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New Aguilar SL110 cabs.

#102
dbsfgyd1 said:
agedhorse@ once a upon a time posted on the subject. I think the bottom line is we bassists didn't buy a enough of them or were not demanding them. Besides and there is good money to be had selling integrated heads.

When a manufacturer puts a power amp in a cab, they give up potential revenue from not selling the pre amp and amp casing part of the equation. As you know from owning a pedal board, pre amps are not cheap.

But to your point, I would have no problem using powered cabs. They aren't exactly something new. Acoustic had them back in the 60s.
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With the cost required to get a powered cabinet into production, including the considerable cost of safety and EMC certification (if the manufacturer chooses to follow the rules) makes it a difficult proposition given the lack of demand in significant numbers. I built up several powered cabinet prototypes, but the demand simply isn’t enough (by a lot) to go any farther on the project.

6-3-2 said:
As far as I know, you can plug into the return of an effects loop and bypass the pre-amp that way. But at that point why spend so much on a head, if you don't use its preamp? Maybe another reason to get an affordable used head and focus money on a great cab.
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Because of the economies of scale, the higher production volume of heads actually makes the heads and combos less expensive than a powered cabinet when the real costs are factored in.
 
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agedhorse said:
With the cost required to get a powered cabinet into production, including the considerable cost of safety and EMC certification (if the manufacturer chooses to follow the rules) makes it a difficult proposition given the lack of demand in significant numbers. I built up several powered cabinet prototypes, but the demand simply isn’t enough (by a lot) to go any farther on the project.



Because of the economies of scale, the higher production volume of heads actually makes the heads and combos less expensive than a powered cabinet when the real costs are factored in.
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Why is it every time I get an alert that you’ve guoted on one of my posts, I get a sinking feeling I’ve been called to the “Principal’s Office”? LOL!!!
 
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dbsfgyd1 said:
Why is it every time I get an alert that you’ve guoted on one of my posts, I get a sinking feeling I’ve been called to the “Principal’s Office”? LOL!!!
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....that's how we all feel sometimes as Andy is our technical conscience, and a good conscience is hard to ignore!
 
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dbsfgyd1 said:
Why is it every time I get an alert that you’ve guoted on one of my posts, I get a sinking feeling I’ve been called to the “Principal’s Office”? LOL!!!
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It’s an opportunity to learn a little something that’s not common knowledge. There are plenty of folks here who have learned a lot from those of us who’ve worked in the industry for our careers.

it’s always your choice to ignore what we post, but much of what we post could be interesting if you give it a chance ;)

(This comment isn’t for you, but those who really feel slighted which of course I’m not doing)
 
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agedhorse said:
It’s an opportunity to learn a little something that’s not common knowledge. There are plenty of folks here who have learned a lot from those of us who’ve worked in the industry for our careers.

it’s always your choice to ignore what we post, but much of what we post could be interesting if you give it a chance ;)

(This comment isn’t for you, but those who really feel slighted which of course I’m not doing)
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‘Trust me, I’m one of those folks! I’ve learned a lot from your posts, Wasenex’s as well.
 
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agedhorse said:
It’s an opportunity to learn a little something that’s not common knowledge. There are plenty of folks here who have learned a lot from those of us who’ve worked in the industry for our careers.

it’s always your choice to ignore what we post, but much of what we post could be interesting if you give it a chance ;)

(This comment isn’t for you, but those who really feel slighted which of course I’m not doing)
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I've learned less in courses I paid for than I have from many of the posts by experts here on TB. There aren't lot of product areas/industries where you find people like we have on TB freely sharing their expert insights and experience with the user community. IMO it's worth noting and especially not taking for granted.
 
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#109
I obviously have not played through the new Aguilar yet, but I have a Trickfish 1x10 Perch model (which sounds FANTASTIC for electric) and an all-carbon fiber GRBass 1x10, which is by far the best cabinet for upright I have found...plus at under 10 pounds, load in is a breeze. The GR stuff is serious stuff.

I am not going to complain about the cost of a product if it does what I need it to do.....

People blow HUNDREDS of dollars every month on booze, weed, cable, iPhone, etc. If a cab costs x, makes me money, and I buy it ONCE, what's a few Franklins?

If this Aguilar cabinet is 700 bucks, a few months without scratchers, booze etc. IS worth it.
 
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dbsfgyd1 said:
Why is it every time I get an alert that you’ve guoted on one of my posts, I get a sinking feeling I’ve been called to the “Principal’s Office”? LOL!!!
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#118
Aguilar is another kind of beast, everybody noticed that sound, I receive kudos 95% my rig is engaged. My bass is now revealing all kind of subtleties before not even close of what I dreamed. Presence, delicacy, vibrancy and of all this thing has a price. 40+ years playing a bunch of amps, and basses at different venues and studios I never had founded before a system that fulfills my expectations.
 
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Celiovmota said:
Aguilar is another kind of beast, everybody noticed that sound, I receive kudos 95% my rig is engaged. My bass is now revealing all kind of subtleties before not even close of what I dreamed. Presence, delicacy, vibrancy and of all this thing has a price. 40+ years playing a bunch of amps, and basses at different venues and studios I never had founded before a system that fulfills my expectations.
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My thoughts exactly!! On all their stuff!!
You hear what you really sound like and grow from it. Rapidly!
Incidentally I just got the Tuki cover for the SL110! I opted for the bottom flap. Great products!
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