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One family · two eras · four times the magnet
Jensen
P12R.
12″ · 25 W · 8 Ω · 93.7 dB · alnico
vs.
Jensen
P12N.
12″ · 50 W · 8 Ω · 97.5 dB · alnico
Jensen P12R · Jensen P12N
Fig. — SPL response · on-axis, 1 m · 80 Hz – 8 kHzlens · voice
Where they sit · voice
Where they differ · voice
Both Jensen alnicos, both scooped — but the peaks moved. The P12R bites at 2 kHz in the classic bite band. The P12N's peak has shifted up an octave into ice-pick territory. The alnico chime you expect from a P-series Jensen isn't where the P12N puts it.