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Bergantino B/Amp at NAMM
- Thread starter Munjibunga
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Not that I am being impatient. I want it to be right. But I do want it!
Soon! Very, very soon! 
Jim says all the parts for the first production run are starting to arrive, so it should be go time soon.
Jim says all the parts for the first production run are starting to arrive, so it should be go time soon.
I can't read Bucephylus' mind, but to me 'slam' is about the quickness or concussiveness of the low end (somewhat apart from the volume level, though would probably have to be at least room-filling volume level to get to the concussive part of it).
In those terms, how would you say the two amps compare?
I can't wait until this head is available! I have several Berg cabs that I would love to hear it with. Does anyone know if it will have a profile for the discontinued NV215?
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The B-Amp is the first Class D head where I have been impressed with the quickness. If that quickness is missing, that's usually when I start feeling a bit invisible on stage and reach for the volume knob (and usually become entirely too loud).
And here's a photo that's actually in focus!
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Hi all,
Is the B/amp available now in the USA? BassClub Chicago seem to have4 in stock. Are there already some people playing with it? I'm from Germany so I will have to wait a bit longer... I have two HD112 since a few months and can't be more satisfied. I play with either a Walter Woods Blue Light or a MarkBass Tube 800. Anybody can compare one of this heads with the B/amp?
Best regards - Christoph
Is the B/amp available now in the USA? BassClub Chicago seem to have4 in stock. Are there already some people playing with it? I'm from Germany so I will have to wait a bit longer... I have two HD112 since a few months and can't be more satisfied. I play with either a Walter Woods Blue Light or a MarkBass Tube 800. Anybody can compare one of this heads with the B/amp?
Best regards - Christoph
Sorry, I missed your post. But, yes, that's about it. We use these terms on here; but, in many cases they aren't very helpful. All I can say in this case is try putting a DB750/751 on top of an NV610; and then what you hear, that's what I am calling "slam." Also, as stated, there are aspects of that sound I don't personally care for.
That probably doesn't help, but best I can do.
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Not quite the same experience, but I did audition a DB750 with a GS210 on top a GS112 and yeah, I think that qualifies as 'Slam' (one of the big Berg NV cabs ~or HT322 - which I gigged for a few years~ would be more so, I'm sure, though).
Sure. Running that amp into 4 ohms would give the general idea. So, you know.
I also only auditioned that amp; and then returned it. In fact, I couldn't get it back in the shipping box fast enough. Although the slam, or as you more accurately put it, the concussiveness was there, I did not care for the wooliness. Maybe that is somewhat a lack of quickness. I don't know; but, didn't care for it. I have zero doubt the B/Amp will be quick and not so wooly.
I think that's what they have available from their pre-order. It's hard to read on my phone but they have a note saying they have two available for pre-order that will be from the first production run and the rest will be from the second run.
Hi, thanks for clearing that up. I will definitly try one out if its available. How about you all? Who is going to get one right away?
I am interested but I have already bought a TH500 and two Berg cabs this year so I am going to wait a year.
I'm interested but I've gotta play one first and its gotta blow my mind. Not sure if Bass Club Chicago has demo model like some of the other dealers but I'm stopping by there tomorrow so I might know sooner than later.
No one has a production model in stock. There are a few prototypes floating around out there.
Good question - if it has somewhat generic DSP type settings that can be user controlled & possibly saved - in addition to the Berg-specific cab settings, that would be Very Cool!
Well, I suppose that would be possible if you had an anechoic chamber, a good RTA mic, the requisite analytical software and knew where to place the mic. You'd also have to know how to code the settings into the firmware. The profiles are not just EQ settings adjusted to make it sound good to your ear. They are based on analysis of the cabinet's acoustic characteristics and adjust the amp's output to optimize the frequency response of the cab.
Ultimately, you can adjust the EQ frequency centers and levels for a particular cab to use as your starting point and save it into one of the amp's two memories. Then just call it up at your gig and do any adjustments necessary for the venue.
