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NV215 in da house

#41
The suspense is killing me! I want a NV215 really really bad and I can't get one until 1) I get rid of other gear 2) after the holidays.

Surely he wouldn't drop the NV215 beforer the holidays! That would most likely mean taking a dive in sales.

:(
 
#42
FireBug said:
The suspense is killing me! I want a NV215 really really bad and I can't get one until 1) I get rid of other gear 2) after the holidays.

Surely he wouldn't drop the NV215 beforer the holidays! That would most likely mean taking a dive in sales.

:(
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My guess is that no matter what happens, Jim could always build up an NV215 if he had to.

Tom.
 
#43
I sho am glad I got mine when I did! :hyper:

However... I want another one! For the longest time I'd been thinking of pairing a NV610 with my NV215, but I've since changed my mind. I decided I'd like to be the only crazed fool on my island with 4 - 15's (and two cute little 6-inchers) paired-up to my Aguilar DB750! Now we're talkin'... Problem is: I gotta wait 'til I know what kind of bonus I'll be getting for 2005, and I ain't gonna know that 'til some time around tax time!

Crap! I sure hope this is nothin' but a dad-gummed rumor!!!

Are you listening Mr. Bergantino???
 
#44
Hi guys,

Just got back from my first gig with the NV215...The venue was pretty big (500+), I ran my Db750 with the NV215 and used my Jazz Bass. Well, I'm a bit suprised how things turned out. I have played this venue about 15 times with my NV610 and have never experienced any problems...but the NV215 did give me some problems I wasn't expecting. The first set I had a hard time getting the definition I was used too, My guitarist complained that I muddied the sound on the stage, so I tried to turn down the bass on the amp, and give a little more mids. That helped a little bit, but still I just couldn't hear myself that well, so I tried turning up the volume a bit, but then the whole stage started to vibrate whenever I hit certain notes, so I had to turn down again....I tried a lot of different setting during the night, but I never found the sound. :confused: I really think this cab sound excellent, when I tested it in my living room, it sounded AWESOME!, but it was pretty hard for me to get the tone I wanted at this gig. Maybe it is just because I've gotten used to the punchy focused sound of the 10's, or maybe the stage/room was difficult, but the NV610 has worked fine in the past...Now, I just don't know what to do. I have a gig tomorrow, and don't know if I should stick with the NV610 or try the NV215....:confused:
 
#47
jacove said:
...I ran my Db750 with the NV215

....I tried a lot of different setting during the night, but I never found the sound.

...Maybe it is just because I've gotten used to the punchy focused sound of the 10's, or maybe the stage/room was difficult, but the NV610 has worked fine in the past...

...don't know if I should stick with the NV610 or try the NV215....
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Hmmmm... :hmm: DB750 and an NV215. I've got the same thing, my friend, and I've made these two cut all the way to the back of any room I've played. The largest room was one of the ballrooms at the Sheraton Waikiki... a wedding party with about 300 guests. Pretty big room, but the NV215 could be heard very well all throughout the room... according to our soundguy. I actually took along my Eden D410XLT. The plan was to hook both cabs to the DB750 (running at 2 Ohms here...), but we would've been way too loud for the hotel's management.

I've read where some have said that the NV215 actually produces a clearer high-end sound over the NV610, and they've said it was due to the 6" midrange. I've never heard an NV610, so I cannot honestly attest that statement, but I've heard my NV215 while another bassist was playing it, and I've not heard any "mud." I can see the possibility of your ear being accustomed to the 610's... to what degree, I couldn't say...

If you still have the NV610, you gotta hook up both cabs to your DB750! Any and all of your perceived troubles will end right there... I would imagine!

On my DB750, I like to go for the old classic 70's sound. So, I usually set the Master Volume at around 7 o'clock, and then I'll crank the gain to around 2 o'clock. I can honestly say there ain't no mud coming out of my NV215... just a nice amount of harmonic distortion...

Hope I've been helpful...

Me ke'aloha pumehana... :cool:
 
#48
Keeaumoku, thanks for your reply, I will try running the pre-amp a little hotter, to see how it goes with the nv215. I normally run the gain at 11 and the master between 10 and 12...I think I was lacking the low mid punch of the nv610...the NV215 gave me deep sound, but it was hard for me to get focus in the sound...that said, I have just spoken to a guy who was at the venue, a pro bassist, he told me that the bass sounded amazing out front...very round and warm, but defined....:smug: I was thinking that it might help if I raise the cab a bit, getting the speakers closer to my ears, and getting it off the ground.
 
#49
That really sounds like a venue specific issue, to me. Do you have a variable high pass filter that you could insert into your signal chain? I'm guessing that the offending frequencies fall below 48 Hz or so (below which the 610 rolls off). I have never gigged with a DB 750, but my NV215 has never sounded muddy to my ears, live, and I think that it has excellent definition. BUT, I have played venues where I had similar issues with other cabs, and I have found that a high pass filter can really help. Or, you could use a parametric EQ to sweep and find the offending "mud tone", and then cut it.

Then again, it may be that you just prefer the midrange punch of the 610, or that the 610 fits in the mix better with your band.

Tom.
 
#51
Jacove
What about your Thunder Funk... it's got a great EQ you could use to roll off the frequency that is causing you trouble. Do you not feel the TF is enough juice for your gig?
Do you have PA FOH support? I run into this problem all the time with my gear, that is hard time hearing, band sometimes complains, but get huge compliments from the audience on my sound.... Best of luck. I'm very interested in the next outcome.
 
#52
Big String, I tried the NV215 with the Thunderfunk, it sounded great...but the extra headroom of the Aguilar DB750 makes the cab open up a bit more to my ears..and the tubes give it some grit that I like. Though, the Thunderfunk might be less bassy and more tight than the Aguilar...I just think that it should be working with the Aguilar/NV215 combination...I'm looking forward playing again tonight with the small adjustments...I really want this to work :bassist:

Regarding the Thunderfunk, I have always found the it has enough juice to play any gig....I haven't played a gig with the TF and NV215, one thing I noticed was that the NV215 seemed a bit more power hungry than the NV610...or maybe the NV610 just seems louder due to the mid emphasis...
 
#54
OK, guys....just got back from my 2nd gig with the NV215...I'm a bit tired, played 4 long sets, but here we go...I arrived at the venue an hour before normal just to experiment...At first played with the cab on the floor, it sounded pretty nice, no rumbling at all, nice thick and defined.. ....that was when I started wonder if it was the cab that caused the boom and muddy sound... :hmm: I followed Keeaumoku advice and pused the pre-amp, it sounded very nice, and gave some grit and tube growl to the thick tone, loved it! I decided to lift the cab on some milk boxes, this made just the sound even more defined and clear...there was absolutely no boom whatsoever...

We then started to play first set and again things just got muddy and boomy...my guitarist turned to me again...We finished the set and I told him that my rig sounded great at my little soundcheck earlier, and it seemed impossible to me that my rig should sound muddy and boomy...I then told him to check the drums, maybe they were to blame...and YES, one of the tams were causing a kind of feedback boom that completely muddied the mix...we were hearing this boom in the monitor which got activated by low notes ...our drummer tuned the tam again and it cured the problem...It was funny, because we did a soundcheck, and the drums sounded great, but then he told us that he had tuned some of the tams afterwards :rollno: Oh, man...

The NV215 sounded awesome to me when things got under control, it actually was very pleasing to have the cab raised a bit....The tone was just as I had hoped for, I could hear and feel every note, very impressive!...I finished the gig with a BIG SMILE on face... :) Thanks for your help everyone!
 
#56
jacove said:
Well, the NV610 has been my main cab for 2 years, but I haven't done a direct a/b yet...the NV215 definelety has more lows and highs than the NV610, but the NV610 will cut you in half!!!...different vibes due to the different speakers, but they both share the sealed tight tone and the Bergantino sweetness....
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you should stack them lengthwise on each other , and break stuff!
 
#59
I asked Jim about these two ideas since I thought I might be interested. He said that the extra cost of the separate cabinets would make them out of most people's range. If the NV series was more successful maybe he would do it but under the current circumstances... I haven't heard an NV cabinet yet but just got my second GK 410SBX ( a sealed 4x10) and am digging the sealed cabinets! These cabinets are lighter (~85 pounds) than the NVs and give you the option of taking one or two to the gig - depending on volume requirements. They have attenuable tweeters and seem pretty sturdy. Just an idea for people who want something a bit smaller than an NV with the sealed box tone.
 
#60
jacove said:
...I followed Keeaumoku advice and pused the pre-amp, it sounded very nice, and gave some grit and tube growl to the thick tone, loved it!

The NV215 sounded awesome to me when things got under control... The tone was just as I had hoped for, I could hear and feel every note, very impressive!...I finished the gig with a BIG SMILE on face... :) Thanks for your help everyone!
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Happy to have been of service, my boy! May you and your DB750/NV215 rig rule the Scandinavian rock scene for years to come... :bassist:
 

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