Problem with a PPC108 speaker cabinet...

[Randy Bass]

That is the original 8" speaker that Orange used in the PPC108 cabs (and CR20L combo) IIRC. Note that the terminal strip is identical to the one on the VOTW-labeled driver. All they did was make a fancier sticker for it.

The speakers in the early Crush combos had no label at all - just an ink-stamped model number. That's because no one had a reason to open them up in theory, so cosmetics didn't matter.

[Martin Maniac]

Thank you Randy for that bit of information. I'm glad to hear the speaker wasn't switched...too bad it was blown though.

[Martin Maniac]

The seller has sent me a complete refund...my account should be credited shortly. Case closed. yay !!

[Les Paul Lover]

I've only bought one dodgy thing on ebay, a broken SM57, I was fretting quite a bit until he refunded me.

Glad it all got sorted as you wanted!!!

[Martin Maniac]

I was quite surprised, he took it back and refunded the money with no problem at all. This was the first thing I bought off ebay that I've had a problem with...and I buy a lot. The new Marshall MHZ 112A cabinet sounds fantastic. It's in mint condition and I checked the speaker and just as the seller said, it has an upgrade to a G12T-75 speaker. The Marshall cabinet came shipped in it's original packaging materials from the factory.

[Mrjones2004x]

As stated earlier this is a genuine orange ppc108 speaker. Here's my pic from about 4 years ago.

[Martin Maniac]

Yep that's it. I was surprised to find them on the internet for $10.00.

[Les Paul Lover]

Not sure you should be that surprised, they are pretty cheap cabs.

You did well going for the PPC112 marshall cab, it'll be a world away!!!!!

[Martin Maniac]

I bought the MHZ 112A Marshall cabinet with a G12T-75 speaker upgrade. It's a used cabinet with a newer speaker in mint condition. The G12T-75 speaker alone costs about $92 dollars new at Musician's Friend. I got the whole thing for $165 plus $35 bucks shipping, for a total of $200. The Orange PPC112 cabinets I was looking at were priced at $379... that's a huge difference. So I did well. I'm on a strict budget so price was a very important factor for me. I'm very happy with the sound of the Marshall cabinet. It's a discontinued model so they are hard to find. I got lucky. Marshall makes another 12" cabinet but it's much smaller than mine.

I also saved money on the Micro Dark amp. I got it for $150 plus $10 shipping, $160 total. It was sold as a used item but the power cables for it were never used and still sealed in bags. So I know it never got used. New the Micro Dark sell for $189 so I saved about $30 bucks there.