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#42
I have to disagree. Best to have an even matching amp and cabs. You really want to be left wanting more power? Not utilizing your gear to it's full potential?

Lots of good used solid genz-benz amps at fair prices right now. Buy used, probably class D, something 500watts, preferably more.

Downunderwonder said:
That's the kind of maths that blows up cabs, not that the Rumble would not do the trick.

Any 500w micro will be fine so long as you listen to the cabs. When turning up doesn't get hardly any louder it's a good idea to turn down a little.
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#43
Un-broken_bass said:
Hey guys, after almost two years of gigging with an Ampeg Microstack I have upgraded my cabs. Now I need a head for them. I have a markbass 2x10 and a 1x15 both 8ohms and 400 watts. so I need an amp that does 4 ohms and preferably is 400 watts or less. Side note I am tech challenged so Simple is usually better. I have had my eye on a markbass nano 300 but a couple others have showed up that I am curious about. any tips are helpful.
Side side note-money is an object. prefer not to lose my house over an amp.
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There seem to be some knowledgeable folk on this thread .The chap that does my amp repairs is busier with class d than older tech nowadays. Apparently not due to them being inherently unreliable but more sensitive to fluctuating or unstable mains voltage? The old gear takes a peak or drop with less of an issue any truth in this? I have only ever had catastrophic failures with class d amps.....Any pros and cons for the thread author?
 
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Downunderwonder said:
That's the kind of maths that blows up cabs, not that the Rumble would not do the trick.

Any 500w micro will be fine so long as you listen to the cabs. When turning up doesn't get hardly any louder it's a good idea to turn down a little.
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That math is correct...400w each. 800w amp would fit nicely.

I use a pair of 8ohm, 400w 1x15 Cabinets with my Mesa D800.

No explosions, no black holes, Cabs are still in one piece.
 
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Downunderwonder said:
If one relies on maths to say if it's ok to crank an 800w amp into two basic bass cabs, there's every chance of broken drivers with an inexperienced player.
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I always use (for bass ) double the handling capacity in the cabs (approx) as a simple man's rule of thumb.... Sure there are a load of people that will shoot this down with a load of stuff I don't understand but it has prevented me from ever blowing driver......
 
#47
snyderz said:
Tried MiniMax and it sounded like mud. Plus, the fan sounded like someone was running a vacuum cleaner in the room, and I'm a Peavey fan boy. Depending on the room I am very happy with the Rumble 500 for 4 ohm, and the Carvin BX500 for 2 ohm. I know Carvin is out of business, but if you could find a used 2nd gen BX you wouldn't be sorry.
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I would second the fan comment which is a shame as otherwise it's super handy to practice with. Not sure about mud but with everything at 12.00 next to a little mark or an Eich for example I would agree it sounds muddier :) / a little dull . The little mark just sounds great with no effort but there are enough eq options on the mini to demuddify it with a little playing around IMO .The mini also cuts so well in the mix and the fan is not audible over the drummer at least :)
 

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