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Sounds like a solution. Maybe get the retailer to check it for noise before shipping.

If you could make it to the SW Bash in five weeks' time, there will be lots of heads for you to try.

John aka @chienmort tested a number of amps at the SW Bash Bash a few years ago. The Veyron was one of them. It had a completely flat frequency response, which is at least half way towards a transparent amp. I still have one and don't find the fan loud, although I think some may be louder than others. It works well with the Monza, I can say, and is the bargain of the century in bass heads. The amp I actually use is the Trace Elliot TE1200, which is superb - and does the 3D/projection thing very well. I know @Clarky has a Monza and a TE1200. Maybe he'll chime in if he sees this. The Trace is a bit pricey, unfortunately, and probably not as portable as the OP is looking for.

John's @Chienmortbbcables are impeccably assembled in the UK using Neutrik plugs (no Chinese ripoffs or imitations) and high-quality cable. A guitar cable is such a critical component, it's worth buying the best.

It might be a bit hard to blind the operator.😀

It certainly looks the same apart from the paint.

It looks like the kind of heatsink that Gauss used to fit. As it's an American brand, Bill will no doubt have more information.

I thought I'd just look up the figures for the sake of clarity. The BB2 measures 56 x 45 x 37cm. The Goodwood measures 52 x 36 x 30cm. Calculating a volume from these dimensions gives us 93,249cc for the BB2 and 56,160cc for the Goodwood. So, the Goodwood is almost half the size of the BB2 - not practically the same size. The weight difference is 4kg. That might not seem much but it means that the Goodwood is less than two-thirds the weight of the BB2. You'll definitely notice it.

100 litres is a bit on the large side, but the Celestion Pulse tens will work OK in that volume. They also have non-rising mids. Asking Ashdown, as @Lozz196 suggests, isn't a bad idea, as they sell replacement drivers at reasonable prices.

I agree with Phil on this. I'd never recommend having a bass cab in a corner. In this scenario, assuming the cab's 30cm from both the back and side wall, you'll get something like a 15dB boost between 40 and 100Hz, which is too much boom. I usually recommend positioning the Monaco between 15 to 30cm from the back wall to reinforce the very low frequencies (depending on taste). Lifting the cab isn't going to deal with this, as you will get cancellation, but at a higher frequency than you need. If you lift the cab 30cm, for example, and it's positioned 30cm from the back and side walls, you'll get boom plus a nasty suckout at 300Hz, which will be audible. So, you have to be careful (although the low ceiling won't have much effect on the frequency response). My advice would be to keep the cab on the floor, position it 12" from the back wall and well away from the side wall. As @Phil Starr says, put it where the guitar amp is. Then, if necessary, cut between 40 and 100Hz on your amp. Also, try not to have the cab directly behind any object that blocks the sound because that can reduce the level of higher frequencies reaching the audience. Good luck!

I've attended both the SW and the SE Bashes. The SW is in a single hall with one secondary room. The SE was in multiple, smaller rooms. For auditioning gear, the multiple rooms of the SE Bash were infinitely superior. Here, you're in a room with four to six other bassists and don't have to wait long before you can try the gear of your choice at a decent volume without clashing with someone else. Also, turning the volume up in one room doesn't affect anyone in the other rooms. Despite its many-sided wonderfulness, the SW Bash isn't always ideal for auditioning gear because of the way sound travels from one end of the room to another. If you get several people playing at the same time, it can become a bit messy. And with forty people in the room, there is always going to be a clash, no matter how considerate everyone is (which they usually are at the SW Bash). @cetera mentioned this earlier in the thread. So, if there's another room going, I'd suggest getting it. On the matter of mains sockets, @scrumpymike always reminds people to bring an extension, and that's worked well in the past.

You'll be fine with one litre.

Yes, no problem - assuming the replacement will fit, as not all 15" speakers are the same size. It's worth measuring up first.

I'll be there - with as many LFSys cabs as I can muster. There'll probably be at least one new model to try out.