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Double Bass New EA VL208?

#222
It's hard to gauge demand for a box like this, so I think EA is in an evaluation period.

IMHO it's a great cab-- the only question is, will people buy one. I believe it would be in the same neighborhood as the NL210, around $900 street. The cab is compact, but at 41 lbs., it's heading in the opposite direction from the rest of the crowd, with cabs getting lighter. I don't like carrying heavy cabs, but will always trade an extra few minutes and pounds on the way in and out of a gig if the effort means my sound is DeeLuxe for the next four hours.

The question in my mind is, wouldn't we URB players prefer to carry one or two light Wizzy 10 cabs (that's no mis-key, a Wizzy 10 is in the works) over a larger and heavier 208?
 
#223
mesmithnm said:
Aren't we getting a little ahead of ourselves? Didn't BobG say there are no present plans for production? Might be a lttle early to plan on buying one for Chrstmas! - Not that I wouldn't be in line if they do start production ;)

Mark
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Looking at EA's line I'm kind of wondering where they would place the CM 208? Now, I don't want to pour water on the fire of development, but they already have a NL 210 that only weighs 3 more pounds with a SPL of 127 and the Wizzy that's only 29 lbs with a SPL of 126. It's unfortunate that 8" Neo's haven't matured enough to use them in a transmission line cabinet.

Ric
 
#224
Bob Gollihur said:
The question in my mind is, wouldn't we URB players prefer to carry one or two light Wizzy 10 cabs (that's no mis-key, a Wizzy 10 is in the works) over a larger and heavier 208?
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Bob, after playing this and my M-line Wizzy at the same practice, I am thinking that it would pair up fantastically with an M-line Wizzy 10 or 12. :D

And it does sound fantastic on its own. Very smooth and even in its response, and of course it has a killer tweeter. I find the NL-210 to be a tad more warm, and my initial thoughts are that this CM-208 is a bit more accurate than the NL-210.

Will it have its niche? That is hard to say, but I do find that 8's tend to work a certain bit of magic - especially with upright - and so far, it feels very promising to me (but I am not one that really worries much about the weight of my gear).

Tom.
 
#227
Yes from me too. If the Wizzy 12 is 29 lbs then the Wizzy 10 will hopefully be no more than 25 lbs. If they could get it down to the weight of the Epi UL110 and make it a more comfortable package to carry they would have a winner. I understand that they've decided that the neo 8's weren't good enough but that extra 10 lbs is a heck of a lot IMO.
 
#229
Adrian,
I'd love to see a Wizzy 10 that weighed that little, but realistically I don't know if you can built a Transmission Line box with all those extra parts required for the "wave guide" and keep the total weight that low. That said, I'll be glad to buy one if they can do just that.


Ric
 
#230
Ric Vice said:
Adrian,
I'd love to see a Wizzy 10 that weighed that little, but realistically I don't know if you can built a Transmission Line box with all those extra parts required for the "wave guide" and keep the total weight that low. That said, I'll be glad to buy one if they can do just that.
Ric
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Well, you didn't hear it from me, as I don't know any details, but I understand the approx. specs of the prototype Wizzy 10 are 18 lbs. and 11x12x14 inches. And it produces a low B quite well; the low end of the frequency spec is 45hz.
 
#232
Bob Gollihur said:
Well, you didn't hear it from me, as I don't know any details, but I understand the approx. specs of the prototype Wizzy 10 are 18 lbs. and 11x12x14 inches. And it produces a low B quite well; the low end of the frequency spec is 45hz.
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Nice! I think URB guys would love something like this. I do a lot of 'semi-acoustic' gigs on upright. Used a GK micrbass combo for a long time and then moved to a Flite cab with an AI head. I see a lot of upright guys with roughly the same volume needs. They either lug a cab that is overkill for the gig or use the GK combo. I really think there is a niche market that doesn't have many choices for something like this - a cab that is comfortable to carry in a shoulder bag.
 
#233
Bob Gollihur said:
Well, you didn't hear it from me, as I don't know any details, but I understand the approx. specs of the prototype Wizzy 10 are 18 lbs. and 11x12x14 inches. And it produces a low B quite well; the low end of the frequency spec is 45hz.
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Bob,
That would be a very sweet box indeed. Nice for those casuals where the client has you move three times during the evening and the clubs that
have stages the size of a postage stamp. This kind of sounds like a update VL 108.

Ric
 
#234
Bob Gollihur said:
It's hard to gauge demand for a box like this, so I think EA is in an evaluation period.

IMHO it's a great cab-- the only question is, will people buy one.
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I hope that a limited edition run (like the M-line Wizzy 12) might also be something they would evaluate for the 208, should they decide not to go the full bore production route.
 
#235
Bob Gollihur said:
Well, you didn't hear it from me, as I don't know any details, but I understand the approx. specs of the prototype Wizzy 10 are 18 lbs. and 11x12x14 inches. And it produces a low B quite well; the low end of the frequency spec is 45hz.
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I'm assuming that a Wizzy 10 would be priced closer to the regular Wizzy rather than the NL-210.

An 18 lb Wizzy 10 would be great!
 

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