Recent content by Mike_D

I've never heard the fan in a venue either however I found it to be much easier to replace the fan than to leave my quiet home and go to a venue each time I want to relax and play bass for a while. I feel certain that no one would go through the trouble to replace their fan if they weren't...

I used SilenX EFX-08-15. Original was hardwired so I bought an additional PC Fan extension cable and soldered the female end to the wiring from the amp so if I ever need to replace again it will be plug and play.

If you are serious enough about doing this type of thing to own a soldering iron, you should go ahead and get a multi-tester. They can be had pretty cheap and are invaluable when you need them. With a volt meter you can verify correct voltage and polarity of the completed cable prior to plugging...

I will throw in my 2 cents on a few of your questions. There is no 'right' answer, everyone will have a slightly different perfect system. Audio Technica LP120-USB is probably fine but remember that if you are on a budget, only pay for features that you need. This turntable has built-in preamp...

Sounds to me like you already know that you want it. The bottom line is that $1500 is probably near the low end of the cost of that bike so if you don't like it you just flip it and get something else. A motorcycle is never a very logical thing, if you like the way it looks, you want to ride...

type 'Mesa Walkabout Schematic' into a website called 'Google'. The first result is right on this very forum. Walkabout Schematic | TalkBass.com Don't let the secret get out...

FLAC's are uncompressed, they are as good as the source. The High Res files that will be for sale on the Pono site are actually higher than CD quality so anything that I currently own would not be at that standard. Some argue that the vast majority of people cannot hear an improvement beyond CD...

I don't think you will find anyone who has actually received one yet. Whether it is worth the price is very subjective considering that there are websites debating the sonic differences between $400 speaker cables. I pre-ordered one so obviously I think that it is worth the price. A 64G IPOD...

I am a Terry Brown era Rush fan, I didn't care for Power Windows when it came out and I found Hold Your Fire unlistenable. I have most of the newer stuff but it doesn't get much play. With that being said, I have much more respect for them constantly writing and moving forward with their vision...

I did not know that. I actually hooked my tuner to both of my amps that way and verified that it worked before suggesting it but I do not have any LM amps. I always just expect that to be a clean break between preamp and power amp. Regarding the distorted signal, if the OP is running cables...

Bassamatic is correct, the typical arrangement would be to connect your bass to the front input of the tuner with tuner output going to amps instrument input. Alternately, you should be able to connect the amp 'send' to the tuner line input and the tuner output to amp 'return' (bass would then...

I mailed a money order yesterday.

I'm gonna find out. Thanks for the input.

I'll ask you out here, maybe someone will chime in. Given that this is an 8ohm cab, would a Mesa Walkabout be a good choice to power it? I assume, being ported that it is fairly efficient. I am not a gigging musician so it will be mostly living at my house with occasional use against a live drummer.

I was sort of hoping that someone would snatch this up before I gave in. Maybe the wife won't notice it...