stevie

Check with Ashdown first. Their replacement parts are reasonably priced (I'm guessing at £40 for a replacement speaker) and you'll maintain the resale value of your cab. If you decide to fit something else, a used one from eBay is probably your best bet. Don't fit an Eminence Beta 15 - they're rubbish.

Some of the sound samples on here might help: http://forums.dv247.com/pro-audio/4234-quick-microphone-shootout-against-se-titan.html

Sorry to contradict you, icastle, but JBL's cone drivers used to move backwards when you applied a positive voltage to the positive terminal. I believe they have now joined the rest of the universe. Andrew, this does sound like speakers out of phase. Connect a 9-volt battery to the speakers to see which way they move. With the positive battery terminal on the positive speaker terminal they should move forward.

As someone who has actually seen inside a Neutrik jack, I can say without fear of contradiction that they are beautifully engineered, extremely rugged and an absolute delight to work with.

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1343329230' post='1749120'] But how much 40Hz can you actually hear? Granted that's the gut rumbly area but this is very similar to what the thumpinator does which get's nothing but praise. It's obviously not a huge roll off down there either if it's only -6db by the time it reaches 40Hz aswell. [/quote] 40 to 80Hz is where you get the scale to your sound - so it's quite important. And 6dBs is quite audible. Taking that area down can often make your sound cleaner, which is probably where Musicman and others are coming from.

130mm x 2-inch ports will be close to optimum. As Mr Foxen says, roll up some cardboard to try it out. You don't really want the port diameter any bigger because that would make the ports rather long. If you get 'chuffing' at volume, get yourself some ports that are flared (preferably at both ends). That will help.

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1343239944' post='1747645'] Not used one of these, but did have the Classic 450, and agree, can`t understand why may seem to not rate TCs low-end. There was more than enough for me, when the amp was set flat. [/quote] There is a high-pass filter acting below 100Hz on these amps and the response is 6dB down at 40Hz. Whether you can hear it and whether it bothers you is obviously another matter. However, it's good to be aware that it's there, as no other bass amp manufacturer does this as far as I'm aware.

Sold me an EMU USB preamp/headphone thingie which is excellent. Fast delivery and well packed up. A good guy!

Pop into your local farmer's outlet and get yourself some sturdy fence mesh. I picked up a square metre for a fiver recently. You want the type that EBS uses. Cut and bend it into the shape you want, then get a can of Plastikote and paint it black. You will probably need to cobble together some rubber washers (EBS use pieces of hosepipe) to provide some support when you screw it to the baffe. The big benefit is that it's a lot lighter than the usual perforated steel stuff, although it's obviously not as sturdy.

I also love the styling of these. Dave has done a very professional job.

The 95dB of the Alpha 6 should make it a fairly good match for the 3012LF.

[quote name='MartyBRebelMC' timestamp='1342866955' post='1742015'] I don't think this is very helpfull to the OP [/quote] On the contrary. It is always helpful to get opinions from people who like the product and people who dislike the product. What is very unhelpful is when everyone says how wonderful a product is without pointing out its shortcomings, real or imagined. The OP can then take from this discussion what's important to him.

[quote name='MartyBRebelMC' timestamp='1342864918' post='1741954'] Absolutely, the low end thing is all about what cab you're using and where in the room you are as much as the specs of the amp. [/quote] This is true, and with some cabs, the TC Electronics amp will sound balanced. However, most bass cabs do roll off below 100Hz - so most people are likely to get a sound that is bottom-light. No problem if that's what you want. My original point was that any amp can be made to sound subjectively loud by filtering the very low end.

Just look at the facts, m'lord. The amp produces 5 percent distortion at 236W on the test bench. The bass end is rolled off below 100Hz. Ergo, it's not a 500W amp and it will sound much "louder" than if it had a flat frequency response. The problem I had with the bottom end of my Classic 450 was that I couldn't put the low end back without boosting the upper bass. It may not be a problem with the more expensive version.

Very true. You should certainly bear that in mind.

Sorry guys, you might not think the low end is rolled off, but look at the measurements on the infamous magazine test. It's got a bump at 90Hz followed by a steep rolloff below that. Do that with any amp and it will go much louder because it does not stress the speakers nearly as much. And what has smashing a lightbulb got to do with the price of beans? Despite TC's protests, you cannot get past the fact that the amp produced 236W at *five percent distortion*. So it was basically completely out of puff at this point. If it were measured with less generous distortion levels (like 0.01% which is more normal) you would probably find that this is not even a 200W amp. I agree with WoT. What finally convinced me that mine sounded really grim was when our keyboard player tried it out. With it, my bass it sounded honky with no body, but with the keyboard you could hear it much more clearly. IMO of course:-). Definitely try before you buy. There are an awful lot of these turning up in the For Sale section right now.

Any amp will sound loud if you roll all the bass off. That amp has no bottom end. It's an amp for electric cello players.

Bought a couple of guitar hangers from Chris. They arrived very quickly and were exactly as described. A reliable bloke to do business with.

Because you're from Barnsley, I'd let them go for £20 each. New ones cost nearly £80 and these have only just had their surrounds renewed.

The 5" drivers were made by Audax. They were very nice but haven't been available for well over a decade. You could try to get them reconed but they won't be the same, as the original cones are no longer made. I have a couple of used Fane Studio 5Ms, which are a much better driver with a cast chassis, that I could sell you for a good price if you're stuck.

Sold Mike an amp that needed fixing, and being an amp tech, he was no doubt able to sort it out. Nice bloke, very easy to deal with. This is the first of what I have no doubt will be many positive feedbacks for Mike.