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  1. BassmanPaul
    @Francisco Just for correctness, the large speaker unit is called a Woofer.
  2. BassmanPaul
    You could try contacting the manufacturer. Possibly they may be able to direct you to an authorized tech familiar with your amplifier. LANEY AMPLIFICATION STEEL PARK ROAD COOMBSWOOD BUSINESS PARK HALESOWEN, WEST MIDLANDS B62 8HD, UK +44 121 508 6666
  3. BassmanPaul
    My advice stays the same. If you want the unit repaired properly it needs to go to a tech. You'll just have to find one somewhere near your area. In my time I have repaired hundreds of amplifiers. The most difficult repairs have been those whose owners have tried to fix themselves. Undoing the mess that those owners left behind were a nightmare!
  4. BassmanPaul
    If you want the amp repaired take the thing to a proper tech for service. Anything you try o do to fix the amp will likely make matters worse and more expensive to remedy.
  5. BassmanPaul
    A pair of 2x10s, Acme B2, are what I use. I guess I should say did as I no longer play. In a vertical '4x10' configuration they worked really well.
  6. BassmanPaul
    With all due respect this is a copout. You are, in essence, downloading what is your responsibility to someone else. What do you do if the PA fails? Are you just going to go home and say 'Ah well'? As for the awful pairing of a 4x10 and a less able 1x15, BFM answered that very ably, as always. LOL
  7. BassmanPaul
    Is there no place you can try the Darkglass amp to see if it suits your tonal needs?
  8. BassmanPaul
    Hammond has a range of EI OPTs and power transformers to match them. That too could be an avenue to follow.
  9. BassmanPaul
    Just as a suggestion Plitron, now apparently known as Noratel, market a range of toroid transformers, both Mains and OPT, for audio use. Perhaps the new amp could use these.
  10. BassmanPaul
    That depends on how they are used. There are amps that use EL34s and sound like trash. There are amps that use them and are wonderful.
  11. BassmanPaul
    To get 100W out of a pair of KT88 you would need in the region of 600V HT/B+. That's a lot of voltage. Still it's doable!
  12. BassmanPaul
    It IS fun when a new project starts to come together. I wish you good fortune with the amp.
  13. BassmanPaul
    One other thing is never forget to switch the amp to the 2.67Ω position when using all three cabinets. Forgetting to do so will cause the demise of your amplifier. In your place I would just leave it at 2.67Ω position even when using just one or two of the cabinets. It may not be quite as loud but I feel it will still be loud enough for most gigs and your amplifier will be safer that way.
  14. BassmanPaul
    I always loved JBL drivers. I still have a 2225 and a 2226 in boxes in my workshop. I should get round to using them one day. LOL
  15. BassmanPaul
    Most of my amplifiers are happy at 2Ω. LOL My recovery from open heart surgery was so slow and I was champing at the bit to do more. Easy does it when healing from an assault on your body even if it fixes a problem. I trust the recovery is going well.
  16. BassmanPaul
    One thing you can say is that Peavey has always put out good sounding and reliable equipment!
  17. BassmanPaul
    For interest I took a stroll through my book of amplifier schematics. I was somewhat surprised at how many Sunn amps used the dreaded transistor somewhere in the circuit. Reverb driver in one and tremolo in another. LOL
  18. BassmanPaul
    This bears out all I have heard about the company.
  19. BassmanPaul
    Then do as @Woodinblack suggests and try changing out the tube. It's likely an ECC83/12AX7 an inexpensive tube available widely. I'll bet your local music store has a few in stock.
  20. BassmanPaul
    When I first came across this thread I assumed that FMC referred to Fender Music Corp. May I take this opportunity to apologize to Hans for insulting his products.
  21. BassmanPaul
    I would simply return the amp and get another unit. You could try contacting Ashdown. I hear they are very responsive to problems with any of their products.
  22. BassmanPaul
    Did the noise persist with no cable connected?
  23. BassmanPaul
    Unplug the input cable and try again. If it still does it it's the amp. If not it's the cable or what is attached to that cable.
  24. BassmanPaul
    Interesting that the tube offering uses Dynaco transformers. Back in the day several amp companies used Dynaco parts. When I first came to the Toronto area I took a job in the service department of a high end HiFi store to get the family through the winter. Via the store a side job emerged assembling dynaco kits. LOL.
  25. BassmanPaul
    But he's using the dreadful 4x10 and 1x15 pairing. It shouldn't be allowed! In an actual on stage use the 15 is greatly left behind by the more able 4x10 and eventually fails. BTW Thank you for taking the time and effort to post that link.
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