BassmanPaul

That's FedEx for you and UPS are even worse!

I use 12 gauge cable meant for landscape lighting. It's tough, durable and doesn't tangle too easily. Never gives me any problems. As a point I do recommend that all speaker cables, especially those used with higher powered amps, be terminated with Neutrik brand NL4 SpeakOn connectors. The far east versions can and do cause problems. The nL4 connector seems to be the standard installed on all my cabinets. Using 1/4" Phone jacks is not good for an amplifier and simply cannot handle the current requirements of such amplifiers.

With any new to you amplifier you have to invest time to learn how to use it. If you don't do this you'll never be able to get the best out of it!

@Elfrasho If you still have it get the connectors cleaned. That might just restore it to working order.

A lot of said problems were centred around the connectors of the multi strand cables that tied the various PC boards together. My computer sound system uses a DCM150 as a power amp. One channel recently started acting up. I cleaned said connectors and the fault went away.

If I was wanting a dedicated Class D bass amp I'd go for the Mesa TT800. It has two distinct flavours of tonality. I want one myself but I'm not playing out anymore and I'm disposing all of my current collection of stuff.

My first thoughts are: who's doing the mixing? What is he doing to the bass channel? How are you connecting to the mixer? all these questions are important. If the guy doing the actual mixing is new to the game he could well be cutting bass frequencies for some reason.

I haven't tried to gig with a 100W amp since the Sixties. It struggled then and I feel it would struggle today. YMMV

None of my Carvin made equipment have given any trouble at all. I have four of their Class D power amps. A bolt on five string I built from their parts with my own designed and built pre-amp. I had three of their LB76 series basses. One an LB76WP was sent to England for my Nephew to play. I also sent him a Class D BX1500 bass amp to play through. I still have an LB76 in white and an LB76F made from Koa. What I call my Small PA has a 1KW power amp and a Carvin IEM system with five receivers. My big PA has a 3KW capable power amp for Mains and a four channel 500W per for monitors. My PA speakers are Carvin with 15" drivers. I have used a plethora of Carvin raw speakers in some of my amplifier/cabinet builds and they have always given great service. Edit: I should add that my actual bass amp is a 2KW capable Carvin Class D power amp driven by a tube pre-amp I designed and built to push it. .

Personally I miss Carvin. I own a lot of their stuff. I did NOT appreciate them suddenly cancelling all my warranties on said equipment!!! I would not put my trust in a company who'd treat a faithful customer in such a cavalier manner.

I'm slowly disposing of all of my music;al gear. I have moved a lot of rack mount units over to someone else who can make use of it. My small PA will be going shortly. I still have two six string basses, one Fretless.. A Hofner Violin bass that needs a lot of love and wood working skills that will go to someone who wants it. My 63 Precision will not be going anywhere. I was playing that when I met my wife on June 06 1968. Some times I just shake my head at all of the music making equipment I have collected over more than sixty years of being a Bass player.

I've never actually tried one but I hear that they are great speaker cabinets.

Anything Warwick is a superior product. I just gave away my Warwick Streamer. it was a beautiful bass with an incredible sound. I hadn't played it in years so I passed it on to someone who'd appreciate it.

From that seller I'd rather go with the Warwick 2x10 for 25 quid more.

Amps and cabinets are the tools of our trade. If you worked with wood as a profession would you use the cheapest, ratty equipment or would you invest in proper woodworking tools? If you are a serious musician, invest in your equipment. It'll pay dividends in the future and other musicians you work with will see that you mean business! BTW we've all been where you are now at some time in our careers.

IMHO Combo speaker sections tend to be a compromise to fit into the combo format. you'd be far better off buying a proper well designed speaker cabinet.

I too use the 2x10 format, Acme B2 three way, Stacked verticaly on their ends for a vertical 4x10 they are superb. Truthfully I don't see the point in a larger single cabinet. They are more clumsy to tote around and only save one trip each way. Are we not men? We are bass players! I hope you find what you are looking for.

The wood has a nice grain to it. It calls to me for a dark stain and a coat of protective varnish.

A 4x10 and a 15 have never been a good pairing no matter its popularity. I feel that it came together in a marketing photo to show both cabinets in one shot. The thought was, perhaps, that the 15 will produce the lows and the 4x10 the higher frequencies. in reality the 4x10 will put out more lows than the 15.

Stack the 15 atop the 4x10 where you will be able to hear it's cries of pain as it fails to keep up with the far more able 4x10.

I played through a Rumble 2x10 combo a few times at a jam on Queen Street here in Toronto. I was very pleased how it handled everything that my six string threw at it. It was the first Fender amp I actually liked!

Personally I think my Ampeg B15NF looks lovely at the bottom of the stairs to my basement 'Studio.' He sits there like an old time Troll and makes me happy every time I see him!

Every extra feature adds a cost to the unit. YOU might want the features you mention but how many others would like the same thing. Manufacturers always have a guessing game about what to build into a unit to make it attractive to the most customers. Most times they get it right but not necessarily for everyone.

For a 100W amp 1/4" Phone jacks will work fine. It's when the power levels go up the problems arise especially with Solid State amps. As you insert this plugs a momentary short occurs across the speaker jack. This can damage such an amplifier. If you have a choice ALWAYS use Neutrk branded Speakon connectors as the Far East versions can damage the socket. For amps with higher power the 1/4" Phone plugs are not up to the task. They were originally designed for Telephone Switch Boards running at 48V DC at a few hundred milliamps.

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