NAD: Peavey MiniMega 1000!

[waveman]

Wow, it really does exists! Keeping an eye on these

 

[BurningSkies]

Looks like you were able to set the color to match your bass.

I may have noticed that too.

Julian, can we see it with your Voodoo, also matching.

 

[mbelue]

When are they gonna just start building a class-D amp into a pedal?

Right around the time they stick a speaker in one.

 

[lomo]

When are they gonna just start building a class-D amp into a pedal?

....I want it in my watch.........

 

[mbelue]

....I want it in my watch.........

Sounds like too much work to me. I want to connect wirelessly to the amp in the audience's backside.
Let them carry it for once.

 

[SirMjac28]

From the user's manual:

Kosmos C is a bass harmonic enhancer that works by principles of psycho-acoustics. Kosmos C is designed to make smaller bass speaker enclosures (such as 112 cabs) sound larger by creating an illusion of increased bass. This is because the human ear perceives certain combinations of tones as one single tone that is extremely low in frequency. Technically, you are adding more bass when you use this feature, but you are adding upper bass content that is easier for speakers to handle, and that doesn’t eat up power amplifier headroom as much as simply boosting low EQ. This feature is especially useful when using extended range basses such as a 5-string bass with a low B string.

...probably not needed with an F212.

Sounds like the folks in marketing got a little creative

 

[Basshappi]

Wow, it really exists!

 

[Deadsound]

@CL400Peavey are there other high powered micros you can compare it to, like GK MB800, Genz, etc?

 

[kringle77]

Come on Lomo, that's ridiculous. Nobody wears watches anymore! But, everyone has a back side.......anyway, glad to see the amp is finally getting out. I'm sure that it sounds great. I always liked the punch buttons on older models. Usually a 150Hz area bump.

 

[bucephylus]

Which SMPS is driving this one?

 

[BurningSkies]

Sounds like the folks in marketing got a little creative

This is the Peavey implementation of the Waves "Maxxbass" type of DSP. Bobby has gone into some detail about it previously. I'm all for it and think that people who are using undersized cabs (aka cabs that are of the 'micro' variety that trade box volume for deep low end extension) are going to find this to be a great boon to their stage rig.

I have used the Waves hardware version at home for my small bookshelf home speakers as well as having done so with my little Alesis M1 powered monitors, and they do exactly as described. I also own the Maxxbass VST/AU plug ins for recording (Which does the same kind of processing), and have found that it's entirely effective in making bass audible in situations where bass isn't generally present (crappy car speakers, boom boxes, computer speakers).

 

[BurningSkies]

Which SMPS is driving this one?

I believe that the amp is a home rolled unit rather than any of the usual modules. That was part of the project...ground up.

 

[dukeorock]

I believe that the amp is a home rolled unit rather than any of the usual modules. That was part of the project...ground up.

To me, that's the most exciting part. Hearing how this power section does.

 

[bucephylus]

Very interesting. Looking forward to gig reports.

 

[SirMjac28]

I love Peavey products I think they definitely have a winner here and this amp packs a punch it even has a midi footswitch input.

 

[KevInDaBassment]

From the user's manual:

Kosmos C is a bass harmonic enhancer that works by principles of psycho-acoustics. Kosmos C is designed to make smaller bass speaker enclosures (such as 112 cabs) sound larger by creating an illusion of increased bass. This is because the human ear perceives certain combinations of tones as one single tone that is extremely low in frequency. Technically, you are adding more bass when you use this feature, but you are adding upper bass content that is easier for speakers to handle, and that doesn’t eat up power amplifier headroom as much as simply boosting low EQ. This feature is especially useful when using extended range basses such as a 5-string bass with a low B string.

...probably not needed with an F212.

So it's a HPF essentially? Cuts out the super lows so that more audible bass is clearly heard.

 

[BurningSkies]

To me, that's the most exciting part. Hearing how this power section does.

Exactly. I'm excited about it but don't even have a need for one...given I use a different Peavey quite happily...the IPR2-3000DSP. Which, I also have to comment, Bobby has provided lots of personal help to me in relation to my IPR usage over the years.

 

[BurningSkies]

So it's a HPF essentially? Cuts out the super lows so that more audible bass is clearly heard.

No.

 

[KevInDaBassment]

No.

I misread, I think I skipped over the part about adding upper bass content. So this just adds bassy lo-mids or something instead?

 

[SirMjac28]

This is the Peavey implementation of the Waves "Maxxbass" type of DSP. Bobby has gone into some detail about it previously. I'm all for it and think that people who are using undersized cabs (aka cabs that are of the 'micro' variety that trade box volume for deep low end extension) are going to find this to be a great boon to their stage rig.

I have used the Waves hardware version at home for my small bookshelf home speakers as well as having done so with my little Alesis M1 powered monitors, and they do exactly as described. I also own the Maxxbass VST/AU plug ins for recording (Which does the same kind of processing), and have found that it's entirely effective in making bass audible in situations where bass isn't generally present (crappy car speakers, boom boxes, computer speakers).

I use that vst also so now it makes sense I like your explanation better thanks for clearing that up.