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[quote name='leroydiamond' timestamp='1391678830' post='2359960'] Thanks for all the replies. I am swinging towards the Tone Hammer at this stage, as I can put it through its paces for 30 days with the option of full refund once purchased from Thomann, so nothing to loose ( would much rather put money into the local economy, but the choice of bass gear around here is extremely limited ). Lots of love for the Streamliner on here to, but as Genz Benz are no more,I am hesitant to pull the trigger on one. [/quote] To try them side by side at bass direct is quite revealing, to pick them up and to operate them is also a useful comparison. Without wishing to cause any offence I thought the TH500 felt less well made and was certainly not as fat as the Streamliner, bear in mind I went there too buy the TH500 after Ken Jung recommended it to me! There is obviously personal taste to consider here

Nice rig, that would sound glorious with a streamliner 900

[quote name='Muzz' timestamp='1391590164' post='2358792'] On the other hand, I found the Streamliner sounded much better than the Terror heads I tried - no floors wiped this end! [/quote] +1 amazing head

[quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1391461660' post='2357507'] With those 2 on your list you should also consider the Orange Terror 500 or 1000. Some say they're a 1 trick pony, but it's a brilliant trick! Blew the Streamliner I tried out of the water in every way imho. Never tried a th500 unfortunately. [/quote] It is just different sounding and louder, a big minus for me with the Orange was the DI, not great quality and set permanently post eq, sounded thin through the p/a compared to other heads that I have used live, all IMHO of course

Shuttle is tight and bright streamliner is big fat old school tube tone with a very sweet treble. Both great but depends on the cab you pair it with.... Streamliner can be fussy on cab matches.

Make sure you play a Warwick before you buy, 17mm string spacing is tight and can be difficult, nicely put together though. Personally I would save up and spend a bit more. Lakland skylines are a decent buy second hand along with sandbergs but they can be heavy.

All down to taste but Vanderkley and Berg Cn are great with that amp, my personal favourite though is the Baer ml112. 1 cab covers most if my gigs, 2 is just amazing! Perfect match for the streamliner IMHO of course.

I play through big p/a all the time and always go pre, I use the eq on my amp to mix my cab, the engineers then get a raw untouched signal to mix at the desk. Even when using DI and a mic I still run the same, remember the eq for foh will more often than not be different to what you need for your cab.

Just bought a Gigskinz bag from Martin, fair price, excellent packaging. Quick dispatch, excellent communication. Thanks Martin

Just traded my AE212 for Nicks Baer ML112, great guy to deal with, cab totally as described and great comms. Thanks Nick

[quote name='Dave_the_bass' timestamp='1388851196' post='2326859'] Mmmm, I'm seeing a, Cilla Black hosted, tearful reunion in the not too distant future. Give me a few weeks to get all of the post Christmas stuff out of the way and we'll sort out getting together for some loudness. [/quote] Nice

[quote name='Dave_the_bass' timestamp='1388833567' post='2326515'] It's your HD212 that I bought from Richardd [/quote] I really loved that cab it was actually the 2nd hd212 that I have owned, having sold the original one because of its weight. I missed the tone so I bought a second! Powered it with a shuttle 9.0 and it was smokin! Would be interested to hear how it sounds with my shuttle 9.2!

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1388776471' post='2326003'] I have to say that I suspect I might like the HD cabs more than I like my AE's... but I am not saying the AE's are bad cabs, far from it. [/quote] I was never a fan of the ae112, I owned a pair from new for around 12 months and couldn't wait to loose them. Too harsh in the high mids not enough low mid punch, quite brittle sounding I thought. The HD cabs by comparison give warmth and detail with quite a sweet top end. Cn212 is like a mixture of the mid forward ae410 and some hd212 muscle, very hard to fault really.

[quote name='Dave_the_bass' timestamp='1388758700' post='2325686'] I'm the happy owner of fretmeister's HD112's and they kick like a mule! I'm also the happy owner of a HD212. This has a slightly more crisp tone than a pair of 112s; it's not hugely different in sound to my old 6x10 cab. There's much love in my home for the HD berg cabs (yep that does include the wife and kids). The only problem with the 212 is the fact it contains dark matter; well that's the only reason I can think of that something that size weighs as much as it does. It's not exceptionally heavy, just heavier than you'd expect. [/quote] One of the best cabs on the market, I only sold my hd212 was because of the weight, awesome piece of gear!

[quote name='Remucho' timestamp='1388401328' post='2321478'] I'm playing a GBE750 with Barefaced for years now (S12T first and compact now, waiting for the second one). The sound is great and the weight Incredible (for the cabs, the head is really bulk, I don't even imagine how is the 1200). The GBE eq is really powerful so it's easy to get a sound I like. When I want to have a more oldschool sound, I use my Sansamp. I think that with a such great head, any good cabinet will sound at least good, especially if it's not too shy in the lows. A neox 212 should be good, 2 of them would be AWESOME. [/quote] Clearly not a fanboy but some one with real world experience of that combination, great contribution