EBS_freak

Don't get me started...!

Plastic nuts on the jacks 😞 otherwise, looking great

Im guess it's for better matching to various amplifiers. Some of Hartke's amps go down to 2 ohm, whereas it's probably fair to say that most amps go down to 4 ohm. By having their cabs switchable to 8 ohm, it makes it more friendly for attaching multiple cabs to 4 ohm stable amps.

Indeed it was!

Maybe - the original post did specifically say single driver cabs though.

I seem to recall it was accugroove?

I think that’s down to the series or parallel wiring of the speakers as opposed to the coils.

voice coil tap

@intime-nick - I'm guessing you have something earmarked for that slotted rack panel... that is a lot, lot more interesting...?

It is - if you put the rack ears on backwards, thats what you get. If you've routed everything to a patch panel, then jobs a goodun - risk of a costly board mounted failure is virtually eliminated. All Nick will have to worry about now, is the cheaper replacements of chassis connectors and the cables attached to them. Proper rackin'

Which is why I commented that the Mackie system is by far the most intuitive and easiest to learn straight away!

Which is why the rack is still king!

Argh! My eyes. All those cables!

The only problem with a Dingwall, is that the promise of a true B is widely an Internet spread myth... and the weight of note across the strings is not equal. If you think that that a Stingray has a weak G....

Should probably throw the RCF M18 into the mix too!

One of the best areas of the site imho!

In situations like this, I would recommend three systems... of course, all driven by budget. Mackie DL16S XR12/16/18 Touchmix 16 Here are the key differences...if you want a built in interface, Touchmix is the only one (although you can add on sliders to control the XR18 with sliders) But that's also the most expensive. Touchmix is iOS. Mackie is iOS/Android (Mac and PC controller software coming soon - mid year apparently... although that has drifted from end of 2018). Behringer is iOS/Andriod/Linux/Mac/PC. Interface wise, I'd say Mackie is the easiest to use straight out of the box, (especially if you are coming from an analogue desk) followed by the Touchmix, followed by the Behringer... although like anything, once you've got used to it, it's pretty intuitive. FX and routing wise, Behringer is the most comprehensive... if you want to delve into that. Most bang for buck is XR18 - but do factor in cost of external wifi router... as the built in one is fairly ropey. To be honest, I'd never trust any built in wifi... as it's just usually the cheapest 2.4Ghz that a manufacturer can find to tick a feature box. There's a reason why ethernet enabled pro mixers don't have built in wifi... Personally, I think like this - 340 quid for the XR18 from Gear4Music... well, for the cost of it alone, it pretty much cements itself as the nobrainer choice out of the 3. Depending upon your requirements, you may even get away with a XR12 or XR16 - the key thing to watch though, is obviously how many inputs you need and crucially the number of auxes - as you only have 2 on the XR12, 4 on the XR16. (6 on the XR18). However - £625 gets you the X32 rack... which I would defo take over the DL16s (£645) £1099 gets you the Touchmix... and the same for the x32 producer (basically the x32 rack with some sliders to fit in a 19" rack). So depending upon your budget... the X32 is more than most bands will ever need... but give you everything you could ever want... and the ability to run a large number of auxes (if stereo in ears ever becomes your thing). If you can afford the X32 Rack and it doesn't take up too much room in the car... that mixer will future proof you whatever route you choose to go. There's also a raft of add on cards... Waves, Dante, etc... so from that point of view, it certainly cements itself as more of a pro mixer than anything else in the price range that it is at. The other thing which it really cool, is that you can utilise affordable digital snakes (SD8/SD16) that is run from a single ethernet cable... so cabling up things like mics on drums can be kept very, very neat. Nobody likes a rats nest across the stage. Hope this helps... give a shout back if you want me to expand on anything. Oh, or course, you can get things like the QU16 - which is a good mix of traditional faders... but also has wifi control... but you will be looking at more like 1500+ for that - similar for the fully physical fader loaded X32. How much are looking to spend?

Indeed- wifi wireless systems in a venue such as the ones described in this thread.... well, expect headaches!

Meh, this stuff is all small fry. Solicitors letters for me.

I love it! And top end Yamahas are brilliantly made. I'm actually looking forward to seeing one in the flesh. Could be on my next bass list.

Glad you like!

Umm - not yet.. but the idea is to be cheaper than the others.... plus this system has a few extra tricks up it's sleeve.

Rack on left (2 side by side in 1u), pedalboard model (with mute footswitch) on right.

I’ll just leave this here...

He can be very accommodating - but experience has taught him that if you go too wild with ideas, then that's when instruments don't turn out as expected. He's done everything that I've ever requested on my basses - and some of those features are no part of his add-ons - e.g. laser cut back plates (so the grain on the back perfectly matches up) and engraving was a first, on one of my basses.... along with phantom power, LED light up logo headstock on a Spitfire, chrome decals, nickel nut, solid facings on a through neck... Just talk to him. It's when you start going down weird body shapes he's likely to raise an eyebrow - as he shapes have been worked on to balance perfectly.