can't go wrong. Best Wishes & Happy New Year

[@bluemonday4369]

Good shootout! With the Les Paul, I liked both of them. Different flavors, but both were cool. With the Tele, I much preferred the Alnico. As you were saying in the video, Alnico can warm things up, and with the Tele being a brighter guitar, that's probably what I'm hearing and preferring.

[@sprasad66]

I can't hear a difference, but I don't know whether my PC speakers are ceramic or AlNiCo. 🙂

[@marcospintor1333]

Nah they’re pretty different. Im using regular airpods and i could hear the ceramics are darker and alnico are brighter

[@nicktube3904]

Alnico sounds way smoother

[@darwinsaye]

There is definitely an audible difference, but it’s not like a one-good, one-bad, difference. It’s not enough to sway me one way or the other. There’s a lot of hype thrown around about alnico speakers, but consider this: Fender Blackface amps are famous for their bright, articulate, full sound, right? But that whole range of amps, other than the Super Reverb, was ceramic speakers. So there’s not really anything bad to be said about ceramic. And alnico doesn’t have a “magical” tone. I never even realized Super Reverb speakers had different magnets from other Fender amps until I read it somewhere a couple of years ago.

[@nicktube3904]

@@darwinsaye correct, it’s a personal taste and matching gear thing. I’m a ‘audiophile’ / music lover who likes rich tonality, smoothness and natural timbre which to me alnico does the best. But again it’s all about matching, there no good ore wrong in our hobby’s.

[@al271987]

I could hear a difference but I can’t say I had a preference. Seems to me it’s like ceramic pickups. Some cheap stuff can give ceramic magnets a bad name but if you know what you’re working with you can design a speaker or pickup to the desired tonal properties and get something excellent as a result.

[@barbmelle3136]

From Leo: I could enjoy both of the speakers you have presented. WGS has been producing a lot of good speakers recently. I have never chosen a guitar speaker by magnet material, always by sound. My favorite, go to, speaker is the Cannabis Rex, and I cannot even remember what kind of magnet they have. You have just proven, the flavor of the sound is the real test, not the spec sheet.

[@musicmatty67]

Great comparison very nicely done. I prefer the tone of the ceramic.

[@antoonhermans8953]

i am very happy with my jupiter 12 LC ( ceramic ) speaker in my fender tonemaster deluxe reverb , the bigger magnet makes the amp sound fuller and it also sounds damn good ( also top end wise ) , the original jensen neo speaker in the tm dr did not sound bad , but i am going to keep the jupiter speaker in there .

[@davidkendall7675]

I have a Goodsell Retriever Tweed that is designed for one 12",or two 8". I run it with two 8" WGS speakers. I use one ceramic and one alnico. Tone is absolute heaven!

[@kevin_A613]

Great shootout. I hear distinctly more clarity, articulation and crispness with the alnico magnet compared to ceramic. Even through a cell phone.

[@AllThings357]

I liked the ceramic personally. Great comparison video! I think the Alnico handles the high gain better, but I play clean and would love the ceramic just fine

[@aaronlarsen7447]

Sometimes it seems the Alnico is a tad brighter and more articulate to me. I'm not sure if I have just made that up. You are right. The difference is so subtle. It is a pretty small difference.

[@michaelclark5020]

I think the alnico sounds clearer in this demo but I actually like the way they both sound so you need one of each miced up

[@JackFossett]

I also like the blend of them - I think you generally bring out the best in a multi speaker amp or cab by mixing and matching speakers that compliment each other.

[@michaelclark5020]

Maybe I missed it but did you do any audio from the room with both blended.

[@The9thChord]

Anyone else notice the massive ground hum in Jacks videos lately?

[@ronmoore1219]

I could hear the difference you described, with the ceramic being a little warmer and the alnico sounding a little hotter. Great comparison.

[@louderthangod]

Several questions…did you break them in? If so, how long and what method? Anyone that’s owned a speaker that’s gotten a lot of use for years and years knows they sound different and break in often impacting the highs and dynamics first. How loud was the amp and did you play it at different levels because some speakers will sound stiff and brittle till they’re pushed which really opens them but but where and how they start to compress when pushed can be different as well as “cone cry”. A lot of AlNiCo speakers excel at lower wattage handling so they can compress more easily which also rounds off and loosens the lows which is often desirable with single coil pickups whereas many metal players love a higher wattage rated ceramic so they can be loud but still have tight lows for palm mutes.

[@tonekilltech]

Oh man, you just threw a wrench in my plan. I was planning to order a 2x2 set of M10C and M10CP for my Super Reverb, but now I might have to switch that up for M10C and 10LA-P to get both ceramic/capton and alnico/paper combo. Given that you like the alnicos and have an alnico ceramic combo in your Twin, do you think that would work well in a Super?

[@bluzmansix]

Both sound really lovely to my ears but the alnico "sparkles" ( IKR such a technical term 😊) it also doesn't seem to drive as hard as the ceramic and sounds more articulate for it. In the end it's what works for you.

[@yaniv-nos-tubes]

if you like soft sweet top end and don't want to spend on a an alnico the celestion creamback m 65 is a great choice, i have it paired with a greenback and i love it. i also have a hrd dlx with a celestion alnico cream it's the best speaker ive heard.

[@jasondorsey7110]

Believe it or not, those creambacks make a solid state peavey sound much better than they have any right to

[@strumminronin]

Both sound good! They do sound a little different when AB-ed, but some way away from being drastically different. Is it me or is the alnico a little darker, ever so slightly? If I was being offered one of the two for free, to use, but I can only choose one, I'd probably go for the alnico as I already have a ceramic speaker, and, the alnico sounds "better" clean.

[@thesoundchekguy]

Alnico vs ceramic gives me option anxiety. I like both, equally and at the same time.

[@JackFossett]

I'd look at it as a way to justify either decision. There's no wrong answer.

[@user-mr1ku5iz8l]

Just have a cabinet with one of each, or a half stack with two of each. Seems to be the best solution.

[@BradRocker]

Alnico sounds more natural and less stiff. Good stuff !

[@graemero5532]

Different yes, but both were good.

[@Tecniconta]

Yo cambie el Celestion del Fender supersonic, por el Jupiter 12" ceramico de la prueba y estoy encantado..... Ahora quiero cambiar el del Supro Delta king 10" por uno Jupiter 10" de Albico, como lo ves????

[@ajsrhodes]

They’re very similar in sound, especially with the Les Paul, but I do hear some differences with the Telecaster

[@Where_Have_All_My_Files_Gone]

Hi Jack, thanks for posting this video, great work and playing. I have a question. I have a Supro Delta King 10 that comes with an Eminence Copperhead in it ( The Supro DK 10 speaker ) and I not satisfied. I can't decide between a Jupiter Alnico or Ceramic? What would you do? Please help.

[@BigTwinRiver]

I’m looking to swap the speaker in the same amp. Did you end up swapping yours out for anything? Cheers.

[@TheVoluntariast]

@@BigTwinRiver I tried a Jensen P10R but realized the DK10 circuit is really bright. So that did not work. I tried a Weber 10F125 but did not really like it. I am starting to think the Copperhead is a perfect match for amp and I think I may just leave it alone.

[@BigTwinRiver]

@@TheVoluntariast thanks for the details, I really appreciate it. Interesting that you tried one of each magnet but neither distinguished itself as an improvement to you. Thanks again.

[@oldasrocks9121]

Ceramic is very immediate, almost in your face. Both together is great.

[@mawashigerimasa]

I prefer alnico with cleans and ceramic with distortion.

[@johnm3946]

Totally off topic but I fixed my blown speakers with aerosol Flex Seal (3 coats), if you're too cheap to buy new speakers give it a go.

[@mkrj2576]

Ceramic is brighter and thus sounds nicer to my ear with the LP. The Tele, being a brighter guitar, sounds better with the Alnico. What neck pickup is in the Tele? Sounds good, brighter than a typical Tele neck.

[@beornthebear.8220]

I prefer neodymium over either.

[@picksalot1]

The AlNiCo was sweeter, and the Ceramic was more articulate. I use a Modeler and knobs on my guitar to get maximum tone variation when I want it.

[@nordic2112]

Sounds like the mics are in different positions. The ceramic is further away from the center.

[@thelusienorchestra]

Ceramic❤

[@dalehamon4295]

Jack. I like your Fender Bassman better ❤

[@JohnHenryBonhamm]

Huge difference to me

[@bciecko1]

Ceramic is much warmer, even in pickups it's warmer. Not a huge enough difference to warrant the price. Definitely doesn't sound better, just different.

[@godzilla964]

Alnicos sound brighter than ceramics. Wear headphones to hear the difference.

[@nuendo2496]

No difference. Or just move the treble a micro and it’s the same…..

[@jcsk8]

100 U$?