The HandBox Amplification thread

[wateroftyne]

There's an [url="http://www.handbox.pl/R-400-MINI-HEAD-p142.html"]English page for the R-400[/url] up on the website now.

[Fisheth]

Really interested in one of these, can it be used at 8Ohms?

Edited October 25, 2016 by Fisheth

[wateroftyne]

Yeah - I use mine at 8 all the time.

[wateroftyne]

Oooh... there's a new case style, too...

[Fisheth]

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1477421169' post='3162146']
Yeah - I use mine at 8 all the time.
[/quote]

Awesome, is the wattage halved?

[JTUK]

I'll babysit if it gets to the South East

[NancyJohnson]

The Red Fighter is in my extension at the moment.

Anyone local wanna test drive it?

Come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!

[LZD56]

Where are you based?

[wateroftyne]

[quote name='Fisheth' timestamp='1477421474' post='3162152']
Awesome, is the wattage halved?
[/quote]

I think it's around 250w...?

And yes, hit NancyJ up if you fancy a go of the Red Fighter...

[Marty Forrer]

Yay! My R-400 has landed in the country (New Zealand), just going through Customs now.

Edited October 26, 2016 by Marty Forrer

[Marty Forrer]

R-400 just got delivered. I'll put up some pics when I get home.

[Marty Forrer]

Here we go! HandBox R-400 > two Barefaced One10s.

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[gary mac]

Doesn't it look good with that colour fascia.

Also the lights

[wateroftyne]

Fab!

[wateroftyne]

Here's a little clip from a gig this weekend.. you can get an idea at 3:10 how rich the DI is. It's sometimes tricky getting that kind of definition with flats.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDe22sXRDMg

[NancyJohnson]

[quote name='LZD56' timestamp='1477499342' post='3162634']
Where are you based?
[/quote]

Crowthorne, Berkshire. A few miles east of Reading.

[wateroftyne]

The owner of the first R-400 sent to America has just posted a pic of it in the other' forum... it's a stunner..

[Marty Forrer]

That's exactly the same as mine. Love it!

[wateroftyne]

Incidentally, I asked Leszek about repairs, etc., and here's his reply:

[quote]The amp is very well built but I wouldn't dare to say that it's indestructible! This is an electronic device assembled from hundreds of pieces, and like any amp there is always a possibility that something might break. Sending schematics to any place in the world is not a problem though. Local amp techs will manage to repair the R-400 easily.[/quote]

Hopefully it'll be a long time before it's needed, but good to know there's nothing 'stealth' going on under the hood.

[wateroftyne]

...and he's just sent me pics of this, which I expect to land on the doormat in the next few days.

[gazhowe]

Very nice indeed!

[Pow_22]

Looking at that pic, there is only access to one valve! How do you go about changing/swapping?

[wateroftyne]

[quote name='Pow_22' timestamp='1479382038' post='3176050']
Looking at that pic, there is only access to one valve! How do you go about changing/swapping?
[/quote]

Do you mean clear space above them?

[TPJ]

[quote name='Pow_22' timestamp='1479382038' post='3176050']
Looking at that pic, there is only access to one valve! How do you go about changing/swapping?
[/quote]

I asked the manufacturer about swapping valves and he told me you can only change the leftmost valve (looking at the front of the amp). I did this with mine and it isn't hard. You just need to be careful as it's all hand wired boards.

Edited November 17, 2016 by TPJ

[Pow_22]

Yes. It seems part of the chassis overhang is in the way so to change 2 of the 3 valves would mean taking the PCB out?