To me one of the best sounding affordable Class D amps, them MB200's.
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Mini Rigs of Doom Four
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To me one of the best sounding affordable Class D amps, them MB200's.
Still on the GK website. L&M are expecting stock in October.
I sold my MB200 because I had too many amps - and I did. 
But I do wish I kept that one as a "get me through the gig" backup amp I can keep in my car. At one time I owned all of the MBx00 heads but only have my MB800 now. Great amps!
But I do wish I kept that one as a "get me through the gig" backup amp I can keep in my car. At one time I owned all of the MBx00 heads but only have my MB800 now. Great amps!
I’ve always wanted to try an isobaric cab build, so when somebody gave me an old Hartke transporter 4x10 cab with two blown speakers, I figured why not.
Hartke doesn’t publish the T/S parameters for their drivers, so I just used the Hartke cab measurements to figure out the enclosure port tuning and internal volume. Using 1/4 volume requirements for each driver, then half of that for the isobaric internal enclosure, I came up with a design that I could just fit into a roughly 13” cube enclosure. I used a single angled corner port into the back enclosure.
As it turned out though, the original speakers rattled when given more then 50W so I swapped them with a pair of Faital Pro 10FE200 drivers. At only $65 each and with the math showing them behaving in the box, it was an upgrade.
Overall, the final build has great low end and top end clarity with a bit of a mid scoop, which is perfect because I plan on mainly using it with an electric upright.
Here’s a time lapse of the final assembly where you can see the inside of it:
https://youtube.com/shorts/4KJ3n2T_Klo?feature=shared
here's my mesa D-350 on a phil jones C2. tiny but fierce!
(excuse the pedal mess below - i just started moving everything to the cart.)
(excuse the pedal mess below - i just started moving everything to the cart.)
i didn't. i found an app, recorded it, it sounded okay but saved as an MP4a, which couldn't be attached here, so i used a free converter, but it made it sound less bassy. sorry i could do better.
btw, in real life it doesn't sound like a small speaker at all. i've had a couple disappointments - this cab is nothing like the blackstar fly 3.
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Is this an MROD, or a Janky-Ass Rig, or a Mini-Maxi rig? Or what? IDK. I had a rehearsal in someone's basement and this was the rig: a teeny tiny TC Electronics BAM 200 on top of a massive vintage Kustom 3x15 cabinet. Like a Chihuahua riding on a Saint Bernard. If you weren't paying attention, you might not even see the amp. Sounded pretty good!
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The Darkglass 212 will be pretty much my workhorse, as it is just a few pounds lighter than my 210 and sounds BIG!
Both heads sound great with all cabinets.
Exploiter8
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When did this thread derail from the original premise?
I suppose when we lost Chef - RIP.
Yeah. My post with the 3x15 Kustom cabinet was a janky-ass rig, not a MROD. Wrong thread. That same head with my 1x8 Genz Benz shuttle cabinet is an MROD.
My little Eden rig did just fine last Saturday, juuuust fine, yessirrie!
Since this is the internet, it's likely to have derailed in the first post after the rules were quantified...
Just bought this Wayne Jones 2X10 Powered Cab from a fellow TBer.
At half the weight, half the size (a one-handed schlep with the tiltback casters), and twice the power (1000W!) of my former 'big rig' for decades; I see this as the quintessential mini rig of doom and am very happy with it.
At half the weight, half the size (a one-handed schlep with the tiltback casters), and twice the power (1000W!) of my former 'big rig' for decades; I see this as the quintessential mini rig of doom and am very happy with it.
