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Mesa Subway D-350!

I have the "possibly too niche for large manufacturing" ideas when these opportunities arise. Throwing status-quo ideas out there is good feedback, and reinforces the reasons why things are done the way they are. That being said:

As a chef, I want to know what my guests are sure to order when assembling my menu planning and daily features. It helps generate revenue knowing that a particular dish is going to be well recieved, and sell. Conversely, though, this approach doesn't necessarily generate buzz and the "wow" factor that an outside-of-the-box dish can. I love hearing the ideas that come out of left field. Sure lots of these ideas won't work as presented to me. Often, just one ingredient or technique sparks an idea I HADN'T considered, though.

With the breadth of knowledge in design and history of the development of audio processing, amplification and acoustics, I'd bet some really wild ideas may trigger a lightbulb in Mr. Horse's thinker. I love these types of threads, and hope my eccentricities and spitball ideas dont land me on any ignore lists haha. I have seen two of my initial thoughts from way back on page 1 have occurred to others as reasonable, so maybe I'm not so nuts. Anyway;

Busking combo: laptop or power tool type battery; two or three way "backpack" enclosure with some of these fancy new "flexible" speakers? The line IS the SUBWAY, after all...

Skip the 350 idea; add 16 ohm cabs to the Subway line? Boom same (-ish) power, users still have everything they love about their 800's feature set.

A Mo-mark type approach (again, spinning the Subway name... It is a train, right!) With interchangeable modules for power level, pre, DI, processing, eq?

Go the opposite route and double-down with a true dual Subway unit? Spin it with an 800+ and WD in there?

Ok I'll stop now, lol.
 
I have the "possibly too niche for large manufacturing" ideas when these opportunities arise. Throwing status-quo ideas out there is good feedback, and reinforces the reasons why things are done the way they are. That being said:

As a chef, I want to know what my guests are sure to order when assembling my menu planning and daily features. It helps generate revenue knowing that a particular dish is going to be well recieved, and sell. Conversely, though, this approach doesn't necessarily generate buzz and the "wow" factor that an outside-of-the-box dish can. I love hearing the ideas that come out of left field. Sure lots of these ideas won't work as presented to me. Often, just one ingredient or technique sparks an idea I HADN'T considered, though.

With the breadth of knowledge in design and history of the development of audio processing, amplification and acoustics, I'd bet some really wild ideas may trigger a lightbulb in Mr. Horse's thinker. I love these types of threads, and hope my eccentricities and spitball ideas dont land me on any ignore lists haha. I have seen two of my initial thoughts from way back on page 1 have occurred to others as reasonable, so maybe I'm not so nuts. Anyway;

Busking combo: laptop or power tool type battery; two or three way "backpack" enclosure with some of these fancy new "flexible" speakers? The line IS the SUBWAY, after all...

Skip the 350 idea; add 16 ohm cabs to the Subway line? Boom same (-ish) power, users still have everything they love about their 800's feature set.

A Mo-mark type approach (again, spinning the Subway name... It is a train, right!) With interchangeable modules for power level, pre, DI, processing, eq?

Go the opposite route and double-down with a true dual Subway unit? Spin it with an 800+ and WD in there?

Ok I'll stop now, lol.
^^^ who the heck does this guy think he is, anyhow!? Why I outta....:bored:

Okay, I keed- I keed:D

Seriously though, I’m with you on watching the brain maelstrom. Out of the norm ideas is progress.
 
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I was thinking about just which features I would like to see on a D-350. I came up with a list, then decided to take another look at the Picture of the photo-type in the first post. They were all there... I should have known that it was already well thought out! I might leave off the 'active/passive switch' which seems like it might not be needed because there is already an input level adjustment.

I suppose the reason the pots are all in a line is because they line up with (and are soldered to?) a printed circuit board. If not, two rows of knobs would be both logical and aesthetic: Input, Voicing, and Master in the top row, and the 4 band EQ in the bottom row.

A built in high pass filter that just missed the low B would be nice.

The metal work looks really solid. It would be nice if the feet were made with 'grippy' material, so that the head would not easily vibrate off the cab - LOL, probably already done!

No combo required. Just select whatever cab is appropriate to your needs.
 
Rolling out a new product (especially at Mesa's level) I suppose requires a big front end investment and lots of man-hours. I think the D-350 looks like it was already well thought out and I would buy it in a New York minute.

The MB engineers don't make random decisions and I'm sure a lot of their experience will already help them create a baseline for such a smaller amp. So, @agedhorse get those machines rolling! I'm ready for the Mesa Boogie D-350! :thumbsup:
 
I don't get the continued fascination with a Subway combo. The time saved in set up is minimal, and these heads are so light and portable that a combo wouldn't make transport any easier.

The fascination with combos rises and ebbs with the tide. I've seen over the years TB'ers predicting the demise of combos then the next year members espousing the new lightweight combos that are getting pretty remarkable for the size/price. I for one don't believe they will go away anytime soon.

Having said that, I like separate components. As it is now I have a GK MB200 and MB500. Both fit in the front pocket of my bass gig bag and even in the pocket of my hardshell case. I have different speaker configurations I use thanks to the modularity of my amps and cabs.
 
Lately I've been putting more signal into FOH.
I'm thinking, @agedhorse Were to Design a dual purpose bass capable "FRFR" wedge cab, that is Vocal reproduction friendly, I , for one would be VERY happy. This "Micro D" would probably fit the bill for the bass tone as a standalone "Combo" and add in an XLR Aux in(sert) for Vocal signal : along with a DI out for mains / FOH would be my huckleberry!
 
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So here's the bottom line:
If it sold for say $150 less than a D800 would the majority of people buy them?
That's $800 for an 800 watt amp (probably with more features) and $650 for 350 watts.
I don't think the 350 would sell very well especially competing with the D800.

Also, some of you guys will wear a 10+lb bass for three hours but a 10 lb. amp that fits in a lap top bag is too much?
Don't get that at all
 
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How about something like this. A little switchable power amp. Maybe two versions. One based on the D series and one based on the WD or both in there. I forgot the damping knob, I'd have that there too. Add your favorite external Mesa preamp :)

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Soon to come, WD Preamp :)
Thoughts?

Please forgive my crappy mockup on the power amp :)
 
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