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iAmp Micro 300

#4
Looks nice. The power section and size of the unit seems to be almost identical to the new Eden260 (automatic voltage adjustment, etc.). There must be some new switching power supply amp or technology on the market that these companies are using.

Not sure if the 3 pound Eden and EA 300 watt units are an improvement over the 4 pound 1000 watt AI or 5 pound 500 watt MarkBass units though.
 
#5
EA hasn't released graphics of the rear panel yet. So, I wonder if it only has that 1/4" DI out on the front and no XLR on the back. Seems to be the case.

KJung said:
Not sure if the 3 pound Eden and EA 300 watt units are an improvement over the 4 pound 1000 watt AI or 5 pound 500 watt MarkBass units though.
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Note EA saying on the website: "Finally, the control circuit of the Micro 300 was designed to be scalable. EA envisions the possibilities of Micro series amps of up to 1,500 watts." Wonder when that 1.5 Kw model will be available?
 
#6
MichaelVee said:
EA hasn't released graphics of the rear panel yet. So, I wonder if it only has that 1/4" DI out on the front and no XLR on the back. Seems to be the case.

Note EA saying on the website: "Finally, the control circuit of the Micro 300 was designed to be scalable. EA envisions the possibilities of Micro series amps of up to 1,500 watts." Wonder when that 1.5 Kw model will be available?
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+1 Eden is talking about the same thing, and seems like they will eventually both have a lower cost competitor to the high wattage Walter Woods Ultra. Very cool.
 
#10
Matt Morgan said:
Looks very interesting! Like many, I'll really give it a look when the 800w - 1000w models start coming out.
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+1 I'd also love to see them get a real DI in there somehow... maybe by dumping the second channel, which would be of limited use to most players. This is also an issue with the more recent Walter Woods.
 
#12
Matt Morgan said:
I'd be willing to bet that when they start making the higher power units, they'll look virtually identical to the current Iamp800.
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I assumed it would be more like the Walter Woods thing.... gradually increasing the power of the unit of the years as the technology improves, but keeping the size and weight of the unit constant.

I assume we will continue to see lighter, more powerful heads coming from a number of manufacturers in the near future:bassist:
 
#14
You just need to use an 1/4 stereo (balanced in the same way an XLR is) to XLR cable to send a balanced signal to whatever (PA, snake, recorder, etc). It is a "real" DI, they were just smarter and saved space :)

Also, EA's unit has 2 channels! :hyper:

Now I'm just hoping the unit can power 2 ohms so 2 Wizzy's can be used...

Tony
 

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