lukeward2004 Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Hi Guys and Gals, I have recently got my mits on a Bass Pod XT Pro, which I am planning on using live into a poweramp, eventually into a Tech ND410 but for the time being into a Hartke 410XL. I need a suitable power amp that will allow me to run into an 8ohm cab, and when i get the cash together to get the Tech 410, ill be looking at 2 x 8ohm cabs, thus running at 4 ohms total. I have a budet of around £200-£400, what can you suggest? Cheers Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilb Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Mackie make reliable p/amps. They do a budget line called "Juice", made by Tapco. Very good value and they go down to 2 OHMS IIRC. [url="http://www.tapcoworld.com/products/juiceseries/index.html"]http://www.tapcoworld.com/products/juiceseries/index.html[/url] [url="http://www.mackie.com/products/frseries/"]http://www.mackie.com/products/frseries/[/url] Both ranges available from Thomann. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbloke Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 This falls right in the middle of your budget. [url="http://www.smartsounddirect.com/content/ProductDetails.asp?ProductID=SSD1180"]Soundtech PS802[/url] 400 Watts into 4 Ohms, 230W into 8 Ohms stereo or 800W into 8 Ohms mono bridged They're very very light. I used to own one and didn't rate it - it didn't seem to do much through my SWR Triads, but in hindsight, I think that was more a shortcoming of the cabs which seemed very voiced towards an SWR amp and flapped through anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeward2004 Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 Hmm - the Tapco J-2500 looks like a good buy..... any other suggestions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Yamaha P5000 or P7000 from SoundsLive mate. For a really flexible amp with more connections and functions, you can't go wrong. They are only 12Kg too, which makes them a very light non D-Class. I highly recommend the crossover on it as you can filter out everything below what your cabinet cant produce.. thus giving you far more volume and less speaker 'farting'. I'd still have mine if powersoft hadn't landed on my GAS-o-meter!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Woodcock Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 At the very top end of your budget you might be lucky and score a used Crest CA9. Excellent power amp for bass, though it weighs a ton... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Try here [url="http://www.gearonline.co.uk/gearlist.htm"]http://www.gearonline.co.uk/gearlist.htm[/url] Also the Yamahas Dood suggested look great P7000s in the above link new for £410 P2500s in sounds live new for £233! It does 1.3Kw bridged into 4 ohms. Whether that is RMS is not clear though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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