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chords and additional stress on cabs

#23
I run a 2000rb with a GK neo 412, the power amp section of this baby doesn't have a low cut off, in fact it has a frequency response of 1Hz to 400kHz (look it up if you don't believe me) and has no current limiters. So if there are sub frequencies that come out when playing chords, this amp is the one that will reproduce them in full. I play chords all the time, in fact, sometimes I'll even shred like a guitard when I'm soloing in the high gain channel. Yes it's easier to clip the amp when doing chords, a lot easier, but if you aren't clipping your amp and your speakers aren't farting out, your rig isn't going to be able to tell the difference between a chord or a single note plucked hard. No damage done.
 
#24
wow. I actually did look it up just to see. 1hz-400khz 0/-3dB can watch speakers move? the manual for my amp doesn't list frequency response...

note to punksweeper, i was being sarcastic. I seriously am extremely curious about seeing this. My mind is being blown as i type, and this is NOT sarcastic at all...
 
#25
bassk I have never tried what punk is suggesting, will have to do that tomorrow although I can tell you though that the 2000rb also has that bottom control which pumps up the 20Hz signals and it's pretty amazing. This amp has solid lows and although we can't hear anything below 20Hz the fact that the amp actually goes lower than that really does cement the bottom end. Just go to a small club and here one of these bridged, you will be convinced.

I am a thorough lover of my chords and I can attest that the frequencies punk is talking about are either completely absent OR they are not as dangerous as he is saying. I love to crank my amp as that is what GK's are known for. I'm a bit on the OCD side when it comes to my stuff...one day after playing hard for about two hours with the 2000rb I unscrewed one of the neos, took it out and put my hand on the heat sink. Nothing. The magnet? Nope. Was cool as an ice cube all over!
 
#26
jelwood said:
bassk I have never tried what punk is suggesting, will have to do that tomorrow although I can tell you though that the 2000rb also has that bottom control which pumps up the 20Hz signals and it's pretty amazing. This amp has solid lows and although we can't hear anything below 20Hz the fact that the amp actually goes lower than that really does cement the bottom end. Just go to a small club and here one of these bridged, you will be convinced.

I am a thorough lover of my chords and I can attest that the frequencies punk is talking about are either completely absent OR they are not as dangerous as he is saying. I love to crank my amp as that is what GK's are known for. I'm a bit on the OCD side when it comes to my stuff...one day after playing hard for about two hours with the 2000rb I unscrewed one of the neos, took it out and put my hand on the heat sink. Nothing. The magnet? Nope. Was cool as an ice cube all over!
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oh, i'm not worried. That's the joy or 8x10s - pump 1000 watts into them, and each one is only putting out 200 so it's not a worry. I just want to physically see a speaker cone move in and out like that.
 
#27
bassk81976 said:
wow. I actually did look it up just to see. 1hz-400khz 0/-3dB can watch speakers move? the manual for my amp doesn't list frequency response...

note to punksweeper, i was being sarcastic. I seriously am extremely curious about seeing this. My mind is being blown as i type, and this is NOT sarcastic at all...
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I'll get to it...

And I'm not saying "Don't pay chords, they will 100% fo sho kill your amp!" I'm merely suggesting that it could be the cause of the OP's problem.
 

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