 ART Preamp + Small Speaker (powered?)
I use a Polytone Mini-Brute II. I run my BassMax into a K&K preamp into the "Preamp Out" jack on my Polytone. For those of you who know Polytones, there are four inputs. I've tried a lot of different combinations with and without preamps (ART Mic, K&K, LRBaggs) into each of the four inputs and finally settled on the K&K into "Preamp Out". I find it interesting that the Polytone Owner's manual describes the PREAMP OUT jack as something solely for use with their Sidekick speakers.
I play in small ensemble in my church. Last Sunday my K&K battery ran out during the warm-up, sound check. I went out to the car and retrieved my back-up, an ART microphone preamp. I found the sound not to be as warm as the K&K but I could warm it up by increasing the gain on the unit and rolling off the output. To make a long story short, the ART is now my main unit. I ordered the instrument version (includes a HPF) this morning.
There is a post int a thread stating the the practice of running a source into the 'Preamp Out' is essentially using the amp as a powered speaker. Given that statement, I'm assuming that I could use the ART unit with a small, say 8", powered speaker. Would it necessarily need to be a powered speaker? If that would work, it would give me a small, lightweight rig for my other gig and rehearsals.
model: ART Tube MP Project Series Tube Microphone/Instrument Preamp
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