PJB is an interesting one for sure.
I've got the PJB C4 cab, grabbed it used for a steal on Reverb. Small and compact, not as light as you'd expect, and solid - built like a tank, really - but yeah in terms of volume don't expect it to blow any doors off. Is it loud? Surprisingly so for such a small cabinet, yes. Is it louder than a good 2x10? Uh... no. And definitely not the same big low end as a good 1x12 or 1x15 or what have you.
The thing is, some of their marketing might make you think (perhaps not directly, but may imply) that you'll be able to roll up to a gig with one of those and keep up with a loud full band and, like, dude that ain't gonna happen... but as long as you understand that from the start, and know why you're getting it, and it's for the right reasons, you'll like the gear. Extremely transparent and clear sound, it works amazingly well for upright and acoustic instruments so like if you're an upright player or have a real fancy-pants bass where you really want to get all details of the sound out and let it shine, few do it better. My Marleaux Consat loves that C4.
I also have the Bighead Pro headphone amp/interface, which is a nice handy little tool. Solidly-built, good features for what it is, handy high quality audio/USB interface I use for recording ideas. You can even use it as an external preamp for a passive instrument. Useful little bit of kit, I'd recommend that.
Some of their products though are kind of odd, or just not cut out for purpose - the headphones stand out in that while do have a lovely clear low end response and are very transparent and comfortable, they don't have that solid build quality other PJB stuff has; they're extremely fragile, so yeah definitely skip those - I took mine off and left them on my bed, I accidentally put my hand on it when sitting back down with just a bit of my weight and they snapped just way, way too easily. From what it seems this sort of thing is far from unique. I didn't even have them long enough for the pads to start falling apart like some other people have, so I just went back to my JBLs and they're fine.
From what I've seen/read, the Earbox I guess might come in handy for pit work or things like that, like maybe someone who's stationary and doesn't want to use IEMs but I personally couldn't ever picture a situation where I'd need it. But I'm guessing enough people do for it to sell? It does strike me again as something an upright player would probably find more useful than a bonehead rock/metal cat like me.
And yeah, the cables are just
like bro I ain't gonna pay all that cash when I could get something exactly the same for literally a fraction of the price. The manual is right in that using an "inferior" cable can cause damage and whatnot - that's true - but it's kind of sneaky way of saying it and yeah that kinda thing is off-putting. As for the ohms thing... I'll give the benefit of the doubt and call it a typo.
Will I get more PJB stuff? Tempted by a BG-400, the D-400 too looks nice. I'm on the lookout for a really clean, transparent and compact head for upright/acoustic stuff in general. But yeah, I know what I'm getting it for and I know I won't be storming any festival stages with it
To be fair I've never tried the C8, I was referring to the 4 drivers of the Suitcase + 4 drivers of another 4B cab. I know there's been some changes since - I think they're all Neo now, among other things.
Actually, the Neo versions have been discontinued, and just standard ones remain. No clue as to why this is. I'll give this to PJB, they update their products a lot and the evolution over time has been stark - the Flightcase/suitcase combos of yore cannot compete with the BG-400 in terms of build quality and sound.
