ebenezer Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) Hi folks, just looking for views and opinions on the markbass 1000w amps,do they really feel like a 1000 watt amp??..also do these have an internal HPF? Edited January 10 by ebenezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 All modern amps have an internal HPF. I've got the AG1000 and it's damn loud. But I also have efficient speakers and that makes a lot of difference too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassmanPaul Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) You must remember that 'volume' is logarithmic. This means that if you are wanting more volume, to get twice as loud as a 100W amp you have to increase power by a factor of ten. Thus a 1KW amp will only get twice a loud as a 100w amp. Using that increase in power means that your speaker systems need to be able to use that power without failing. Their impedances would also have to allow the amp to supply it's maximum power. The amp I use for my bass is a Class D Stereo power amp fed by a tube pre-amp I built for that purpose. My cabinets are Acme Sound B2 models. Impedance is 4Ω each. I connect them one each channel in a vertical 4x10 configuration. If I use all four of my cabinets, my amp will supply 1000W per channel at 2Ω. Edited January 13 by BassmanPaul 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebenezer Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 Cheers guys, just looking for good bit of headroom, and not outright volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunderwonder Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, ebenezer said: Cheers guys, just looking for good bit of headroom, and not outright volume. Headroom is nothing but outright volume that is not used, by definition. So what is it you want? Always simply a whole lot of volume is what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I run EMG pickups very close to the strings so I have to set the input on the amp a bit lower than others, but I've never noticed any amp based compression getting in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorG Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I have the K1. Discontinued but still a great amp/combo, if a bit overkill. Stand too close and your face will go numb. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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