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[quote name='SS73' post='621561' date='Oct 9 2009, 01:16 PM']Price?[/quote] What he said only first

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='621543' date='Oct 9 2009, 01:05 PM']Buy my Orange PA120, I need to pay council tax.[/quote] Pics?

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='620709' date='Oct 8 2009, 04:18 PM']Flapping backward and foward = not rigid. Weakest link is the back, pressure is equal in all directions, and thats where the energy is lost.[/quote] Yep, but obviously that depends on your definition of rigid but I would agree on a speaker cab back moving = not rigid But if you just the cab on a whole, it could be classed as rigid as a cube

[quote name='alexclaber' post='620675' date='Oct 8 2009, 03:52 PM']No, I didn't mean size matters more for portability than weight does, I meant that size has a measurable effect on output (though it's complex) whilst weight has no effect whatsoever (assuming rigidity is maintained). Alex[/quote] Fair enough but on that, the Matamp 4x10 sounds alot better than the EA one did, I'm not aware of the volumes (not loudness) of the cabs as the Matamp is deeper but the EA was wider, both are ported cabs. I was always under the impression that density of wood had a large part to play maybe this is what you mean by rigidity but if the sides of a cab are vibrating heavily then energy is being expelled sideways and not straight forward like we want, maybe this refers the rigidity. I was at a gig and some guy brought some home made mdf and chipboard cabs and they were rigid, I could jump on them if I wanted, they were big and quite light but the back flapped forwards and backwards like a speaker due to the thin wood used there, but all the while still rigid (as in square and you can stand on it without it collapsing)

I wouldn't really call 100w and 200w low power in the tube world and I did put my 400+ into but didn't think it was worth mentioning as I doubt anyone with a 400+ is looking for a cab they can carry with 1 hand.

[quote name='hubrad' post='620484' date='Oct 8 2009, 12:50 PM']Got the Northern Compact from Monz a couple of weeks ago. Instantly impressed a) Monz made a fair detour to drop it off and The Compact must be helium filled - it weighs nowt! Alex's 'one hand carry' claim is [u]not[/u] bull! Had a small 70th birthday party gig the same night so got a faint tryout, but since the Trace was less than volume 1 and we were on a hollow framework stage the sound was hard to assess. Took it back to the shop and hung around after closing time so I could make some noise. MmmHmm! A-Bing with my EA CXL112, using Trace AH250SMX. I'm used to 10s and 12s, so I can find 'my sound' easily with such. Doing that then swapping the cable to the Compact changed the tone, naturally enough. My first reaction was to remember why I switched from 15s all those years ago. However, after a faint tweak of the EQ (actually taking it more towards flat) and a few more minutes, all the time trying different basses - Overwater Progress III fretless, OW Jazz 5, Aria Jazz DLX and Cruiser P-bass - I started really getting into it. Trying the two cabs together the bottom end disappeared, so I resoldered one of my speaker leads to reverse the phase - problem solved. Does that sound about right, Alex? On balance I'd say I prefer my existing smaller cab and speaker as a standalone to get my regular sound, but wouldn't struggle if I was offerd use of a rig with the Compact. If I was doing bigger gigs, space-wise, My existing setup with the addition of a Compact would be great! Also, as my crappy photo in the kitchen shows, the dimensions are perfect for an integrated look. Hmm.. maybe the wife will go for that one? Monz mentioned on handover that he felt the cab was vibrating such that you wouldn't want to put anything on top of it. Visions of our old washing machine with a trashed damper flashed across my mind! No such probs or me, even when I had the ceiling of the shop rattling! Must go and see Monz in action, methinks.. All this time, I had in my head a price tag of about £650, and having heard and carried the Compact I'd already decided that it was well worth the money. I've just looked on Alex's website [url="http://www.barefacedbass.com/thecompact.html"]http://www.barefacedbass.com/thecompact.html[/url] and realised the cab goes for £450 plus shipping.. BARGAIN ALERT! Anyway, I handed the Compact on to Rik(ESA) last Friday evening outside the Shama at Bingley [url="http://www.shamabingley.co.uk/"]http://www.shamabingley.co.uk/[/url] which is another major recommendation from me if anyone is in the area. Then on to Tonybassplayer, I believe. Anyone else between W.Yorks and the Northeast? A massive vote of thanks to Alex for the trust and the use of the cab. I'm seriously tempted.. anyone want a bombproof 2x10? [attachment=34160:cwBarefaced021009.jpg][/quote] This is interesting because I had it a few hours before you did when Monz dropped something off to me and my direct comparison was against the CXL112 I use to own and I came out with a similar conclusion, that if faced with having to play a single small cab I'd go with the EA again. We both commented about the vibrations, which in our defence we both use all tube heads so there is a lot more low end and additional harmonics in our sound than some other peoples and also having a more fragile tube amp on top when vibrations reduce tube life is also a concern. My direct comparison was with the Matamp 2x12 which I aquired/wouldn't let Monz leave with it. It worked a lot better more me and my sound, more volume, more depth to the tone, greater power handling and sweeter sound with a cranked tube amp, that's not to say that the Compact was a bad cab, but it's not right for me, but then I don't have weight or size concerns with what I do, but I was surprised when I put the 2x12 next to it, there was only a couple of inches here and there to it. But glad I got to try one anyway I can put it in the gear memory banks

[quote name='alexclaber' post='620578' date='Oct 8 2009, 02:20 PM']Depending on your idea of how loud LOUD is, I'd say that it isn't weight that matters but size. Obviously larger cabs are heavier but they don't have to be HEAVY! Ask too much of any speaker and it'll go 'blah', whether or not the cab's made of foamcore composite or concrete. Alex[/quote] I agree with this I had an EA NM410 very light but very qide, very difficult to carry, then I have my Matamp 4x10 (Non Neo) a lot heavier than the EA but easier to move as it isn't as wide.

[quote name='Bill Fitzmaurice' post='620200' date='Oct 8 2009, 02:43 AM']Older drivers with ceramic magnets can weigh two to four times what newer neo magnet drivers weigh. Cabs made of cheap particle board or MDF will be heavier than those made of plywood. Well braced cabs made of 12mm plywood will weigh less than poorly braced cabs made of 18mm plywood. Birch is heavier than Poplar. There are many reasons why some cabs are light and some weigh a ton. But weight alone isn't an accurate predictor of how any speaker will sound.[/quote] Very true but I assume you'd agree the quality/density of wood is important as well not just the thickness.

[quote name='metaltime' post='620472' date='Oct 8 2009, 12:39 PM']The other delay iam thinking about is a mad professor DBD they seem really nice but not cheap[/quote] Toasted has one if you want someones opinion on it

I might be willing to part with an Echobox since I have 3

Ok if you google about the M9 at the moment people are moaning about how it's on old firmware, well I looked and the only fx missing between what they advertise are below: Bass Octaver Sync to Midi Beat Clock Resync LFOs Relative Mode Heel/Toe Pixels Only annoying one is the Bass Octaver but this update will be there very soon, so don't be put off. People are just making out like the thing has come bare bones, even I paniced. I paid for mine last night but will still have to wait 10 days for it.

This maybe B 22 X Jupiter

I'm also looking for the same but mounted in a proper flightcase.

Paying for mine from Tone Factor today, about 100 quid cheaper than the uk, which will do nicely. Did they up hold their price Tony?

Yeah you can, I prefer a separate volume pedal so that i can have 2 expression pedals and have one control whatever i want and the other control whatever I want. Just remember each expression pedal can control 1 or more of any parameter of any fx

Updated my M13 so it has all the sounds of the M9 Ok I apologise for these as I think they have come out a bit quite but since you want to be listening to them on some decent speakers (not laptop) you can afford to crank it up a bit I'll do some more this week with my Radial Di box. All sound samples are my Valenti Jazz (active) tuned DGCF so when you hear the super low notes on the octaver thats down to D not just E into the M13 into a 1970's Simms Watt PA100 Head into a Matamp 2x12 cab with a cheap Stagg kick drum mic on it. First up, Harmoniser set to A Major with 5th up and octave up which you can hear the differences I even do some 100% octave up to show the tracking. [url="http://www.grygrx.net/bass/tayste/M13%20Harmoniser.mp3"]http://www.grygrx.net/bass/tayste/M13%20Harmoniser.mp3[/url] Partical Verb, loving this so far what I've done here is set the expr to go through the different modes stable, critical etc so you can hear different degrees of it. [url="http://www.grygrx.net/bass/tayste/M13%20Partical%20Verb.mp3"]http://www.grygrx.net/bass/tayste/M13%20Partical%20Verb.mp3[/url] Phasers, first one is the script which is awesome and probably my new favourite mod on this pedal, then it goes to the Barber one which I haven't quite got right, there is some clean playing between them to distinguish. [url="http://www.grygrx.net/bass/tayste/M13%20Phasers.mp3"]http://www.grygrx.net/bass/tayste/M13%20Phasers.mp3[/url] Whammy, ok so here I am playing with 1 and 2 oct's up, I also do 1 and 2 octs down but the 2 octs down is pretty inaudible, the tracking is stellar and it's polyphonic, so I'm just wiggling the expr and tweaking the shift and stuff so its doing the 1 or 2 octave up with either 50/50 mix or 100% wet signal. [url="http://www.grygrx.net/bass/tayste/M13%20Whammy.mp3"]http://www.grygrx.net/bass/tayste/M13%20Whammy.mp3[/url] Octaver and chorus, this is the new EBS based octaver which I use first on it's own, then the analog chorus on it's own then both together. Tracking goes iffy around G but will still sound reasonable to D below E, it can just about handle double stops but not chords, the Whammy model can [url="http://www.grygrx.net/bass/tayste/M13%20Octaver%20Chorus.mp3"]http://www.grygrx.net/bass/tayste/M13%20Octaver%20Chorus.mp3[/url] Like I say these are a bit quiet but it's late here and I can't keep playing away through my amp, I'll redo these at some point and record new ones that cover my dirt and wah's and other weird noises that I'm yet to get nailed down, but in the mean time hope you enjoy these. Cheers