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Rehearsals tonight for a couple of gigs next week. Decided to bring the full rig. Mesa TT800 and Subway 210 cabs.

Hi all, I recently came into possession of an Aguilar AG700, which came up for a good price and the GAS got the better of me! Upon using the amp it became aparent that despite the lovely deep clear tone, there was also another noise: The fans! Which were very distracting in practice/low noise situations, so I decided to do something about it. The amp ships with shall 50x10mm fans, which according to the datasheet spin upwards of 6000rpm, which is mad (And Loud!) Upon measuring the dimensions and surfing the internet, I settled on the Noctua A6x25mm fans. These spin a. Lot slower, and are much bigger so they actually move air while being quieter than the standard ones, result! The next task was to design some way of mounting the fans in the amp. The whole on the back was too small to accept the New fan. I used Fusion 360 to design a bracket that would allow me to mount a 60mm fans to a 50mm mount. This uses M3 screws and lock nuts to mount to the case and the fan to the adapter. Next was the side fan. For this? I recreated the bent metal bracket on fusion, but adapted it for a 60mm fan. Following this was powering the fans. The original fans connect to 2 pin connectors on the preamp board. In order to connect the new fans, I took the 4 pin to 3 pin adapter that Noctua provides and spliced 2 pin connectors onto it and connected the news fans to the board. I used zipties to tie the cables out the way. The results were great, amp is basically silent now, you can just about hear it if you put your ear to it, which is how it should be! Plenty of airflow coming out the side as well, so it'll stay cool! A note for those who try this: It does void the warranty. This amp is 6 years old, so is well out of warranty. I accept no liability for those who try this. Amps are dangerous even when turned off, and extreme caution should be taken when opening an amp.

Recently got a D800+ to go with my TT800 for a more ‘modern’ sound. Really surprised at how versatile and how much low end it has for a Class D amp!

Just spotted these among the NAMM '25 releases. Looks like a great move by Fender, and possibly a great modding platform, at £549.

I've got 2 of the Subway 210s and a TT800 and can hands down say these are some of the best cabs I've ever used. They're punchy with plenty of low end, and very versatile. I was rehearsing with a loud rock band and just one of these kept up fine, with the volume at 10 o clock. Also pretty light and easy to move about. Highly recommended, great bits of kit.

Just spotted this. Not sure when it will be available in the UK but it certainly looks interesting. https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=0709-AKU

Hi all, i’m looking to get myself an IEM system. Are there any recommendations? I’ve got some KZ ZS10 PROs which I plan to use with it. Also, I see many different frequency ranges mentioned, which one should I be looking at? I’m fairly flexible pricewise, just so long as its solid! Cheers, Will

From a few weeks ago, supporting a band with2 drummers! Brought out the SVT Classic and it certainly didn’t disappoint!

First outing with my new Mesa Subway 210s! Sounded fantastic, much punchier than the Aguilar SL112 I had before.

You know you want to! It’s fantastic ! I’ve had the MXR M87 before and this definitely trumps it!

Just seen this in a thread on TB, looks like Thomann let slip that there is a new version of the Cali76 Compact Bass on the way. Fixes all the (very minor) gripes I have with mine, being its a bit too tall and the metering was rather basic. I'd imagine it will sound the same though.

Interesting, seems several places reporting on this thought it was an 810 as well. Hoping there will be demos soon!

Seems ampeg has released a lightweight 810. Interested to hear this given its ported and has a HF driver. https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2024/04/02/ampeg-announces-the-venture-vb-88-bass-cabinet/

Played the Rising Sun in Reading last week and got to use my SVT-CL. What a sound!

Just picked up these cabs today so Mesa is definitely available in the uk now!