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If I were you, I'd sell the Jazz if that's the case. It's unlikely that without spending a fair whack of cash that you'll be able to transform it that much if you feel it doesn't deliver. What don't you like about it? Cheers, James

Hi all, I'll begin with saying that this MAY just be a one-off and that I was unlucky enough to get a dud, so please take what I say with a pinch of salt. I ordered (from a well known Internet-based retailer), a Marshall MBC410 4x10 cabinet which arrived yesterday, less than 24 hours after ordering, with the outer box looking immaculate. Result! I thought. However, when I tested it, I found that only two of the speakers worked, now, I realize it's under warranty but where's the sense in sending it back for something I suspect is a loose connection and besides, I need a cab for a weekend gig. So I opened it up to have a look. Sure enough, the spade connectors that connect the speaker wire from the crossover (more about that later) to the speakers are woefully cheap and brittle. One had already snapped (which was the cause of the two speakers not working) and another snapped off when I touched it to check it was secure. I can only deduce from this that the quality of the spade connectors is below par, they are incredibly thin metal and not up to the job. I should point out that I am in and out of the insides of PCs and Servers day-in, day-out so I well aware that even basic electronics need to be treated carefully and with the right tools. However, when I removed the speaker (having originally gone in from one of the handle recesses) I discovered worse, that the speakers are held in with four screw which run into a sort of captive nut which has 'teeth' to bite into the wood (someone will know the correct term). On mine, these are located too close to the edge of the cutout for the speaker, meaning that they are not really biting on solid 'wood' (low grade MDF) and so without any overtightening on my behalf (and using a very very low-torqued electric screwdriver to ensure I didn't damage them) they just fall out of the wood, crumbling the residue of what was there into the cab. Three out of four of the speakers in my cabinet were loose already because these had been overtightened and stripped the wood already. Lastly, the crossover has some very poor quality soldering on it and one pathetic zip tie securing the induction coil (now replaced with two heavy duty ones and I'll be sourcing a hot glue gun to fix this further). I seem to remember reading someone else on the forum had this problem with theirs (possibly a MBC115)? So, now i have re-assembled it, and once I have glue-gunned a couple of areas of concern around the crossover, the cabinet will be ready for use. You know what? It actually sounds really good. I guess this should come as no surprise to most given the low cost of these, but IF this is a good example of their 'standard' out-of-the-box form, these are quite frankly not fit for purpose and evidence of their low price is to be found everywhere in their construction. I hope this helps anyone considering buying a Marshall MB series cab, as said above I could just be very unlucky and have received a friday afternoon example but nevertheless, it highlights that quality control from Marshall's Indian plant is not what it could be.

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Cheers matey! Pleasure doing business with you! Have to get this thread merged with my other one some how All the best, James

Just completed a trade with Andy and it went well, despite Citylink's best attempts! Ace chap, recommended!