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New amp from EDEN! WTP900

#61
MuthaFunk said:
I'm honestly so disappointed in this line. It's like they've gone back in innovation not forward. The WTDI was a great step forward but this is just the same old heavy expensive stuff that may only be realistic for the larger touring pros.

Personally, if I was in the market for a 32 lb amp (which I'm not!) I'd just pick up a WT800 at a much cheaper price. The whole cab impedance switching feature would not be a value added feature to me because:

1. I've been playing bass for years and by now have educated myself on impedance minimums and what cabs can go where.

2. After I select my cab I'm typically going to use with a particular amp, I rarely change it.

For someone like me, I'd only use that feature if I was hammered and decided to cart my 32 lb amp out to an open jam where I didn't know what the cab was. It just seems like a mostly useless feature to me.
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I pretty much agree. I'm not concerned with weight but...... $1800 for a lead sled in today's lightweight market doesn't give me much hope for this amp. If I had an abundance of cash floating around I might give it a go but that's not the case! Makes the DNA 1350 a little more desirable now.
 
#62
So MF is showing they have the WTP in stock and ready to ship. A few other sites are saying the end of the month. Wondering if anybody has one on order? I won't be buying one but as an Eden user for many years I'm interested to see how the WTP line does.
 
#65
engedi1 said:
Can you guys answer a dumb question: I know old WT 550 were capable of two ohms and it seems like new ones are not. Am I correct here?
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This is straight out of the manual for the WTP900

"Bridge Series: In addition to standard modes the World Tour Pro 900 is able to run in Bridge Series Mode. When engaged the amplifier can be used in bridged mode with 2 - 4ohm cabinets."

I'm not technical enough to explain this but the bottom line is you can run two 4 ohm cabs if you want. :D:whistle:

On another note, has anyone actually bought or tried one of these yet?? I've heard nothing about them out in the wild yet.
 
#66
jjk2007 said:
This is straight out of the manual for the WTP900

"Bridge Series: In addition to standard modes the World Tour Pro 900 is able to run in Bridge Series Mode. When engaged the amplifier can be used in bridged mode with 2 - 4ohm cabinets."

I'm not technical enough to explain this but the bottom line is you can run two 4 ohm cabs if you want. :D:whistle:

On another note, has anyone actually bought or tried one of these yet?? I've heard nothing about them out in the wild yet.
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Yeah but I want the form factor and weight of the WT 550. I might just buy an old one
 
#67
You are correct, the new amp can not handle 2 Ohm.
But as jjk2007 wrote, you can connect two 4 Ohm cabs in bridged mode.
With the cycle mode switch you can toggle between the different cab setups.
The two 4 Ohm cabs in bridge mode will be connected in series so that the amp gets an 8 Ohm load.
 
#68
It doesn't matter to me that it's a lead sled, after all my ancient much loved 8x10LXT appears to have been made of depleted uranium and is conveniently 8 ohms.
Marshall will be as good an owner of Eden as any in this global supply and service system, they have a lot more experience than most of the competition.:-)
 
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#74
Well I couldn't do a direct comparison, but since I played both I would say
the WTP can sound like a WT550 and many more sounds with the new front end.

If you don't need that much power and a smaller weight you should have a look at the new Terra Nova Series
 
#75
Wow, four pages of opinions on the look, layout and shiny bright things, but not much about the amp or its sound.
Eden is sending me one in a few days. I will report back. Personally I dont care much about 8 lbs. looks or
knob layout, is it built well and does it sound good?
 
#77
So i bought my WT550 used and it sounds great until it gets warmed up and the fan has to kick on. It will then make loud popping noises when the fan switches on. I took a look inside and there may have been a modification done the the plug where the fan power and the sensor connect to the main board. Can anyone verify if these resistors/capacitors are supposed to be soldered on to this (see pics). These kinda look added in, anyone with more knowledge than I about this amp please comment...
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#78
Tdub77 said:
Can anyone verify if these resistors/capacitors are supposed to be soldered on to this (see pics). These kinda look added in
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The solder joints are terrible which tells me that someone unqualified tried to fix something.
If it was factory they would have put that into the board, not hanging off of a plug, Bassmann1968 will be able to guide you more.

My words of wisdom on used gear, If you see lumpy or burned looking solder joints it means it has had a bad repair, or a bad upgrade.
 
#79
S-Bigbottom said:
The solder joints are terrible which tells me that someone unqualified tried to fix something.
If it was factory they would have put that into the board, not hanging off of a plug, Bassmann1968 will be able to guide you more.

My words of wisdom on used gear, If you see lumpy or burned looking solder joints it means it has had a bad repair, or a bad upgrade.
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That was my thought as well, but I had no way of knowing this until I pulled the top. It plays fine till it gets warm and triggers the fan.
 

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