Eminence XTC112-BT Cabinet - Weber Ceramic Blue Dog

Eminence XTC112-BT 1x12 Cabinet

I initially bought the Eminence XTC112-BT cabinet in September 2020, under the impression that there was a small number of cabinets still in stock. However, the cabinet was backordered until early February 2021.

The construction is similar to the 2x12 version that I previously bought. The cabinet is made out of 3/4" plywood, with dimensions of 22.8"L x 11.4"W x 16.6"H. It is the same depth as the XTC212-BT. The front grill is removable to front load a speaker.

Front of unloaded cabinet.

Grille taken off.

Rear of cabinet with removeable back.

Weber Ceramic Blue Dog

I bought a used Weber 30W 8ohm Ceramic Blue Dog, with pre-Rola doping, to install into the Eminence cabinet. The Reverb listing claimed that the speaker wasn’t broken in with only 6-10 hours of playing time, despite being over 10 years old.

Weber Specification Sticker.

Weber Ceramic Blue Dog. 

Loaded cabinet with back removed.

I intend to use the 1x12 cabinet with the adjustable back off for lower gain and clean sounds reminiscent of the Celestion Alnico Blue. The cabinet ($150 + $40 shipping) and speaker (~$100) came out to just under $300.

Cabinet with Warm Audio WA47JR in front of the Ceramic Blue Dog speaker.

I started to create impulse responses of the cabinet for my reference: Link to Original Impulse Response download

I think the sound is similar to other Celestion Alnico Blue speakers in IR form, although there is a slight fuzziness in the sustain. At about half the price of pretty much all Alnico 12" speakers, I am happy with that compromise.

Outmoded Electronics · XTC112-BT Ceramic Blue Blue Dog IR

Update - 10/6/24 - I reshot the speaker with a Behringer A800 power amp at higher volumes and with more microphones.

Link to Latest Impulse Responses

I am very happy with how these impulses turned out. I have been able to learn a lot about mic positioning of the speaker by making these impulses. It's also helped me figure out how to emulate specific album tones done with Vox amps. See my post on the NAM capture of my Vox AC15C1 amplifier.