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    How to choose a replacement speaker?

    Right. The speaker stays. It's in remarkably good nick for a 25yr old speaker anyhow. Thanks for all the responses guys. Now to find a matching...
    Post by: SkyMonkey, Dec 21, 2021 in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]
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    How to choose a replacement speaker?

    I suppose so. I'm just trying to understand why bass enclosures are so different to guitar ones.
    Post by: SkyMonkey, Dec 18, 2021 in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]
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    How to choose a replacement speaker?

    Cheers @fdeck. It still works fine. Just a bit of dust and fluff welded to the surround. I just thought 'Could Do Better', and I like to tinker....
    Post by: SkyMonkey, Dec 18, 2021 in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]
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    How to choose a replacement speaker?

    I suspect that this has been covered before, but I'll be damned if I can find the thread. Sorry. Soooo, I suggested I might change the speaker...
    Thread by: SkyMonkey, Dec 17, 2021, 18 replies, in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]
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    NBAD Trace Elliot 712 SMC

    OK, point(s) taken. Cheers @Sparky Mark. The original fan is still for sale new so that may be a better buy. And the speaker seems to be in good...
    Post by: SkyMonkey, Dec 14, 2021 in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]
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    NBAD Trace Elliot 712 SMC

    It's the first physical graphic EQ I've had, and the compressor too (only multi-effects ones so far). So the whole amp is a step up in power and...
    Post by: SkyMonkey, Dec 14, 2021 in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]
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    NBAD Trace Elliot 712 SMC

    I don't really have a couple of meters to spare in the room! LOL It's fine. The hum almost disappears when I stand a bit off-axis, and the amp is...
    Post by: SkyMonkey, Dec 13, 2021 in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]
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    Trace Elliot 712 SMC fan replacement

    Hi @hajatantely. Admittedly, a bit late (Necro Necro Necro), but I just got the same amp. The fan in mine works fine but is quite noisy in my...
    Post by: SkyMonkey, Dec 12, 2021 in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]
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    NBAD Trace Elliot 712 SMC

    Dimensions: H 23" (560mm) / W 18 3/4" (475mm) / D 13 1/2" (343mm). If I take the front panel PCB off in the future I'll post pics.
    Post by: SkyMonkey, Dec 12, 2021 in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]
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    NBAD Trace Elliot 712 SMC

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    Post by: SkyMonkey, Dec 12, 2021 in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]
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    NBAD Trace Elliot 712 SMC

    8/95 on the transformer coil, so August 1995. But 24/3/96 on the PCB. No ground lift on the back. Back Panel Facilities - TRACE ELLIOT SMC RANGE...
    Post by: SkyMonkey, Dec 12, 2021 in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]
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    NBAD Trace Elliot 712 SMC

    Cheers @Hawk256. But now that I have this one home, I am noticing a hum (60Hz?) that may become intolerable unless there is a solution. I think...
    Post by: SkyMonkey, Dec 12, 2021 in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]
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    NBAD Trace Elliot 712 SMC

    Almost on a whim, I decided to trade in some unused pedals and my Fender Rumble 25W bass practice amp, and bag a fairly tidy Trace Elliot 712 SMC...
    Thread by: SkyMonkey, Dec 11, 2021, 14 replies, in forum: Amps and Cabs [BG]