EBS_freak

Great track although I thought the original that he did with Raiyn was the superior version.

Did you get anywhere with this?

[quote name='sbrag' timestamp='1445366525' post='2890983'] the fact they own some bandwidth is worth the extra £200. [/quote] Ha ha. What sort of guff have they been spewing?

PS - go for a holiday to Canada to check out a BBNE2...

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1444652036' post='2884741'] They're my pick too - very solid and dependable instruments, always reasonably priced (apart from the BBNEII). [/quote] BBNE2 is reasonably priced... apart from in the UK. I remember I bought one brand new at £1150 off the Yamaha rep when they were about £1800. Just look at them now

I would second Yamaha - their stuff has always been high quality.

[quote name='Graham' timestamp='1444561360' post='2884056'] I too love mine, and I'm having very good results with their customer service department. However, I have heard, though not had first hand experience, that their new HD360s, TD660s and Fafner IIs are not nearly as good as the older kit Would still live to give a Fafner II a go though. Gallien-Kruger seem to have maintained a good reputation since the 80s [/quote] It's not really the HD360s and TD660s and Fafner 2 amps that have changed. They've had tweaks sonically which is either something you like or don't. As far as construction goes, they are still as they were. The chrome as gone - this was sold as "environmentally sound" decision... the cynic in me thinks it is because chroming the small handles is actually quite expensive. The big changes have been in the cabs - the hardware all used to be the real deal Adam Hall stuff - they've been swapped out for cheaper equivalents. The covering has also changed - not as thick, not as robust. The pedals have changed also - now made in China. The cheaper switches in them are an annoyance. They are prone to failing and the PCB mounting that they introduced in the change is a ballache when it comes to unsoldering and replacing. They became true bypass... the cynic in me would suggest that was done because it was cheaper than putting in a buffer... For me, its a shame... but for them, it's about staying competitive in the market place.

You have a decent bass. Give it the scratch plate it deserves! At least you know it will fit absolutely bang on that way.

A power supply with isolated outputs would not show this problem. Its because you are reversing polarity on a daisy chain and I think you are running into ground problems. I don't know if it's really fair to call it a problem of the product (unless you consider the choice of polarity with regards to other fx pedals, flawed...?)

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1444057125' post='2879897'] Guys, guys, guys, I have NO problem with those who haven't changed their avatar since Gordon Brown was PM (yes EBS_freak, I'm looking at you). [/quote] It's OK, I didn't think you were. She's there till the day she either pisses me off or she leaves me for another man. (or woman)

<- Iconic.

I edited the post above to include the bit about the low power option. Don't know if you have seen it or not. May prevent this situation should you play in a similar environment again!

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1443453929' post='2874828'] which is why I didn't press the issue and just reached for my spare cable to make him happy...'keep the sound guy sweet' and all that [/quote] Sometimes the path of least resistance is best.

On a side note, the problem with RF congestion is getting worse. Where users are standing next to their receiver and not requiring a greater amount of transmission power, I'd like to see more manufactures add a 1mW switch to reduce the impact the system has on surrounding wifi devices. I've just read that Line6 has an option on their transmitter that reduces the power down to 3.3mW. The added bonus is that with less power, you can get more devices in the same RF spectrum without running inter modulation issues and of course, much longer battery life. If you aren't running about all over the place, I would highly recommend that you take the power down to avoid such problems in future. 10mW and even some devices which are transmitting at 30mW is just ludicrous to provision a couple of metres (if that) worth of wireless transmission.

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1443453659' post='2874822'] cheers matey I presumed there'd be a fix for it cos it seems like 90% of the wireless systems out in playland are line6...I suggested switching channels and he 'poo-pooed' the idea... [/quote] The reason he poo-pooed it is that he/she wanted to eliminate any risk (even if it could be fixed with a channel switch) to loss of control of the PA mix. Once bitten and all that. That kinda makes his need greater than going wireless - especially if he is using a console-less mixer.

[quote name='andydye' timestamp='1443450369' post='2874778'] Had a funny thing at a festival this weekend just gone...the sound guy was mixing via ipad and it went a bit screwy so he asked if anyone had the line6 digital wireless cos it always interferes with his ipad connection...I switched back to wired for that show and he was happy...me less so...anyone else had this? [/quote] Yes - you should have said to the sound guy, get yourself a 5 GHz router. - It's because his wireless router will have been running on 2.4Ghz and your data streams were not playing nicely with his. You should have been able to switch channels though to avoid the problem.

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1442915214' post='2870407'] Behringer and the like don't do their own R&D. They make tributes to other products instead. [/quote] *cough cough* X32 *ahem*

What you got to remember, is that the great recorded tone that you are hearing, especially in modern recordings, have been eq and post processed to feck in the studio. It may be worth experimenting with some outboard if you are struggling to get a great core sound... it may be that your brain is hankering for something more processed. I know that there will be people going on about "pure tone" but at the end of the day, the resulting sound is the result of the component parts... so maybe book a day at a studio with a competent engineer to help craft your tone so you can figure out what you are looking to do to your core tone maybe?

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1443391335' post='2874388'] Is it necessarily important where it's manufactured ? [/quote] Yes. Especially to American folk.

I don't think that there is any intention to deceive... Different writers, non existent review template?

Make sure the pad switch on the rear is set as -12dB and as stated above, make sure the aux send from your desk is not too hot. Single driver buds aren't the best either... I'd always recommend a quad with a dual low as a minimum. Theres a big thread in the Accessories forum started by Mojoke which is worth a read.

Crazy indeed. Hope you can get it sorted with an easy cone repair. I hate it when stuff like this goes wrong. With PA, backup support is one of my top priorities. Never had experience with JBL though. Good luck!

http://www.pro-technical.co.uk/shop.php/cPath/689_1044_1212_1201/PRX_525 Crazy thing is, it may be cheaper to source it from the states going by this. Check the board before you do anything though and drop JBL/Wembley a line about yout recone options. I hate to say it but there is an inherent problem with the power amps on these speakers - check the various DJ boards where there are plenty who moan about it.

Have you definitely isolated it to the speaker? These JBLs have three poweramps, one for each 15 and one for the HF driver. Are you sure that it's not an amp that is playing up? It may be as simple as a HT fuse... (Not that I know the internals of these cabs that well, it's just that I remember the three amps when I was looking at these cabs with view to purchase)

I am not in love - but I'm open to persuasion.