Jensen C8R 4 Ohms

Epiphone Valve Junior upgrade

I got this for my Epiphone Valve Junior combo and it has given it some more highs and clarity.

Clear and loud

This can revive any practice amp imho. It is a great little speaker. It seems better optimized and is much louder than the stock pickup in the VOX valvetronics 20+ at the same settings. At first it was a little bit muddy and stiff, but the more you use it, the better it sounds.

It does sound more american than british, however, that can be altered with a little bit of EQ if you are into more british type sound.

Very nice speaker for Bugera V5.

It gave my amp a more bright open sound with more clarity and the notes sound more "musical" and warmer. This speaker really excels at blues/jazz/funk style so if you are a fan of this genre go ahead and buy it , you won't regret it.

Detail and clarity

I use it in my Harley Beton GA5 combo amp.

Really brings out the detail and clarity.

The top end sounded a bit harsh at first, especially with some fuzz.

But after a few days got smoother. Love it!

Great speaker at low price.

I needed a 8 inch speaker for a small Champ inspired combo I'm building for home practise. I have had excellent results with these "reissue" Jensen speakers before. In fact I find the C8R to be one of the best of the current Jensen models. The smaller ceramics and the larger alnicos are the best ones in my opinion. In particular the P12N and this one. Great speakers! So it was an easy choice and it sounds exacty as nice as I remembered.

The clean sound is very "American", clear and bright. The highs are a bit sharp the first couple of hours but it mellows out after a while (considerably faster than on the big brother C12N). The lows are very decent for an 8 inch and not muddy at all, very tight sound.

The distorted sound is extremely bright and aggressive, like with most American voiced speakers. Too harsh for my taste. I wouldn't get this kind of speaker for distorted sounds unless I REALLY wanted the bright fuzz-like sound it produces. Some people might like it but for me it's American voiced speakers for clean(ish) only and British voices speakers for anything that requires distortion.

HIGHLY recommended for bright, Fender-style sounds! You won't find a better American voiced speaker at this price! I also find these inexpensive Jensen to be my number one choice at ANY price for vintage Supro amps. Really, REALLY nice match for those!

Sweet fundamental clang.

Residing currently in a spruce cabineted Selmer Little Giant MkI clone but I use it regularly for a Tweed Princeton 5F2a. Magnificent clarity with a sweet top end shimmery chime. Overdrive has a pleasant chewy midrange grunt but it's the top end zing that's the real character with this speaker - ace for freakbeatiness. And trebly fuzzboxes like a Maestro or a Fuzzrite. Bass is just about there but not what an 8" speaker is really about I don't think. These Jensens are very unfairly maligned imo, this is a very good speaker with a definitive nod to the higher frequencies.

ka-ching!

Bang for the buck

A good speaker for the money paid. Put this in my bugera v5 and the improvement was easy to hear.

Not for my Bugera V5 Infinium

I ordered this speaker only because so many here gave it positive review about how it fits so well with their Bugera V5 amplifier!

I guess we all hear tone differently because to me this speaker sounded lesser than the original stock Blue Turbosound speaker which is on the warm/loose side.

In my opinion Jensen C8R does have more highs but also more high Mids which to my ear didnt sound that great.

So I opted to keep my stock speaker and send this one back.

Its a well built speaker though!

Superb speakers

Great sound, can be seriously loud without distorting.

These sound louder and cleaner (distortion free at high volumes) than the Celestion 8inch 15W / 4ohm.

They can handle bass great if you use it as part of a PA system such as the Cube Street EX.

They sound ridiculously loud and also very pleasant as a guitar speaker.

Thumbs up!!!

perfect replacement for Champ Oxfird 8EV

I was checking different 8 inch 4 ohms speakers for my 71 champ silverface, and at the end i have ordered Jensen C8R after reading many reviews. indeed this speaker fits perfectly as far as dimensions and holes placement and in terms of audio it is very identical in style to the old oxford but with a very nice articulation, as the old one was a bit flat music wise. overall it kept the original tone of champ. I had to roll down the bass by 10 to 6 when i installed the Jensen.

I replaced the old speaker because i just want to preserve this Oxford speaker as it is becoming less and less available in the market. I might restore original parts if i decide to sell the amp.