Smythe Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 (edited) Hello peeps, I've just purchased the traveller 102p cab after a year of saving to use at smaller venues. First impressions was its nice aesthetics and how light it was (which is a bonus!). I took it down to the practise room to test it on my own. I was surprised at how loud this cab is for the size of it! Although not as heavy low end as its big brother the std 104hf it still has a really nice and controlled low end. Now my only issue with it is the tweeter. It sounds considerably noisier (hissy) than the104hf, I don't know if this is common with the 102p model , or rear ported cabs in general, or its a dodgy tweeter? Even with out a bass plugged in and the tweeter level set at zero it can be heard. Anyone have any similar experience with them? Or general thoughts on this?! PS: This noise can be cancelled out by either turning the tweeter right up near maximum (sounds wrong by all accounts, but it works! ) or by adjusting the VLE past 9 o'clock on my LM3. Edited August 22, 2012 by Smythe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nottswarwick Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 the P is piezo tweeter, the H is horn tweeter. The P ones are alot noisier. I have owned both the cabs you mention, and it is par for the course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smythe Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 [quote name='nottswarwick' timestamp='1345667216' post='1780329'] the P is piezo tweeter, the H is horn tweeter. The P ones are alot noisier. I have owned both the cabs you mention, and it is par for the course. [/quote] Thanks for the reply notts. Its not over bearingly loud, but noticeable to me , and it can be dialled out, so its no big issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@23 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 I can confirm my old 102p was the same. They are just very hissy tweeters! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pietruszka Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Thank Christ it's not just me! I love my 210 and in all fairness the tweeter isn't at all that loud, I can hear it when there is no other sound other wise it's absolutely fine. Good to hear you like the cab! And yes, they are deceptively loud! I used mine at the main hall in the cluny in Newcastle and it was more than loud enough for monitoring. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverinebass Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 [quote name='pietruszka' timestamp='1345907462' post='1783002'] in all fairness the tweeter isn't at all that loud, I can hear it when there is no other sound other wise it's absolutely fine. [/quote] Try playing with the tweeter on playing a 12 or 8 string bass. It sure isn't quiet then. It's hideous. After loads of evenings which involved unumberable head/brick wall interfaces trying to EQ it out without losing all cut and bite, I just turned the damned things off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pietruszka Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 [quote name='Wolverinebass' timestamp='1346099583' post='1785345'] Try playing with the tweeter on playing a 12 or 8 string bass. It sure isn't quiet then. It's hideous. After loads of evenings which involved unumberable head/brick wall interfaces trying to EQ it out without losing all cut and bite, I just turned the damned things off. [/quote] I'll give you that. To be honest, I struggle with 4 strings at the best of times! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smythe Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) Down the practise room on friday I ran the 102p with the LM3 in conjunction with the STD 104HF linked to my Carvin B2000. I put a jack between the LM3's tuner out and the Carvin's instrument input and ran a speaker lead from the lm3 to the 102p and a speaker lead from the 104HF to the Carvin. All i can say is I got thunderous results!!! Far, far more power than i'll ever need but running both at a lower volume gave a sense of great unison. The Carvin's rocky edge and LM3's warm rich depth really complimented each other. its a lot of gear to cart around to a gig situation but it is quite a unique sounding tone that i'd be interested to incorporating at some point!!! Edited September 2, 2012 by Smythe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opticaleye Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 I had 2 102P's and there was no tweeter hiss apart from when I used an Akai multiband compressor (which was far quieter through other amps). I had no problems with other pre's/ pedals or with the actives on my Sandbergs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Never had a hissy fit from mine with the piezo level just left on 12 o'clock....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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