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Hartke help

Robthebastard58

Robthebastard58

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Hey there bass peeps, I recently upgraded from an Ampeg ba115hp to a hartke lh1000 coupled with the Hydrive 4x10 cab. Tone is great but there's only one problem, I have a hard time getting it to a decently loud volume sufficient to rehearse with the band without the speakers pushing the limit. The Ampeg combo I have can handle much louder volume without seeming like the cab will explode. Anyone have issues like this with this rig?
 
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I had this exact rig and it could get LOUD!! I ran bridged with the EQ roughly flat (2-10-2) and it had plenty of volume. If you're running the EQ knobs straight up (5-5-5) than you're missing out on a good chunk of volume and essesntially running the smiley face EQ. Easy to get buried that way.
 
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jjk2007 said:
I had this exact rig and it could get LOUD!! I ran bridged with the EQ roughly flat (2-10-2) and it had plenty of volume. If you're running the EQ knobs straight up (5-5-5) than you're missing out on a good chunk of volume and essesntially running the smiley face EQ. Easy to get buried that way.
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I've got mine at 1-10-2. I'll make a little video clip and demonstrate, it seems to get out at louder volume. I'll keep tweaking it though and see what I can come up with.
 
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Like jjk said, this rig should get loud in a hurry being pushed by the LH1000. It's possible something's up with the cab. I know one member a few years back had a quiet 410, and it turned out that two of the four speakers weren't operating. He re-soldered a wire inside the cab, and BOOM he was back in business.

You can use an AA battery to connect to the speakers and watch the cones as you connect ON/OFF to the battery. All four should move out and then back in, and you'll see in a hurry if you're working with half a box.

Being a sealed design, the Hartke will be less efficient than a ported 410. But it shouldn't be orders of magnitude.

Beyond that, placement, room dynamics, and the volume of your band could be factors. I was driving mine with a 500W amp and it was sitting on a concrete floor. I had to kneel down to hear it when a guitarist cranked up a Marshall half stack to full blast. Part of the problem was that my cab wasn't at ear level, but the other problem was I was hopelessly outgunned with anything less than an 810 and a KW of power on that day.
 
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swamp_bass said:
Like jjk said, this rig should get loud in a hurry being pushed by the LH1000. It's possible something's up with the cab. I know one member a few years back had a quiet 410, and it turned out that two of the four speakers weren't operating. He re-soldered a wire inside the cab, and BOOM he was back in business.

You can use an AA battery to connect to the speakers and watch the cones as you connect ON/OFF to the battery. All four should move out and then back in, and you'll see in a hurry if you're working with half a box.

Being a sealed design, the Hartke will be less efficient than a ported 410. But it shouldn't be orders of magnitude.

Beyond that, placement, room dynamics, and the volume of your band could be factors. I was driving mine with a 500W amp and it was sitting on a concrete floor. I had to kneel down to hear it when a guitarist cranked up a Marshall half stack to full blast. Part of the problem was that my cab wasn't at ear level, but the other problem was I was hopelessly outgunned with anything less than an 810 and a KW of power on that day.
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Can you describe in further detail how I would use a AA battery to check the speakers. It's something I'd like to try but don't understand the method. Thanks in advance.
 
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Hook up a 1/4 inch cable to the Hartke. You can use your instrument cable for this since it's low current. Get a AA battery, and a short piece of wire (or in a pinch, a strip of aluminum foil). On the unplugged side of the 1/4 inch jack, press the top of the AA battery against the tip. Hold the wire or strip of aluminum foil against the bottom of the AA battery, and use it to press against the shaft of the 1/4 jack, above the black line that separates the conductors. Watch the speaker cones from the side so you can see them move in and out each time you connect and disconnect.

Hold each position for a full second to make them hold position.
 
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swamp_bass said:
Hook up a 1/4 inch cable to the Hartke. You can use your instrument cable for this since it's low current. Get a AA battery, and a short piece of wire (or in a pinch, a strip of aluminum foil). On the unplugged side of the 1/4 inch jack, press the top of the AA battery against the tip. Hold the wire or strip of aluminum foil against the bottom of the AA battery, and use it to press against the shaft of the 1/4 jack, above the black line that separates the conductors. Watch the speaker cones from the side so you can see them move in and out each time you connect and disconnect.

Hold each position for a full second to make them hold position.
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Thanks, will try, I'll reply later to tell you if it worked.
 

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