I see Celestion as focusing on speakers more. There is a lot of difference between a 57 in front of a V30 in a Mesa cab and a 57 in front of a V30 in a Marshall cab.
Obviously anything British will sound superior though
ML here. Honestly the process of shooting IR's has many variables that have to do with personal taste. That is why there are big companies with big brand names and then IR producers that are often 1-2 man operations that are capable of producing the same level if not better IR's. Everything is handmade by people with their own opinions. Most importantly microphone position, the room and how it's treated and where the cabs are placed. Has the cab been modifier to be better for micing.. these types of things. And then ultimately the cab being used and not just any speaker but finding really good example of a specific speaker. These are what make an IR.
What I'm trying to get at here is that those opinions that I mentioned 1) mic position 2) room 3) cab 4) finding "the good speakers" are ultimately variables that exist in all IR producer camps big or small. Finding the IR producer that you agree with is up to you really. I'm sure all IR producers will say that they are doing it "right" whether they spent time thinking everything through or not.
How do the stock cabs compare with the commercial stuff? Is it worth buying them? I've narrowed the cabs I like most down to a dozen, and they seem to be pretty flexible for different amps, but the V30 cabs in particular haven't been as appealing, so that's why I asked about the Celestion IR.
Thanks for the help guys. I'm going to try the Ownhammer stuff and probably buy Celestion's V30 pack. I may delete some cabs I just hate because they'll just take up space.
+1 for the Celestion Creambacks. There are lots of good IRS in the Celestion packs. And lots that I don’t care for, either. Same as any other IR collection.I happen to like a lot of the Celestion IRs. Really like the Creamback IRs They fill a middle ground for me and my tastes between the factory IRs and the offerings from OH and ML and others. Like ML said, everything is subjective to you, your ears and needs and there are too many variables to have a one size fits all.