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  1. mcnach
    The 1126s are great cabs. I am letting my two go on Sunday (long irrelevant story), and yesterday I was comparing them to a bunch of other speakers, with various amps and three different players... and a little bit of me was crying They really sound good. And look good too!
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    [quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1453987709' post='2964971'] Did any of the set ups obviously move more air than the others ? [/quote] I'd say the Barefaced. Perhaps unsurprisingly But the TKS 1126 or the Vanderkley were not shy at all either! The S112 pair sounds great to me, but when you place them next to those others, they feel a bit like an underdeveloped teenager in a Mr Universe contest If yesterday were a test in a shop, I don't think I would have chosen the S112. However, fortunately, I *know* how they sound in a band situation and they are very good, just not as powerful. But the three of us have slightly different tonal goals... I think Deek really hated the S112 I'll write my impressions in more detail later.
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    [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1453990992' post='2965050'] I was going to say Ampeg SVT (or the cheeky Bugera clone) but I guess you want something a bit more portable! [/quote] ha ha yes... portable is the name of the game... the recent game of musical chairs has only come about by a need to reduce bulk further... I used to have lots of storage space, then I had lots more... and now I have very little, and the situation is unlikely to change until much later in the year, so I am taking the opportunity to find ways to reduce bulk in general. So far so good, it led me to discover the TKS S112 cabs and I love them. They don't have a huge sound or anything but... there's just something about them that I really really like. I have to ask Tommy what speakers he puts in those. How are yours coming along?
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    [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1453989951' post='2965037'] Various TC amps are either 2ohm or 2.6ohm, my Thunderfunk TFB750-A and the Mesa D800 goes to 2ohm. You can also run 2 4ohm amps into 2 4ohm cabs by daisy chaining the amps. [/quote] Yup, another option was using two amps indeed. I like that redundancy as an 'insurance' of sorts... what are the chances that an amp will fail? well, what are the chances that BOTH will fail? In fact I might test that with the LM3, as I have an LM3 and a CMD121P combo (an LM3 head in combo form), as I really like the Markbass... and getting a second LM3 would be a lot cheaper than a Mesa D800 or something like that... So many amps, so little time!
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    [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1453987515' post='2964967'] The new Eich 1000 - 2x500W at 2 ohms or bridged, 1x1000W at 4 ohms. Not a cheap option though. [/quote] It doesn't need to be cheap. But I can't find any info about the Eich 1000, regarding price... I imagine it'll be similar to the Puma 1000?
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    [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1453986645' post='2964944'] Splitter cable from OBBM. [/quote] Too late... I have ordered that already It's my first test, see how my existing amps deal with the four cabs at 8ohm (two pairs of 8 ohm in parallel = two sets of 4ohm.. then those in series = 8ohm) But because I'm not 100% sure the Streamliner 900 is for me, this situation is opening the possibility of my changing amps to something I like a bit better and get the 2ohm option since I'm at it... we'll see.
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    [quote name='EBS_freak' timestamp='1453985858' post='2964926'] Small and Light - Mesa D800 [/quote] wait! I missed this... the Subway D800 does 2ohm?? I heard one in action yesterday and you know what? It wasn't half bad I didn't realise it did 2ohm... hmmm. Interesting. I'm not sure I *need* (or want) to change amps just yet but the D800 is now firmly in my radar, thank you! and thanks for all the other suggestions too! Lots to look at
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    [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1453974177' post='2964745'] Aha! Just when I thought I'd settled on the idea of a pair of TKS S112s!! [/quote] Basschat is a terrible terrible place
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    I like the Markbass LM3 and the GB Streamliner 900, for different reasons as they are pretty different. It would be great if they could cope with 2 ohm loads. There aren't that many amps out there that do... do you know which ones do? Especially if you think they are in some way similar to either those two? But ok if they're different
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    [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1453979466' post='2964821'] I'm GASing for a P bass and one of these could fit the bill just nicely.... how to decide that's the real question [/quote] no question: blue and maple!!!
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    Yup... The VLE filter in particular I use a lot. It's perfect to 'round' up the edges of the sound a bit. I use the EQ very lightly and VLE is just lovely.
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    It happened... see more details here: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/277818-a-room-full-of-amps-cabs/
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    [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1453968418' post='2964679'] Don't you use this with a Big Baby Jose? How do you find the combination? The reason I ask is that there is a BB for sale too and the though of using both interests me... [/quote] I do! It works well. It sounds huge! If I didn't have size constraints, I would have stayed with them all along I think. Not that they're big! but I'm being difficult Yesterday a couple of other BCers and myself got together and made some noise through a pair of TKS S112, a pair of TKS 1126, a pair of Vanderkley 210MNT and a Tecamp M212... the results and conclusions of that session will be posted soon... I'm sure we'll all agree the Compact + BB2 sounded huge. If interested... on this one you get free personal delivery
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    [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1453930163' post='2964443'] Maruszczyk Elwood 5 inbound. Very excited.!!!!!!!! Glock 2 band with Delano Jazz pickups. Thanks Thomas. [/quote] wow
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    [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1453900131' post='2963963'] I feel like I've been gazzumped.... is that the word? Might you sell your Barefaced cabs then Jose? [/quote] It might happen!!! If this 4x S112 idea works out volume-wise for my purposes, it'll allow me to rationalise my cab collection (and reduce space, which I need right now)... and there may be some BF outgoing
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    I had a meeting at 9am, but coffee is a wonderful thing! It appears that an agreement has been arrived to where Karlfer and I will meet on Sunday to exchange boxes: he'll have my 1126s and I'll have his S112s, as I really like my pair of S112s, and the only reason I'd keep a separate bigger rig would be for those gigs where I need a bit more volume... and I had this crazy notion of trying FOUR of them (at 8ohm, so whether the extra oomph is significant enough I'll have to try and see)... so I could reduce my collection to just 4x S112s to cover all my needs. But I digress... that will be the subject of another thread... what I came here for was to announce... [b]STATUS UPDATE: These [color=#ff0000]red[/color] cabs are currently ON HOLD[/b]
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    [quote name='kevvo66' timestamp='1453664031' post='2961573'] You can actually buy a cab touch up spray from barefaced ;-) [/quote] interesting!
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    awaiting next chapter anxiously...
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    [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1453844102' post='2963433'] Oh believe me, 100 miles to Carlisle is no issue. It's the law of sales that's the issue. The law is; your cabs sell two minutes before mine. I end up with no cabs and an irate landlord, drummist and 2 gaytartists [/quote] which ones are you selling? Not the S112s, surely??? Because... well, that would be too crazy. But... did you know I was wondering what 4x S112s would sound like for those gigs where a pair is just not enough? It would be a final 8ohm solution rather than 4ohm, but with the right amp, and each speaker rated at 250W, I could probably sell my BF rig too and just have 4x S112s for maximum modularity and I can't think of another word... It sounds crazy... Maybe it is... But... if you're thinking of letting your S112s go and want a pair of 1126s... perhaps we should move to a private room
  20. mcnach
    Arranging trade with a MB LM3 at the moment. Thank you for all the offers!
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    [quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1453842072' post='2963402'] Carlisle, that's only 100 miles up [s]the car park [/s]M6 from me Stop it Jose, I'm starting to get obsessed [/quote] I could perhaps drive a bit further south if the weather is nice enough...
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    [quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1453839551' post='2963363'] So the actual answer to the question is simply "because for some gigs we do not have a big enough pa system available so this rig does FOH along with my own monitoring, sorry I didn't realise it was too loud out front muddying the overall mix, I'll turn it down. Any chance of a bit of me in this wedge?thanks. :-) [/quote] that's too polite! This is the interwebz!!! what do you think you're doing???
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    [quote name='lee650' timestamp='1453833894' post='2963278'] I'm really loving the red! Very tempting I'm currently having a rig rethink. [/quote] what is there to think??? They're [color=#ff0000][size=5][b]RED[/b][/size][/color]!!! Based in Morecambe? I would not be against meeting in Carlisle, if you ended up succumbing to the power of red. I'm planning to be around there in a not very distant future
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    [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1453825737' post='2963173'] Yip. But if they'd been [i][b][color=#800080][size=8]purple[/size][/color][/b][/i]... [/quote] I did consider that!!! But went with red. Then, for the S112s... I was between blue and purple again... and blue won. Hmmm. Purple...
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    [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1453821727' post='2963109'] I'm pretty sure punters can't tell the difference between the sound of a bass guitar and an explosion in a dildo factory. [/quote] another classic line from Discreet!
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