Class D amp with the most slam/punch

[Nebadon2000]

So after 359 replies and 8 months any consensus on Class D Amp with most 'SLAM' my money was on Trace Elliot Elf

 

[agedhorse]

Ya know, when our church worship team played a Christian music festival in the Czech Republic, we had to submit a list of the songs we intended to play. And we were told to add any song that might be possibly pulled out last-minute. We’ve never been asked for such a list in the States.
I never heard of any ramifications if we played something not on the list (we didn’t). And once that list was submitted, we didn’t hear anything else about it.

That may have more likely been censorship of “western ideologies”.

 

[tom-g]

That may have more likely been censorship of “western ideologies”.

Here in Germany, we supply a set list. Fees are paid to GEMA. Seems like other countries in Europe work similarly.

 

[agedhorse]

Here in Germany, we supply a set list. Fees are paid to GEMA. Seems like other countries in Europe work similarly.

That’s how the band collects royalties.

The venue pays royalties to the organization under a licensing arrangement based on size and type of venue.

These are two different transactions.

 

[tom-g]

That’s how the band collects royalties.

The venue pays royalties to the organization under a licensing arrangement based on size and type of venue.

These are two different transactions.

I don’t know what the current mode of operation is with GEMA. It keeps changing. I only know that we provide a set list to the venue and they pay fees to GEMA. Whoever owns the songs on the set list cashes in and is payed by GEMA.

 

[Jim C]

As I understand it, the royalties lost from poor reporting of live music is next to nothing compared to lost compensation from digital downloads.

 

[ultra60]

This week, I am going to say the Legacy 800 has the most slam/punch. Initially, I was not too crazy about the tone at home. The amp really came alive in the band mix. Almost like those old Marshall amps. To me, they sounded kinda thin on their own, then really shine in a rock band setting.

Just picked up an AG-700. I like it. Seems to really cover the sonic spectrum. We will see how it sits in the mix.

 

[Jefenator]

I always thought my BB800 slammed pretty well. But I hadn't used it with the full stack in a while; I've mostly used it for backup & smaller venues. Part of that has to do with the lack of a "proper" DI. But I don't run thru the PA on these Salsa dances anymore, so what the heck.

It was okay, but for these shows the B|Amp just seems to work better. It's a little hefty for a class D head and it sounds it! (I know: correlation vs causation.)

Same venue, same band, same basses... that's about as scientific as I'm going to get with this.

I need to dust off my old pre + power rack at some point – to make sure everything still works before I try to sell it.
I've been procrastinating, for fear that:

1. Something won't work & it'll make a hassle at a gig & I'll have to blow most of my sales proceeds, just getting stuff fixed. Or,
2. It'll all work too well & I'll have to start hauling it out & using it again.

 

[agedhorse]

I don’t know what the current mode of operation is with GEMA. It keeps changing. I only know that we provide a set list to the venue and they pay fees to GEMA. Whoever owns the songs on the set list cashes in and is payed by GEMA.

Providing the set list is so that the registered content owners get credit and paid by GEMA. That’s only 1/2 of the equation.

 

[vickerekes]

So after life changing moment of playing through a DB751, I remember the joy of playing through a lead sled. And while my TH500 is certainly a capable amp by all means, after hearing the DB751, I miss that slam only a big amp can do.

I know only a big amp is capable of hitting like that. But surely there are a few small class A/B or class D’s that can come close? If so, what hits as close to lead sled?

Not too small at 60+lbs and may be overkill, but the 1000W Pascal powered Wayne Jones 2X10 which I own (avatar) has head-and-shoulders more "slam" than I'd ever heard in 50 years as a bass player. I'm no expert - this is a snippet from Bass Musician Magazine by our own Jake Wolf:

"The 210 excels at that wonderfully elusive characteristic I like to call “slam”. For lack of a better definition, (to me) slam is: effortless low end delivery, that is both taut and massive, and a seemingly endless power reserve to dish out transient peaks... Can you find a rig that is quicker sounding with more slam and definition? I’m not aware of one!"

 

[tom-g]

Providing the set list is so that the registered content owners get credit and paid by GEMA. That’s only 1/2 of the equation.

So what is the other half? I am not aware of that, unless you mean getting paid by the venue for the show.

 

[agedhorse]

So what is the other half? I am not aware of that, unless you mean getting paid by the venue for the show.

The venue doesn’t pay by the song. The venue pays based on their license and GEMA (and others) then take the funds collected from the license fees and distributes based on the set lists which document the payments to the rights holders.

That’s the two halves.

 

[John D Harris]

Here is a Class D 'System' that will Slam [knowing Meyer Quality]

1 for Gig's and 1 for rehearsal space[come in pairs]

Meyer Sound LINA Compact Line Array and 750-LFC Subwoofer System

And great for those light jazz coffeehouse gigs...