Excellent video Jack! Not only are you a true tone and gear nerd, but an excellent player! Great chops!

I prefer the stock speaker. Cleaner, tighter, brighter. It’s Fender, after all. Thanks for the comparison!

Thanks for helping me decide on this amp. Thanks for the playing and the different tones.

I know this video is older, but thanks for posting it. I just bought a 2020 limited edition fawn cajun version. Its nice that fender packaged this up this exact way. Sounds fantastic. It loves my Telecaster

I’ve had this amp for years now and I replaced the stock speaker with an eminence legend 1058 and it made the amp more of what it was in a great way. Now I’m looking for a bigger sound. You make a great video with these comparisons man. Thank you

Great video! I have put a Eminence Ragin Cajun in my SC XD and sounds very much as is in this video, it changed the voices into more 'British' direction. Although still quite Fenderish and nice. And way louder as the stock speaker! Probably the best upgrade you can get. But. In my SC X2 I put an Eminence Copperhead and that I find for this amp maybe even a better upgrade. It keeps the character of the amp much closer to the original. But not that ice peaky high as the stock, but still very 'American' voice. I like the balance low-mid-high fitting very well fitting to this amp with the Copperhead. Very musical. Also more decibels as the stock, noticeably less as the RC. I use voice 1 and clean channel mostly, with a Strat. I also tried Legend 1058, which is close to the copperhead, but has bit more warmth, but bit less Fendery twang. And tried the Jensen C10Q which is in fact also very good for clean, nice authentic Blackface voice, but to me it lacked a bit for overdriven settings. Is also less powerful. Also tried a Celestion Greenback, but that was to muddy, missing to much of that nice Fender sparkle. Stock speaker is not bad though for home use. In the end you can not go really wrong with any speaker in the Super Champ X2 or XD in my opinion. But as said to me the Copperhead and Ragin Cajun seems to be the best upgrade maybe.

I got a new X2 head about four years ago and run it through a gutted Fender Princeton 65 ss amp combo converted to cabinet. The speaker is a Fender designed Eminence 12 inch and was already WELL broken in. This improvised rig sounds REALLY, REALLY good.....

Sweet tones! Great video. Thanks!

Great help. Thank's I have the X2 combo & head version. I bought the Ragen Cajun for the combo hoping to add Low End after seeing this video & it REALLY helped the combo. For the Head version I had a Fender PA Cab with an EV 10' at 8Ω thats verry Punchy Tight Bottom End. This RC is a great speaker for an open back combo. Tanx Jack.

Fender have just issued a limited FSR version of the Super Champ in lacquered tweed and fitted with the Rajin Cajun. I was seriously considering getting one. Then I saw this demo. It's not for me---so thank you, you've saved me a few quid!

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I just bought (today) this little Fender Amp and came with a Celestion Speaker, sounds Awesome

Great video, Just replaced my stock speaker with the Ragin Cajun in my Fender super champ x2 ,,,very very pleased. I have a celestion greenback in my Princeton Reverb thinking of changing it out with another Cajun and pretty cheap compared to the celestion greenback.

Great Demo guy! Well done. Thanks!

Yes, there is a massive difference in tone. I don’t think it’s better though. Some clarity got lost in the mids. Sounds like the cajun breaks up easily and squashes the mids. A lot of highs got lost too even with a Strat

I have the tweed rc version and I like it slot. I usually leave it on the clean channel and run a few pedals. Good video

The Cajun has a really huge magnet, the amp will sound bigger but alot stiffer too. If you want to retain Fender chime a Celestion Ten 30 like in the PRRI may be the best.

The difference between the stock Fender speaker and the Ragin' Cajun on amp voice 14 using the Lester was stunning. Sounded like barbed wire with the stock speaker, but full and rich, with great harmonic overtones through the Ragin' Cajun. Thanks for the demo, Jack, and extra points for using both a Fender and a Gibson. Voice 13 is where I mainly live. Great playing, BTW.

Hi, thank you very much! This was a great demonstration. Reasonable sound examples. Exemplary!!By the way, I think if I could play like you, everything sounds good.

Ordered my tweed version today. Comes with a ragin Cajun. Stoked to try out.

thanks for the video mate very helpful indeed :)

Thanks for the video! I not to use a Rajin Cajun. Sound muddy to me, I like the stock speaker!

I have the head version of this ordered, and it'll be going thru my 2x15 cab...not gonna lie, im looking forward to it

about a week into owning my super champ x2 and i'm absolutely loving it. got it used for about $200 in a nice cream color so i've been considering a speaker upgrade because that would still cost less than the amp straight from the factory. i'm just wary of changing anything as i love it so much as is, but i do wonder if in a small apartment bedroom a better speaker would give it a little more clarity and articulation instead of completely bottoming out which is great if you want to sound like Neil Young in 1976, not so great if you want to maintain a decent relationship with your neighbors lol. all in all fantastic amp and i would definitely recommend it, i was pretty dead set on a 68 RI princeton, but the 16 voices to my ears actually do sound like the amps they model if you fine tune them a bit. if you live or record in a small/sound sensitive space but love the sound of a 59 bassman or a blackface deluxe this is definitely the amp for you. still working on getting channel 8 to sound like a real 65 twin reverb, but it may just be a matter of me not being able to turn the amp up quite enough to get those Eric Johnson vibes.

I have two of these upgraded with a Celestion G10 Gold in each. I use an ABY and keep them set at different voices. Big difference!

Great demo. Makes me remember how I dislike digital onboard reverbs...

Another fine gear comparison. I have the SCX2 w/ a Celestion Greenback 10", but I'm convinced the available settings on this amp can make a variety of speakers sound good. Maybe a 12" would suit it too?

I've never yet heard a Ragin Cajun demo that made me want one; just the opposite is true. I now have a Weber Alnico Sig in my SCXD and while its not for everybody I like the increased clarity of the clean sounds.

You play so magnificently! Such tonal joy! And variety! Do you still recommend this years later? I thought it sounds great.

Sounds great, Jack!!!

The Ragin Cajun Sounds like it has more Break-Up, muddier & Distorted. Its Not-for-me, . . . I much-prefer those Chimey & Pristine Fender Cleans

Thanks Jack for the demo. Now I've ordered one (actually two cause of a deal) of those Blue 100i mics and will do the dual mic thing on my Super Champ X2. As far the speaker goes, its a toss up. So I think I'll order one of those Cajun's and install it in a seperate cab of roughly the same dimensions, then use one or the other when recording. I don't think its a good idea to switch speaker cabs hot, or it fry the amp, or I'd do it live.

Great video and thanks for putting this together. While I can understand the benefits of the extra volume the Ragin Cajun might give in a band mix, I’m not convinced that the dark muddy sound would cut through anyway. So thank you for helping me decide to stick with the stock speaker

Thanks for posting the video Jack. It's great to see someone who is so passionate about their craft. Personally, I think the RC does sound a bit more full and bold. However, I like the stock speaker. I've had a WGS G10C, a WGS G10 Alnico, a Celection 10 Greenback, and also plugged the SCX2 into my Celestial Blue from my special edition 65 PRRI. To be honest, I'm more upset about Fender stopping support for the Fuse software, when they happily continue to sell the amp, than I am about what speaker is in it. For home use, I'm happy to stick with the stock specially designed Eminence speaker. Keep up the great work!

I like how it sounds!

Nice demo and even though I would choose different eq settings (less bass) than you have I prefer the ragin cajun's softer tops to the stock speaker. It also seems to have a touch more mids which I liked. Thanks for sharing :)

I just added a Warehouse G10C, what a difference. All the highs and full bottom. I had to remove the tube cage, it fit otherwise.

I just saw a British guy do the same thing without the high quality video, his champ was about 3 yrs old and he put a brand new Cajun and man it was twice as loud and had low end i could on my computer desk through the speakers

I have a 1995 Blues Jr. and replace the stock speaker with the 12” Cannabis Rex and it made a huge difference! I have a Fender Champion 600 and changed the cheap stock speaker for an Eminence and huge difference. I picked up a mint Fender G-Dec 3 Thirty and and going to order a Ragen Cajun or copperhead for it, leaning Cajun. I love eminence speakers!

AWESOME VIDEO BUDDY THANKS, I have the vibrochamp xd and I'm going to do a speaker swap, I also have the 1960s blackface vibrochamp with its original speaker in, so I want to upgrade that speaker to keep original in tact ha

Both sound very good I think I like the stock speaker a bit more. Good video..

I have an X2 was thinking of just buying on Reverb a Cab and swapping in/out various speakers using the ext out. And as one jumps out as best for me then put in in the amp. Otherwise, I'd go crazy.

I have an XD. I shi*canned the 10" all together and had a 12" combo cab built and loaded a 12" Celestion Vintage 30. Haven't looked back.

Great Video

I have the ragin cajun in my Champ X2 combo. I also have the Champ Cab which has a 1x12" Celestion G12. I prefer running this off the 12" speaker in every way shape or form.

Thanks for video,was curious about this sp change,I like stock speaker ok,to cheap to pay. FFor new speaker lol, would. It have been better to just get an ext speaker cab?

I didn’t realize this uses 6v6 power like the Princeton and deluxe reverb. Through channel 1 it seems able to get close to those. Enough chime? You sound better in each video I see, so good!

That is killer tone, my friend! Great vid. Thanks for posting. Cheers! - Wayne K.

I watched this video to look for a replacement for my Vox VT40X for studio recording. While I do agree that the stock speakers sound much clearer, it doesn't handle overdrive/breakups as well as the Cajuns. It's a lot more apparent towards the end of the video when comparing Voices 13 and 14. My overall vote goes to the Ragin Cajun, after comparing the two the overdriven tones from the stock speakers seem almost unusable. Thanks for posting this video, it was definitely helpful

The RAGIN is making the mike breakup more, so I bet in person this sounds amazing

I think the speaker that Fender chose for this amp works well. You have to remember with all of the amp's settings in this model, you need a versatile speaker that can handle them. The Ragin Cagin may sound good for a few settings on this amp, but the stock Fender sounds the best for the whole package in general. I wouldn't change it.

I have the X2 ......I've thought about upgrading the speaker...it does sounds better with the upgraded speaker.......

Dare I say the stock speaker sounds better to me. It's more articulate and brighter, The Ragin Cajun is a great speaker, but in this amp sounds louder and a bit muddier.

The raging seem to be distorting by its own. The cleaner lines you played on the stock speaker had an added granular sound through the Ragin’.

I prefer the Cajun only on clean or on the highest distortion sound. For crunch, light overdriven, was the stock Speaker better

Definite improvement. Thank you for making this video. Hopefully getting one of these (cheap, used) in a week for a portable/second amp w/effects and that speaker upgrade will be the first thing that I do with it. Put a Cannabis Rex in my Tweed Jnr, Ragin' Cajun in the SC and on either side of my Bassbreaker or Laney and wet/dry/wet goodness awaits! How does it take pedals on the clean channel?

On point troll insults in the intro. Right on. Great video

Awesome demo. I subscribed and getting a raging cajun upgrade. . .thanks!

Hello Jack, thanks for the comparison ! I'm looking to replace my stock speaker on my X2 (for recordings purposes) Would you say the Eminence speaker emits lower noise (hiss) ? It's seems on your review the stock speaker emits more hiss. Do you think a Celestion would be an improvement similar to Eminence ? Thanks 🖖

Very nice demo, Jack. I was also impressed by your video with the Alessandro--what made you want to switch from it to the RC? Any chance of getting a head-to-head between those two?

I went the other way and swapped in a Weber CTC10 25 watt. It retains the highs but they’re sweeter and it adds some full body punch. Lows are tighter. Sounds wonderful driven. As with most digital modeling amps, the voices with compression are the most 3 dimensional and natural. Channel 1 is an above average clean sound but not much better. Voice 3 Tweed Deluxe Dirty and Compressed is where the real magic can happen with this amp. Beautiful cleans with gain at 3 volume at 6. Turn the gain up to about 5 and it starts to breakup very smoothly. Very tweakable. And that voice is fine with pedals as well

Based on this demo as well as several other reviews, I will be upgrading the stock speaker of my Super Champ XD with the Ragin' Cajun.

I been hearing a lot of good things about this speaker

I ran it through a Eminence Cannabis Rex 1x12 and later with a Eminence Texas Heat 1x12 ...I found that my X2 was a bit dark, and the Texas Heat worked best.

What were your gain and volume settings at the beginning of the video? It's crystal clear--despite the fact that your voicing was on #12....Thanks!

Sound, like beauty, is subjective. Your first example at around 2:35 really makes the stock speaker shine, to my ears. The Eminence sounds "richer" but in a muddy, unappealing way.

Good job, nice playing, I like the treble on the original and the bass on the cajun.....Oh well.......LOL

I have the fender super champ x2 - and love it to tears - I run it out of the direct out into a stereo echo pedal and then into a blues deville and hot hod deville via the the power amp in sockets - massive! Great pre-amp. However I love playing this amp on it's own but would like to know if you are aware of anyone one doing an upgrade similar to what has happened with the princeton - 10" speaker to a 12" - more power. what is your feeling with the speaker change you have documented - if volume is what your looking for - does the swap do it? Great playing and production by the way.

The RC is beefier, it really adds some heft and authority to the tone. I've heard it in other amps and AB'd it to other speakers and it has come out a winner. But I saw your video with the Cannabis Rex and like it even better in that amp. Great playing, BTW.

Great demo! I have to be honest though, the stock speaker has a much better sound than the RC? Thanks for the video and great playing too BTW!

LOL,,,AWESOME HOW YOU POSTED THE TROLLS.....THANKS AND KEEP UP THE GREAT VIDS

I think "young God " is spot on. I used an old 70s champ cos I could whack it up to jam and it only had a cruddy speaker then which is why it sounded great. I must reveal that I used to work for CBS in 1980s and got to play em all and that the superchamp is a really useful tool. After a gig or whatever I can pick it up put it in a motor or cupboatd in 2 mins and spend more time helping the drummmer and p.a. guy to pack thier stuff away...and then get back in time for Star treck.

Stock speaker is more vintage Champ sounding. The Rajin Cajun has a warmer , maybe more mids, sound. Wonder how they would sound together?

Jack would you choose a BJ instead of these I’ve find one brand new with G10 greenback speaker and want to use it with pedals so no worry about the Fx.

The Ragin Cajun for me gave the best response overall between the stock speaker and your other comparison with the Patriot. If I were to get one of these amps the Ragin Cajun would possibly be a choice upgrade, if it came with a standard Fender speaker and not say a Jensen for instance. The Ragin Cajun gave that nice mid and bass rich tone which combines the best of Fender with Vox👍👍

Big improvement over stock! Seems more touch responsive

i got a 70 silverface champ its stock and mint. so i want a dirty tone and id like to know what speaker youd suggest i try one thing tho is it wise to mod this fine specimin of an original vintage amp? i hope u dont mind me asking i love the tone u get on this super champ lol as u cn see idk shit lol cheerz

Mine gets delivered today from Sweetwater

Hi Jack, i own a Boss Katana mk2 100w but i'm not happy with it too much meanwhile i hate its 12'' speaker. Do you think swapping it for a Super Champ x2 would be good? I love fender amps and fender cleans.

The ragin is clipping the mic so that's a pure sign it sounds way bigger in person

Night and day imo, the ragen is so much warmer and shines massively overdriven

I own a SC X2 ..the stock speaker is decent for cleans and volume under 5 or so ..for O.D. tones an upgrade can definitely be beneficial ..nice video and playing ! Tnx

Hi Jack! Nice playing! I have the x2 for 2 years now. What I'm missing from the stock speaker are highs. The lows are suprisingly huge for a 10" speaker. Don't know if a change of a preamp tube (phase inverter) would do some difference?

How does this sound plugged into one of your other amp speakers? Hot rod Deville, blues jr, super reverb etc. Thank you, I am looking at getting one. Your videos are addicting in a good way!

Good job...Due to budget , I purchased a frontman with the two 12 in. Spkrs..amp is not bad but the stock spkrs r crap.. I play with volume usually ... Like to feel it ..the spkrs would fart , especially if xtra bass is on..crap..had an old homemade spkr cab that had 4 12's. Texas Heat ..put two of those in the frontman..so much better..

I have to agree with the comments that the Cajun sounds muddier than the stock speaker, but..... the stock speaker doesn't seem to have much use unless on stage. It has next to no bottom end and doesn't deliver enough volume. I think that I'll try a Cannabis Rex and see if I can get back somebody that Fender chime while making the amp sound bigger.

I changed it to this speaker now it just does some weird pulsing buzzing sound any idea why?

You should upload a demo that opens with you about to play a Tuba.. ...a Tuba Driver. :D It's an Italian Tube Driver. XD

I had a Ragin Cajun in my Super Champ. I removed it. That amp is a modeling amp and requires a speaker with a flatter response. Save your money and enjoy the amp for what it is.

Compared to the stock 10", the Cajun sounds almost like a 12". It's fuller with more lows and low mids. Do you think a Cajum 10" would add more low end and maybe a bit more volume to my Marshall mg30fx? The stock speaker is a 4 ohm though so I wonder if this will cancel out the Cajun's better efficiency(as far as volume goes)?

my opinion..I think with the Cajun you just need to adjust some bass out of it! I put one in my amp I like it...but I play more southern rock..if you play clean... don't change it!

I use mine live time to time the main problem I have is even with my Strat I don’t seem to have enough treble and it can get really bassy and kinda muffled sounding. You think I should replace the tubs ?

I have a question. I have a super champ x2 with the stock speaker and i have a 40 watt fender champion solid state . Now, can i exchange these speakers? like put the 40 watt speaker from the fender solid state amp into the tube super champ x2?

Gotta go with the Celestion green back

yea it sounds that good w/o the cajun

Why do you have a video of every piece of gear I’m thinking of getting!?

Nice demo . .I was wondering if you have ever compared the Super Champ XD against the X2? It might be interesting to see any differences. Thanks for posting this.

They both sound great... guess you'll hafta get another Super Champ X-2

The stock speaker is bright and is intended to be used with cabinet emulations. A fair comparison would be stock speaker with cab emulation, against cajun no speaker emulation... that's why the stock sounds better on the darker voices.

The hybrid channel to me sounds like ass. I have the XD and only use the all tube channel as a pedal platform. I would recommend you try that with a good overdrive and the reverb and delay on the amp.