taunton-hobbit

I've owned a Crown 2k XLS class D for a couple of years (roughly) and I've never had the inbuilt fan cut in yet, not that I've noticed. As other posters have said, valve amps tend not to have fans - I've had Marshall (plexi), Ormat & Matamp, none of which had blowers, nor needed them (though the big Ormats did get a bit warm towards the end of the night).I recently had my tech replace the jump-jet fan on my Marshall twin100 chassis with three slower, quieter (& more efficient) units.........you pays yer money..........

I'm guessing that EBay technically makes the sale on your behalf, a sort of 'agency' thing - where that leaves you if you make an 'informal' deal off the Bay with a foreign purchaser, I dread to think.............

That'll be back to carpet felt underlay then.............

Beside - Chris Squires (Yes, wot woz) legal team would have all their Christmases come early!

If anything was ever calculated to make me NOT sell from my individual on-line site, this hits the spot. It's a gift to Amazon, Bandcamp, EBay et al, who are now going to have a mass of sellers effectively forced to use their already overpriced services.......

I've just flicked through about 45 minutes (about 40 too much?). Joss Stone never seems to (quite) deliver, though she's improved with age Ronnie Spector I like, but the range ain't there no more, but a fun (& talented act) Paloma Faith - reeeally? Someone needs to tell this one that NO ONE struts like Tina.... ....reminded me of Mrs Overall on a talent show...... Someone earlier remarked about JH showboating, got it in one, so bloody irritating. I don't think I'll bother watching the rest.

Only Matamp make Matamps (or Ormat, if you must) - talk to Jeff - the handles don't fall off his stuff......

Old-fashioned carpet felt underlay is very good, if you can get hold of it...........

In my humble opinion, Woodstock (1969, for those that missed it ) was THE birthplace of Corporate Rock; it changed the way we looked at the Product forever.........

I'm probably going to get flak for this, but have a look at Mackie c200 passives - they're a good 10" and the horn cuts through well - I'm using a couple as upper-mids, driving variously with Crown 2k xls class d and Ormat 300s (valve) - I've had no issues at all.........

I've just had a look at my Dubsters - the baffle looks to be about 3/4" back from the grilles - I'd get some substantial steel grille cut to fit the internal size of your cab and mount, slightly below the outside edge level, using black wood screws and rubber cabinet feet (or doorstops, if enough room) - available from any DIY store. The rubber will damp the grille, as well as holding it away from the baffle........

'owner switchable' fans are not a good idea - the chances of forgetting the thing is off simply begs for trouble, imo..........

Having regard to the Marley stuff being tailored for a white audience, it was very successful, so it makes sense to concentrate on this as a start-point......at least you know it has a track record (unintentional pun) and will likely be well received.

Powered speakers have always worried me - it all looks fine when it's on a stage where you have control - put it 'down there' and watch some village idiot do something silly/terminal.....I'll stick with amps and string - it's easier, long-term.....

I'll come back to this later next year - 'things' are going on at the Hobbit house...............

'Things on poles' are fine for vocals (sorry Vladich) - but you ain't gonna get anything worthwhile (full range) without subs..........

It's ever so quiet in here........no-one want to own up?

In defence of the LC - it was never intended to be a bass amp - as a general purpose slogger I recall one doing quite a reasonable job of 'powering up' the downstairs disco room at the Kingston Cellar Club, back in the day..........

If this is a new b/f, you have 30 days to like it or return it (you pay transit) - so, if all else fails, bounce it back unopened & order one with a steel front - I suspect you'll hear from Alex when they get back from the holiday break.........

Just a cautionary note: Extension leads on drums should always be unwound completely - there is a very real risk of the cable left on the drum overheating/igniting if sufficient load is imposed -

I'll not name the pro-audio guy who tried to tell me that the crap noise from my brand-new custom built amp was caused by the 'factory next door'. After ten months my tech has nailed it (& redesigned/rebuilt most of the circuit to BBC standard) - he gets my Denon decks in a couple of weeks, to work through my installed detritus of output & aux rca inputs....s'gonna be one of the best of the best......you just don't have to be in a hurry for this sort of work - fortunately I've spare kit should the need arise)

Odyssey - 'Greatest Hits' 1987 master - German (Polydor?) - don't knock it 'till you try it.... Bronx Street Mix of Native NY is probably worth the cost alone.......

I spend my life selling stuff to people - this style of Blather Marketing is sooo irritating, but people believe, because they want to............

You need a tech (which I'm not), but thinking out loud, both preamps would need to be powered up all the time and output wired into the 'switch' - you need separate channels,,,,,,,,,if there is such a thing, a pedal with a 'break-make-break' type action sounds possible, but both preamps would have to be preset for the same gain signal to the main amp. Personally I'd use a multi-wafer rotary with capacitor buffers, clunky but safer, in my opinion) - over to the technical department............

I suspect that both will sound fine - my problems start when I try and play something 'mastered' (loose use of over-used term) at 200watts plus(& yup, if I'm gigging, I really do use that sort of volume - probably explains why I don't get asked to work lots)(my current 'potential' amp power is around 3000 rms.........)