fretmeister Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) [url="http://mesahollywood.com/collections/subway-bass-series"]http://mesahollywood...way-bass-series[/url] Interesting stuff. EDIT: RRP is £739.00 Edited November 26, 2015 by fretmeister Quote
JapanAxe Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) http://youtu.be/7OZ05NUrBa0 Runs into 4 ohms or 2 ohms. $699 => £699 in the UK. Edited August 31, 2015 by JapanAxe Quote
discreet Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) Wait a minute, wasn't that Bobby Vega just now? What happened..? Edit - Oh I see - you posted a SECOND video. That's what confused me. Edited August 31, 2015 by discreet Quote
fretmeister Posted August 31, 2015 Author Posted August 31, 2015 [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1441044188' post='2855614'] http://youtu.be/z1rwsUtLH7U [/quote] Lovely but getting Bobby Vega is cheating! He could make a wet fart sound awesome! Quote
fretmeister Posted August 31, 2015 Author Posted August 31, 2015 £699 wouldn't be as appalling as other Mesa pricing. The Streamliner 900 was that price and worth every penny. Quote
fretmeister Posted August 31, 2015 Author Posted August 31, 2015 Obviously is the fan noise is too much then it will suck. Quote
discreet Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 [quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1441044836' post='2855624'] Obviously is the fan noise is too much then it will suck. [/quote] Or blow. Quote
jazzyvee Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Looks good but those demo's make it sound too gritty for my taste. I'll try on out when I see one in a shop. Quote
chris_b Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Light and loud 2 ohm amps are always interesting. Quote
JTUK Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 I have to say that not normally that keen on class D but if this is in the same sort of league as the Demeter, then they might be onto something. But...heard a glorious 400 today..old boy, but great sound. I even helped him out with the cab as would have been rude not to. Quote
discreet Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) [quote name='jazzyvee' timestamp='1441051895' post='2855744'] Looks good but those demo's make it sound too gritty for my taste. I'll try on out when I see one in a shop. [/quote] +1 Can't really make a decision based on a YouTube vid anyway. There are too many audio parameters involved - most importantly, how it was recorded and on what, YouTube bit rate and compression, how it's listened to via PC or other device or phone and on what monitoring system, whether studio monitors or headphones, buds, laptop speakers and on and on. Having said all that, it sounds pretty damn good through my full-range studio monitors. Edited August 31, 2015 by discreet Quote
wateroftyne Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 Hmm... this could be interesting. It'll be a shame if it's got the usual common-or-garden car stereo power amp in it. Quote
JapanAxe Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 [quote name='jazzyvee' timestamp='1441051895' post='2855744'] Looks good but those demo's make it sound too gritty for my taste. I'll try on out when I see one in a shop. [/quote] It does sound very grindy, but you can see the clip light flashing in the Bobby Vega vid. Quote
discreet Posted August 31, 2015 Posted August 31, 2015 [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1441053771' post='2855766'] It'll be a shame if it's got the usual common-or-garden car stereo power amp in it. [/quote] Well that's it, isn't it?. I'm beginning to realise that there's SS and then there's [i]SS[/i]. Quote
fretmeister Posted August 31, 2015 Author Posted August 31, 2015 I'm hoping they've ripped off the Demeter power amp! Quote
wateroftyne Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 Hmm... the more I look at this, the more I wish they'd do a version with a WA power section. Lots of nice features. And it looks great. Quote
HowieBass Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 Didn't one of the design guys from Genz Benz join Mesa Boogie? Might be involved with this new product line... Quote
Gareth Hughes Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) The layout - especially the power indicator/start up lights - is very Streamliner. Which makes sense as Andy/Agedhorse on Talkbass has been as Mesa for a while after leaving Genz. All good things. I'm still loving my Streamliner's - more than one should for an amp. Edited September 1, 2015 by Gareth Hughes Quote
Thunderpaws Posted September 1, 2015 Posted September 1, 2015 Exactly what I was thinking. The feature set is almost exactly the same as the Streamliner. Only difference I can see is the mid control being predetermined, but usefully to set at high and low mid. Oh, and the missing bright blue LEDs that intermittently work on mine. Bet it's the same darn thing with tweaked eq and a different power section. Quote
Bigwan Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Thunderpaws' timestamp='1441135036' post='2856384'] Exactly what I was thinking. The feature set is almost exactly the same as the Streamliner. Only difference I can see is the mid control being predetermined, but usefully to set at high and low mid. Oh, and the missing bright blue LEDs that intermittently work on mine. Bet it's the same darn thing with tweaked eq and a different power section. [/quote] So, in fact, quite a different amp! Being 2-ohm capable has me very interested. Set on my Barefaced Retro 2x10 (4 ohm!), but would like to add another at some point. Edited September 2, 2015 by Bigwan Quote
dannybuoy Posted September 2, 2015 Posted September 2, 2015 And unlike most 2-ohm amps that only put out their maximum power at 2 ohms, this one might put out the same max power at 4 ohms due to the Orange-Terror-Bass-style impedance switch on the back! Quote
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