Osiris
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Line 6 rack mount kit for G55 & XD-V55 wireless systems. Used but excellent condition, comes with options to rack mount either one or two systems in a single rack space, antenna cables (but not antenna - you add on the ones from your receiver unit - rack screws, fittings with hex key. All boxed with instruction manual. No idea what this is worth so asking a tenner collected from the Wellingborough area or I'm happy to post at cost, probably around £5. -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
Osiris replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
Being a soft southern Jessie, it's not a phrase I've come across before, would you care to elaborate? Bearing in mind that this is a family show, of course. -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
Osiris replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
Following on with the theme of appalling Americanisms defiling the Queens English, I mentioned this way back on this thread and it warrants repeating... Tubes (pronounced toobz) when used by folk from this green and unpleasant land referring to valves. Yes, I know it's what those shouty, excitable cool kids from out in the colonies call them on YouToob. But you're not from Minnesota are you, you're from Halifax. So please stop it or I'll be obliged to give you a damn good fisting. -
What are your irrational prejudices? I have some bonkers ones...
Osiris replied to kwmlondon's topic in General Discussion
You Sir, are clearly a man of impeccable taste. Will you marry me? -
Agreed, why on earth are people still making sunturdburst instruments in this day and age??? 😮😢😭🤢🤮
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Despite the click bait title, the more observant amongst you may noticed that this bears a striking resemblance to an old school Dell laptop bag. And while I can neither confirm nor deny any such speculation, what I can confirm is that this is the perfect protective bag for a class D amp. It features rivetted in (leather?) handle, a rigid side frame, plenty of padding and loads of pockets inside and out for cables, a pager and your Filofax. It offers way more protection for your amp than the overpriced branded gig bags that manufacturers offer and at a fraction of the price. The internal dimensions are 33 x 28 x 6.5cm although there's a bit of flexibility to expand slightly due to the padding and a slight give in the (presumably plastic) side frame. I'm asking a whopping tenner for the case collected from the Wellingborough area and am happy to post at the buyers cost, I'd guess around a fiver.
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Update, I took the combo over to a mates house this afternoon, the always lovely @Tmg, with the intention of swapping out the preamp valves, and the amp was not making any strange noises at his place, nor his place of work around the corner, which he assures me has dodgy electrical wiring. We even set it up right next to an old tower PC running 3 monitors and could not get any unhealthy noises out of it. And once back home it was still behaving itself. So, with the lack of interest when I had it up for sale last year for months, plus a possible intermittent issue (although the only place this has happened was at Ainsleys' place as discussed in the original post) I think I might as well hang onto it as it really does sound glorious especially when cranked up. In the words of my late granddad, Well, bugger me, boy.
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Thanks, that's very helpful. I'll probably go with a set from here as they claims ot be a matched pair for the specific model - https://www.ampvalves.co.uk/product-category/choose-your-amp/ashdown-amplifiers/ashdown-220-touring/ But I'm going to contact Ashdown first and see what they have to say and will likely book it on for a service as it's probably long overdue.
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Thanks guys, I've never changed the valves, from what I understand the preamp in this range was not designed to break up into saturation or to be overdriven, so I'd never seen much point to changing them especially as I like it how it sounds as if is. But I'd been talking to a mate about it who also suggested the valves being the potential problem, and with these suggestions it sounds like a good place to start. Do you guys have any recommendations for the brands to go for as I don't really know much about them having not owned a valve amp since the 80's.
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The amp makes the noise even without a bass or cable plugged into the preamp. It also does it when muted too. So I don't think the problem is with the bass, but for the record I have 3 basses, all passive and all well shielded and no more noisy in use with other amps than any other basses I've played over the years.
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Funnily enough, we discussed this at the time we were investigating the noise at Ainsleys' house. I'd always set the gain level and controlled the output with the master volume, always have as at some point in the depths of time I'd been led to believe it gives you the best signal to noise ratio. But I've heard of others doing the opposite. And it's what originally highlighted this issue.
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But I'd expect any extraneous noise to be muted when the amp is muted, like the way amp hiss is. That's not happening here, the noise is present even when the amp is muted. That doesn't seem normal to me which makes me suspect there's more to it that being one of those things. Was that your experience with noisy gear too? It's a first for me having tried dozens of different amps over the years.
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For how I use it it's absolutely fine, even with the PC on as it never really needs to be above around 10.00 on the master volume for plenty loud enough at home levels. It's just that I could do with moving it on just to clear some space in the room it's in and based on your experience - and it was very noisy with the master up and the gain set low when we tried it at your house - I want to be certain that any potential buyer doesn't have the same issues.
