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[quote name='Doddy' post='1191505' date='Apr 7 2011, 10:49 AM']Apparently, Bergantino was the only person that B&C made that particular horn for.[/quote] It sounds to me like he was the last one left using the non-neo bullet tweeter that used to be a standard B&C product. All their other customers will have moved over to the neo version or are using something else.
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[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1191535' date='Apr 7 2011, 11:11 AM']...but it doesn't seem to be worth his while. Hence it's not 'ridiculous'.[/quote] What's ridiculous is the idea that he would scrap the products just because he can't get hold of the old tweeters. There's clearly more to it than that. What would he do if all of his products used that tweeter - scrap his whole product range?
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[quote name='wateroftyne' post='1191508' date='Apr 7 2011, 10:51 AM']Shamelessly C&P'd from TB... I've emboldened the important bit.[/quote] If you read that statement carefully, you'll see that he doesn't disagree with me at all.
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There is nothing unusual or different about the B&C tweeter that would give a speaker a special "sonic signature". It's a tweeter. B&C is still producing the DE35 anyway, although there are plenty of alternatives.
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Because there are dozens of companies making tweeters. They're a commodity. Just source one from another manufacturer and nobody will know any different.
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Much appreciated. I'm sure the facts will come out eventually, but that's very useful information - to be used with care, of course.
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[quote name='sk8' post='1191368' date='Apr 7 2011, 07:58 AM']the HT/HS cabs were being scrapped due to the the tacf Jim can't get hold of the tweeters anymore[/quote] That's just ridiculous.
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I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. Probably a chipboard cabinet fitted with a cheap-as-chips Chinese driver with a miniscule magnet. The ports are too small. Skytek is not a quality brand. It's made down to a price. My bet is that it will sound sh*t. There are some great second-hand bargains on Basschat , especially for 15s, which don't seem to be flavour of the month at the moment. My advice would be to look in the For Sale section and wait until something suitable, like a Trace 1153, comes along for the same money or less.
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I've heard that Shell has cancelled petrol because the price of oil has gone up.
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Pull yourself together man!
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[quote name='Major-Minor' post='1188786' date='Apr 5 2011, 11:30 AM']Now I can understand entirely why, on a jazz gig, some people (like Bilbo) would baulk at the idea of playing Moondance. The melody is very repetitive, the harmonic structure is simple, and jazzers tend to feel that the original VM recording was made by a bunch of non jazzers having a go at something vaguely jazzy.[/quote] I think your latter comment hits the nail on the head. After all, you can't get a simpler harmonic structure than The Saints or A Tisket a Tasket.
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[quote name='frank' post='1189878' date='Apr 5 2011, 11:01 PM']Thanks Major ill look forward to the boot camp looks like ill be be the only one though [/quote] No you won't!
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[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='1189355' date='Apr 5 2011, 05:38 PM']I think XLR is better than jack, as it is secured, they sort of predate speakons for people that figured jack was a bad speaker connection method on high output equipment.[/quote] Agreed. XLRs were quite common as a speaker connection before the Speakon gained popularity. It handles more power than a jack. Because the holes are normally identical in size you can usually swap your XLRs for Speakons without too much trouble.
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Millions do it, but I just don't get Twitter. It seems like loony tunes to me. If you write an interesting blog about the Messe I might pop in and take another look.
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This great little amp will be winging its way to the Potteries later this week. -
As British as it gets. It uses the same power transistors as the famous Quad 100W current dumping power amps. It used to belong to Old Slapper. Provisionally sold now though.
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*Sold* H/H 2x15 BL, 200W, 8 ohm, -->£50<--
stevie replied to razze06's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
[quote name='51m0n' post='1187492' date='Apr 4 2011, 10:32 AM']I can attest to the VERY heavy, this is the cab that bust my back when as an over enthusiastic 20 year old I attempted to lift my one of these through a door down some stairs. I still visit an osteopath 20 years later as a result Absolutely bomb proof cab though![/quote] You should be working for Curry's -
For sale is my AH-300 300-watt Trace Elliot purchased on this ‘ere very forum six months ago. It needs a new home, as I’ve now splashed out on a TC head. It has all the usual Trace features including a 7-band graphic, preshape circuit, effects loop, XLR DI out – and more. This particular model also has the highly-regarded dual band compressor and the really neat backlight feature. As far as condition is concerned, I would say this is as near to new as you are ever likely to find on the second-hand market: it's pristine. The last one of these to sell on eBay went for £220 delivered. I’d like £145. Local collection would be excellent, but I’ll also ship for £10. -
[quote name='Conan' post='1175019' date='Mar 24 2011, 07:11 PM']I really like the white grilles! Have a bump on me.[/quote] A can of Plasticote will get them back to black should you so desire. This is indeed a great price. -
125-watt OHM head, which was originally part of a combo. I removed the amp section and made a sleeve for it out of ½-inch plywood, which I’ve painted black. I fitted a brand new, comfortable leather handle and rubber feet on two sides. It looks quite pro, even though I say so myself. Although it’s not as light as a Mark Bass, I can pick it up with my little finger using the handle - about 7.5kg at a guess. OHM did make a head version of this amp but it's larger and heavier than this. I was keeping it as a backup, but as I’m not currently playing in a band this seems a bit of a waste. It is ideal for someone wanting a cheap rig, or as a compact and reliable backup. There are no surface mounted components on the PCBs, which means you could keep it running forever as any audio repair man can fix it should it ever go wrong. Internally, it bears a remarkable resemblance to the Trace Elliot - it also sounds exactly like my 300-watt Trace, but it just not as loud. Facilities include effects send/return, bi-amp output, slave output, 6-band graphic plus bass and treble, and a compressor with sensitivity and threshold controls. There is some crackling from a couple of the pots but it’s very slight and only happens when you adjust them. A shot of switch cleaner will fix it if it bothers you. Probably the lowest-ever price for a head on Basschat - £35. I'll give preference to anyone who can collect but could ship for a tenner.
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Don't, whatever you do, buy the old-fashioned NiMH rechargeables. The new "long life" types which don't lose their charge over time are in a different league. I used to have to recharge the 9V battery in my bass every two weeks. I've had a Uniross Hybrio in there for 3 months so far, and it still doesn't need recharging yet. They've been even more impressive in my camera - every bit as good as alkalines. This is relatively new technology developed by Sanyo, which you'll find under various trade names. Alex Claber mentioned it in a thread on batteries here last year. The best quality brand, according to my research, is Sanyo's eneloop. Ebay is the best place to buy them at the moment. Unfortunately, I don't know how their size compares with normal alkalines.
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Thanks for all the input on this topic. It does look like the TC 450 has been designed to handle a sensible 2.7-ohm load, especially given Mark's reassuring comments. I'll proceed on that basis. It would be interesting to see some independent measurements on this amp, although I think that means waiting until Bass Gear Magazine publishes a review.
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[quote name='icastle' post='1178978' date='Mar 27 2011, 11:21 PM']No I meant inside the TC cab itself, not the head. It wouldn't necessarily be something as crude as I described - could be a xover of some description - anything to just raise the impedance on the loop out socket by a couple of ohms.[/quote] I see what you mean. They might have an inductor on the bass drivers that would raise the impedance a bit above nominal, but it wouldn't raise it by a couple of ohms. [quote name='icastle' post='1178978' date='Mar 27 2011, 11:21 PM']EDIT: As you're looking for a definitive answer to base a purchase on, the best thing to do would be to ask TC and get it 'direct from the horses mouth'.[/quote] Not a bad idea, although I've already made the purchase.
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[quote name='icastle' post='1178936' date='Mar 27 2011, 10:47 PM']They are a bit vague aren't they? As they're only using 2P Speakons I can only guess that using the loop outs on the back of the TC cabs puts a whapping great resistor in line to bring the impedance back up.[/quote] They are definitely not being straight here. I've just got myself a 450 Classic and it only has one Speakon out. Even if they had put a resistor in line (I assume you're joking) it would be in line with everybody's cabinets - not just TC's own. So, will it handle a 2.7 ohm load, or are TC cabs not 8-ohms? Or is TC not saying? By the way, I'm not asking out of idle curiosity. I'd like to use a 4-ohm and 8-ohm cab together.
