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The treble from No. 5 - Orange - makes it hard to believe they were all running with flat EQ. If all EQ's were flat, then there's a power amp stage in there that's far from flat. More like faulty.

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[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1342088616' post='1729252'] I've had both and much preferred the sounds coming from the XLS. I found the IPR hellishly loud but somewhat harsh on the ear. Also, unless they have changed the design, the IPR1600 isn't bridgeable in the traditional sense. Insead, if you use just one speaker output it gives more power to that output than if you were using two. [/quote] When you say harsh on the ear, do you mean when running at sensible volume or when at or approaching clipping? Bridging on the Peavey, although not covered in the manual, is mentioned by Peavey on their forum. It's done by looping the two inputs together (no phase reversal necessary) and using +1 on one Speakon and -1 on the other. The Peavey offers a little more power (which I don't need) and a little less weight. Otherwise much of a muchness so it's good to hear your comment about harshness. Add that to the garish light show on the IPR and I'm leaning towards the XLS.

On paper it looks like either would do the job of driving my 8Ω cab with headroom to spare - bridged IPR: 1060W, XLS: 700W. Apart from the slight fiddle involved in bridging the IPR, is there anything else you'd consider in choosing between the two? Reliability?

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1341612944' post='1721957'] And the amp would probably put out @ 350 watts to one 8Ω cab if you turned it right up (& maybe fry the voice coil). [/quote] Yeah, that's fairly typical. The 4ohm cab would only give you a volume increase of about 1.5dB - barely noticeable. EDIT: I was talking about 1 x 4ohm cab compared to 1 x 8ohm cab. Sorry I didn't read the post carefully enough

[quote name='ezbass' timestamp='1341408255' post='1718475'] Normally no issues, I had to reverse the wiring on a cab from a prominent manufacturer once because when added to my existing one it was out of phase. Easily fixed, but a nuisance. [/quote] I suspect the answer will be no, but is there a standard for this e.g. +ve on the tip moves the cone out?

Thanks for the tips. Went back to the default browser - same problem. Tried Maxthon - couldn't get the login screen. Now all ok with Dolphin.

Replacing the preamp seems a bit drastic to me. Five minutes work for a tech to wire in a resistive pad.

I tap in the reply text box but the cursor doesn't appear and I can't type anything. Using Opera browser. Is it just me?

There was a previous thread about this which you might find useful: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/110954-remote-power-for-active-basses/

[quote name='tonyxtiger' timestamp='1341247550' post='1715720'] What's next[/quote] Inflatable?

Just a thought. Correct me if I'm wrong but the potential problems with mixing cabs are to do with dispersion and comb filtering. So although you may hear absolute perfection from where you stand, it could be quite a different story at various off-axis positions. No problem if you're running through a PA and your on-stage sound is good from where you are, but without PA the audience (or some of them, depending on where they're standing) might be hearing a totally horrendous result. The point being that even if your experience tells you a particular combination sounds good, that doesn't necessarily mean the audience had the same experience.

[quote name='arthurhenry' timestamp='1340911871' post='1711512'] I've often noticed how musicians over-exaggerate things to make them sound more impressive than they really are. [/quote] Whatever happened to good old-fashioned ordinary exaggeration?

[quote name='ironside1966' timestamp='1341003165' post='1712847'] Tape the rehearsal[/quote] Tried that. The singer blamed his poor pitch on the recorder

I use a small Xenyx mixer but without built-in effects as I prefer to experiment with getting the effects right after recording. This way you also have an enormous range of software effects plug-ins to choose from rather than being limited to the mixer's built-in effects - which may be good or bad. The mixer has been problem free and noise level is pretty good. Behringer gear often gets rubbished but it's based more on folklore than fact.

Bear in mind that the cabs don't cut off at 52Hz or whatever. 52Hz is the frequency at which output is 3dB lower than at the reference frequency (often 1KHz). The response will progressively taper off as you go down in frequency but 52Hz is not a limit.

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1340297470' post='1702536'] Should never use it to wash to wash the careither. [/quote] Oh horror! I just read that as "wash the catheter".

Have you tried your bass with a different amp? Maybe there's not much much treble coming out of your bass. How is the tone set on the bass? What type of strings are you using? How old are they?

[quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1340529922' post='1705564'] If you are looking to fatten the tone up a bit[/quote] No. [quote]If you are intending the device to act as asafety net styel limiter for the rest of your rig[/quote] Yes, that was my thinking and thanks for the reply.

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1340525823' post='1705502'] Chill, it's only been one evening since you posted, and a Saturday evening at that - a lot of people gig on a Sat night, and I would think at this time of the morning they would be catching up on sleep. I don't use a compressor so I can't comment. So I didn't [/quote] Thanks for your restraint! 90 views and no replies made me wonder if it's my personal hygiene or something

[quote name='lettsguitars' timestamp='1340526387' post='1705508'] compressor goes first dont it? The best thing to do is experiment until you get a desirable effect. [/quote] I'm not looking for an effect. I just want to avoid an undesirable effect (power amp clipping). If I put the compressor first, then EQ adjustments will change the peak levels going to the power amp. I thought later in the chain would be better if I'm using it as a limiter.

Yes, I got that far but after clicking on the thumbnail the resulting image is still too small.

Was it something I said?

I attached an image to a post and it appears so small on the site that the text is unreadable. My local copy of the same image I uploaded is displayed correctly when dragged into my browser. What am I doing wrong? Edit: I'm not just talking about the thumbnail that appears in the body of the message. After clicking on the thumbnail, the image is still too small.

I recently bought a used channel strip with individual inputs and outputs for each stage so they can be patched in a different order if necessary. This is a simplified version: I'm wondering about the best position in the chain for the compressor. I rarely use compression as an "effect", but am thinking of using this one with a high threshold and ratio (effectively using it as a limiter to prevent power amp clipping). Would it be best after the EQ or even after the output stage - in which case the compressor's output level control would control the level to the power amp. I'm comfortable with the technicalities but looking for advice from a player's point of view.