Celestion brings Truvox brand back to life

Celestion has revived their Truvox sound reinforcement brand with the introduction of the Truvox 0615, a six-inch mid-bass driver reportedly focused on superior quality at an affordable price point across a wide variety of use cases. Applications for the Truvox 0615 excels include replacing six-inch drivers in fixed P.A. installations, OEM use in new portable or fixed cabinet construction or situations where a compact, lightweight driver must perform bass-midrange or even primary woofer duties.

Thanks to the Truvox 0615 being designed to industry-standard mounting dimensions, replacement in P.A. cabinets, cars, bass amplifiers, recessed wall mounts, and other destinations is a drop-in operation.

The Truvox 0615 is equally at home as the principal woofer in two-way cabinets or as the mid-bass/midrange element in three-way systems, according to Celestion.

Nominal impedance is 8 ohm and power handling is 150 watts of average power, with a sensitivity of 93dB, fairly high for the size.

A pressed steel basket is said to bring the Truvox 0615 in at the lightest weight in its product class: 1.6 kilograms (3.5 pounds). The ferrite magnet, 1.5-inch round copper voice coil, Kevlar-loaded cone, and M-shaped dual-roll cone surround complete the main specifications. A centrally located vent assists cooling, and front and rear gaskets are included for ease of mounting.

The Truvox 0615 is the first member of a new product family drawing on Celestion’s long tradition of the company producing general-purpose speakers as well as drivers for guitar amplification. Truvox was a brand known for its P.A. speakers throughout the mid 20th century, and in 1949, purchased the company then known as Rola Celestion. Thus, the Celestion brand added a broad range of P.A. drivers to its stable.

Celestion will expand the Truvox line throughout 2024 to include eight-, ten-, 12-, and 15-inch sizes. Each model will reportedly combine rigorous research and development with today’s best materials science, manufacturing processes, and quality assurance metrics. Celestion thus aims to 'make Truvox speakers the choice when end users and installers are in search of outstanding value that refuses to sacrifice quality', says the company.

“This latest incarnation brings the famous Truvox brand back to life in the form of a superior performing sound reinforcement transducer,” says Celestion Head of Marketing Ken Weller. “The Truvox 0615 meets or exceeds competitors’ specifications in all areas, with greater power handling and at a competitive price.”