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MarkBass F500 4 Ohm(approx) stability


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Hi,

Just picked up a lovely F500 but am having some interesting issues with regard to my BareFaced S12T...

I suspect it's unstable into the load the S12 (nominally 4 ohms) offers, the initial master gain structure is much steeper compared to my RH450 (athough absolutely they're both about the same volume as I would expect), and if I turn the master up quickly (or induce feedback) the F500 cuts out.... When I plug the F500 into my 4 Ohm EBS 410 the self switching off stops although the gain structure is also pretty aggressive (ie it's really loud at 3, ear bashingly loud at 5, and into output stage distortion at 6..)

My suspicion is that the F500 is on the knife edge of stability at around 4 ohms... Any thoughts folks?

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I dont know much about these things but i dont think something is working right.
Ive been using MB heads (currently a F1) for about 6 years, always in to a 4 ohm cab (Schroeders) and never had any issue, done well over 500 gigs with this set up.

I have had my SA450 cut out on me a few times in one evening when i was using a rehearsal studios cab. Every time i hit a loud note or slapped (i know, i really shouldn't) the head would shut down. It turns out the cab was faulty and the head was just protecting itself. Ive never had any other issues with my heads in to 4ohms cabs.

I know this doesn't help much, Ijust thought I would share my MB experiences with 4 ohms cabs.

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Thanks for posting.. I'm reasonably confident that the S12T is ok, simply because I use it all the time with my RH450. although I will get my meter out later and check that the impedence is not drifting somehow downwards....


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I dont know much about these things but i dont think something is working right.
Ive been using MB heads (currently a F1) for about 6 years, always in to a 4 ohm cab (Schroeders) and never had any issue, done well over 500 gigs with this set up.

I have had my SA450 cut out on me a few times in one evening when i was using a rehearsal studios cab. Every time i hit a loud note or slapped (i know, i really shouldn't) the head would shut down. It turns out the cab was faulty and the head was just protecting itself. Ive never had any other issues with my heads in to 4ohms cabs.

I know this doesn't help much, Ijust thought I would share my MB experiences with 4 ohms cabs.
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Basically the S12T is fine with every other head I have/have had (RH450, Bassbase 600, QSC PLX) and the F500 is fine with other 4 Ohm nominal cabs.. The F500 is a few months old, but new to me, but has been playing happily with an AE212 with it's previous owner. Of course the three amps I've tried with the S12T are happy down to near 2 Ohms anyway..

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I remember that when I switched the jumpers in an F1 from US version to UK, there was some discussion about whether I should go for 240 or 230 V settings, and this led on to how variable the mains supply voltage can be. Is it possible that this problem could relate to, or be exacerbated by, mains supply issues?

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