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    Yes, reducing the speed reduces both vibration and air turbulence, although air turbulence at the hearsink or main areas of heat generation, can help. If you reduce the speed, increasing the fan size makes up for the loss of airflow.
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    Noctua are one of the companies that claim low noise but only achieve the headline figure by reducing the fan voltage/speed. That does no mean that they are no good just that you should fit the noise reduction cable advisedly.
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    I cannot disagree with that. I certainly disagree with that, unless you are saying you leave FoHto the Sound Tech.
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    I did some research on this a few years ago and the so-called quiet fans all run at reduced voltage and therefore run slower, moving less air (something us bassists should resist). Lower airflow means less cooling effect. I am sure @agedhorse can shine more light on this but in general, higher fan speed means more noise, that is air-turbulence noise. The other noise is from vibration which, if I am not mistaken, comes from unbalanced fan blades. This can be amplified by the design of the enclosure and, as an enclosure redesign is out of the question, the only answer is isolation. That is using some sort of shock absorbing mount rather than screws. With the Elf, I rather suspect that the room inside is limited so the scope for change will be small.
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    I think you have to keep in mind that there are different voicings on Barefaced cabs, the 10s are more old school, ie boosted at 100-150Hz and some have tweeters, some do not. There is some discussion about how well BF implement the crossover/HF driver combination. So even without the different bass drivers, there are at least three different Barefaced sounds. That being said, they are extremely well built and lightweight although, as with GR cabs, the thin lightweight materials used in the construction arguably suffer from more resonances than more substantial materials. I suggest you talk to Alex at BF and chat with @stevie at LFSys. They are both knowledgeable and will probably give better advice, even than the esteemed Basschat cohort. Remember we a have our prejudices (yes even me 😇).
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    I can understand the need to balance the guitars, I have an over-loud rhythm guitar blasting my right ear, however it is balance I need. As fo stereo on the keys, no one else can hear the stereo effect properly FoH so why use it? Incidentally, if your left hand ever goes left of centre on the keys, you will be reported to the moderators.
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    Stereo IEMs? I can’t hear the band in stereo with back line and neither can the audience. Surely if the mix is clear and balanced, mono should be more than adequate? In my own case, I have 5 players and 6 Aux busses. To go stereo as well as as going wireless, and do it properly £4 grand approx? That is about what we wi earn this year in total.
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    With the CQ being the most recent A&H digital mixer, many A&H Qu and SQ users are hoping for some of the CQ technology to be introduced into the MK2 versions of those consoles.
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    I have had a detailed listen again with my bestist headphones wired (they are either wired or Bluetooth). First listening was on BT and that limits the LF slightly.. So have I changed my mind?Yes and no. There is no doubt that the sub on the floor for both the EVOX and the ART 310s caused a boominess and you can hear that even when @Phil Starr was speaking. Despite our unscientific attempts at equalising the volume, I think the ART 745s were louder. This will give them an unfair advantage as we like louder. Also the stands meant that the lower end of the ART745s was not so low or so boomy. The EVOX is better than any of the other "stick" systems that I have heard but I still preferred the ART 745s for it's mid-range (we do need a short name that is not derogatory for these systems*). Of course the extra volume of the ART745s might be masking that. I should add that these comments are based on the YouTube sound. I will go back and listen to the original soon. I would really like to do the excercise again with under more controlled conditions.
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    Scruples my Pink bell bottomed loons were a lot more colourful than anything I own now.
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    No, If I change my password, i get the TFA popup.
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    The CQ18 has a lot of TRS outputs, one other reason went for the CQ20.
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    Of course the Zoom has excellent mics and would have made a better recording and as far as I know has no HPF. I could have also brought an electret microphone and either my CQ20 digital mixer or Focusrite Scarlet + PC. However the Zoom seemed the easy option doing audio and video together. Had it been a gig, I would have had belt and braces but maybe next year?
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    Whenever I am not gigging, I watch an "act" every Saturday at the Wheeltappers, and invariably the "Solo Singers" use the miniature line array plus sub arrangement. Again, invariably,the bass thumps out in an unpleasant way. IT reminds me of when my mum got her first Colour TV. The Colour ( Saturation) was turn up as high as it goes. I worked in the broadcast industry at the time and tried to explain that it did not look natural, her reply was, " I paid for colour and I will have as much as I can".
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    The CQ20 is the A&H mixer you should have looked at. The XR18 is cheaper and is expandable and could be all you need. The thing that put me off the Behringers is the WiFi. It is truly unusable, as is that of the Soundcraft UI series without an external router (I have owned one of each). The CQ18/20 are much more robust.
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    The one thing I envy on the CQ18T is the the assignable knobs. Is it built like a tank like the CQ20?
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    If you simulate the effects of an HPF, 40Hz or even 45Hz will not really alter your sound.
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    We won't ask and will try not to imagine.
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    I was thinking that the random bass playing from the hall was louder than I was for some of the time Random may be too kind for some of our playing...
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    I had a Zoom Q4N-4K at the bash but I left the Micro SD Card in my PC at home DOH!
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    I have had to change my password at least once per day for weeks, maybe months. Sometimes I get away with it for two days then have to change it once or twice per day. Has anyone else had these problems?
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    I think this is a historic argument, in the early days, Behringer did me-too versions of famous pedals but they have been innovating in Digital Mixing for example for some years. When you look at the brands now in the Music Tribe portfolio, you might expect changes to many of Behringer's product ranges.
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    Yes we know that the room is very boomy.
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    I chose the CQ20 for a number of things, firstly the fact that is used mainly XLR for the inputs and outputs. I hate TRS for audio. Also I already had a Soundcraft UI16, so was quite used to a tablet only control system. The other thing was that the size of the CQ20 is smaller than it looks in the pictures. However I can see why you would want the screen on the CQ18 if coming from a board with sliders.
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    In my opinion, the EVOX and the 745s were very close on the acoustic track and it was only the guitar sound on the Wishbone Ash track that really made a difference to me, I grew up with WA and the sound through various HiFi systems is ingrained in my memory. In saying that I always say that the ears have no memory so take that with a pinch of salt. I have also heard Phil's ART 310s on a separate occasion and agree that I would be happy to gig with any of them for vocals only or putting most of the band through the PA the big issue that both @Phil Starrand @Woodinblack highlight in different ways is that a misused SUB can spoil any sound.
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