Carlsbro Powerline 800

[Happy Jack]

Title says it all really. I got a good deal on one of these amps, and I'm waiting for it to arrive.

eBay item = 230259091891

Now I've bought it, and it's too late to make a difference, is there anything I should know about this amp?

[reddan]

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='219439' date='Jun 15 2008, 08:52 PM']Title says it all really. I got a good deal on one of these amps, and I'm waiting for it to arrive.

eBay item = 230259091891

Now I've bought it, and it's too late to make a difference, is there anything I should know about this amp?[/quote]


It's a PA/DJ amp matey, I wouldn't recommend it for bass.

[Happy Jack]

Yes, I wondered about that, but I figured that I was using a specialist bass amp as a pre-amp so all the power amp has to do is take that signal and ... well ... amplify it.

Does it actually make a difference to the power amp if the signal comes from a bass pre-amp or a DJ set-up? It still has to handle the same bass frequencies, after all.

If I'm being a complete idiot, feel free to point this out.

[thinman]

[quote name='Happy Jack' post='242897' date='Jul 18 2008, 04:53 PM']Yes, I wondered about that, but I figured that I was using a specialist bass amp as a pre-amp so all the power amp has to do is take that signal and ... well ... amplify it.

Does it actually make a difference to the power amp if the signal comes from a bass pre-amp or a DJ set-up? It still has to handle the same bass frequencies, after all.

If I'm being a complete idiot, feel free to point this out. [/quote]

I think it's fairly common practice - don't people use dedicated bass-specific pre-amp for tome shaping etc and a power amp to drive the cabs?

As regards the Powerline I believe it's quite a budget product but it may do you fine if you don't overload it.

[Bassmec]

[quote name='thinman' post='242998' date='Jul 18 2008, 07:26 PM']I think it's fairly common practice - don't people use dedicated bass-specific pre-amp for tome shaping etc and a power amp to drive the cabs?

As regards the Powerline I believe it's quite a budget product but it may do you fine if you don't overload it.[/quote]
The Powerline 800 is quite rugged road wise and a cut above quite a few similar amps sound wise.
If you run it within its ratings it wont thermal out on you like some that shall remain nameless.
sh*t! donch'a just hate it when that happens.