uk_lefty Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Hi has anyone got experience of the two 2015 kickback combos? 500w from either a 12 or 15" speaker, sounds impressive. I had a 120w kickback 15 and loved thebspund but it was awkward and heavy. I'm now in the market for a lightweight combo that has power and tone and thinking this could be ideal. Do they sound like the old kickbacks? Can they really pump out 500w? And are they more portable? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Well from the manual they are actually 250Wrms, so only a little more powerful than the originals 3dB. There's nothing to indicate how efficient the speakers are so that the sound could be louder or the same. I still use my old one for smaller gigs and it struggles but just about does the job so an extra 3dB would help. Weight is 13kg for the 12" version so lighter than the old ones. Here's the link http://www.samsontech.com/hartke/products/combos/kickback-combos/kickbackkb12/ I'd be interested too if anyone gets round to finding one to try. The Fender Rumble combo is getting lots of love here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Phil is it the usual 250W into 8 or 500W into 4 with an extension cab? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Starr Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 [quote name='Chienmortbb' timestamp='1455745363' post='2982131'] Phil is it the usual 250W into 8 or 500W into 4 with an extension cab? [/quote]If it is the same as the original kickback it is just into the internal speaker. You have to unplug that to go into an external speaker. My guess is that the internal speaker will be 4ohms and that the power will be limited by the current from the power supply. So I'd guess it's 250W into 4ohms but it's just a guess. Hartke just say 500W peak 250W rms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowhand_mike Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 the manual says this "Speaker Output Jack -[font=sans-serif][size=4] The internal speaker is normally connected to this standard unbalanced ¼” jack.[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] Note: Because of the high power levels and low frequency content of the signal[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] generated by the Kickback amplifier, we recommend the use of the provided[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] internal speaker only. If you do wish to connect an external speaker, use only[/size][/font][font=sans-serif][size=4] appropriately rated 4 ohm speaker cabinets that are specifically designed for bass instruments. "[/size][/font] [font=sans-serif][size=4] so i would think from that it is a 4ohm speaker inside[/size][/font] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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