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Genz Benz ShuttleMAX 9.0 Now A Reality

#3
rpsands said:
Well nice, anyone get one and want to trade, lemme know =P Sure comes out right after I buy a 9 assuming they'll never finish the Smax 9.
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Same here. I sold my Shuttle Max 12.0 because I needed more power (at the time) at 8 ohms. Now I've got a 4 ohm cab and the 9.0 is perfect, but maybe in the future if I had two cabs a Max would be handy. And I loved the EQ options. Grrr....

:atoz::hiding::ninja::bassist::hyper:
 
#5
So, a Shuttle Max 6.0 but with the power of the 9.0? That would be cool. I had a Max 12 but the power/4 ohm/8 ohm thing was an issue. A 500 watt @ 8 ohm Max head would be sweet.
 
#11
LeonD said:
My guess (and hope) is that the ShuttleMax 9.0 is two Shuttle 9.0 power amps and they just broke with their naming convention.
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We'll see. My guess is it's the 9 with the added FET pre and eq of the Max series. I don't see much need for twice the power of the 9, which would also goose the price a bit more.
If it's 2 9s I'm not very interested, but might want a true 9 Max. Hope it's black.
 
#15
I was switching around a bit between my 12 and 9 last night.

To my ears there is something about the 9 FRONT end that really works, and I can not duplicate that tone with anything I have found on the 12. Settings on the 9 are mostly flat with a one detente cut on the mids at the noon freq position. I can not find that same tone in the 12. So, I am somewhat curious as to whether a Max 9 is going to have the power of the 9 in a single channel, but the tone of the 12? For me, the 12 has no lack of power. The 9 just has magic in the lower mids that make it really work. I can not find that same sound in the 12. Not that the 12 sounds bad; just that it does not have that pudding thick lower mid thing going on.

I'm waiting to see what the Streamliner sounds like, but may just end up using 2 x 9.0 for the two 4 ohm cab solutions. Life is tough.

OTOH, GB keeps surprising us in good ways; so, we'll see.
 
#17
Try setting the low mids around 200-220 hz and give it a bump. That usually works for me with the Uber cabs!!


bucephylus said:
I was switching around a bit between my 12 and 9 last night.

To my ears there is something about the 9 FRONT end that really works, and I can not duplicate that tone with anything I have found on the 12. Settings on the 9 are mostly flat with a one detente cut on the mids at the noon freq position. I can not find that same tone in the 12. So, I am somewhat curious as to whether a Max 9 is going to have the power of the 9 in a single channel, but the tone of the 12? For me, the 12 has no lack of power. The 9 just has magic in the lower mids that make it really work. I can not find that same sound in the 12. Not that the 12 sounds bad; just that it does not have that pudding thick lower mid thing going on.

I'm waiting to see what the Streamliner sounds like, but may just end up using 2 x 9.0 for the two 4 ohm cab solutions. Life is tough.

OTOH, GB keeps surprising us in good ways; so, we'll see.
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#18
Joeykun said:
Try setting the low mids around 200-220 hz and give it a bump. That usually works for me with the Uber cabs!!
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Yup, tried that precisely.

In fairness, I was putting them into a Schro BMF1212, which may have one of the most unforgiving/difficult lower mid characters I've ever experienced. In fact, the 9 is about the only amp that makes it sound somewhat "balanced." That cab just does not want to give out the lows.
 
#19
to answer on question above: the ShuttleMax 9 needs a min. load of 4 ohms.

Here's a pic.
 

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