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Power amp

#2
sure, but buy two of that one so you can swap it out when it blows up.:spit:

"real" power amps absolutely work great for bass, but you can buy good ones like QSC RMX amps for not much more than the b****r, and actually be able to fix them over the years.

you're in canada, look at yorkville.
 
#5
bertbassplayer said:
I think some people just think "oh I play bass, I have to get a bass power amp."

I used to use a QSC RMX series power amp in the past with great success, and now I use a QSC PLX2 series power amp.
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+1

They are just audio amplifiers made for amplifying an audio signal. They just have no bells and whistles, so you'll need a pre-amp to clean things up before feeding into the power amp to get amplified.
 
#6
walterw said:
sure, but buy two of that one so you can swap it out when it blows up.:spit:

"real" power amps absolutely work great for bass, but you can buy good ones like QSC RMX amps for not much more than the b****r, and actually be able to fix them over the years.

you're in canada, look at yorkville.
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Bollocks! The Behringer EP range is well respect in professional sound reinforcement. In fact, the design is very similar, bordering on identical, to the QSC RMX. IIRC EP has bigger caps, RMX has bigger toroid. Both are made in China. Why is the EP harder to repair?
 
#7
ulrich said:
Bollocks! The Behringer EP range is well respect in professional sound reinforcement. In fact, the design is very similar, bordering on identical, to the QSC RMX. IIRC EP has bigger caps, RMX has bigger toroid. Both are made in China. Why is the EP harder to repair?
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I dunno, but I'd tend to trust a company that's going to give a 6 year warranty (QSC) vs a company that'll only give a 1 year warranty (Behringer).
 
#8
ulrich said:
Bollocks! The Behringer EP range is well respect in professional sound reinforcement. In fact, the design is very similar, bordering on identical, to the QSC RMX. IIRC EP has bigger caps, RMX has bigger toroid. Both are made in China. Why is the EP harder to repair?
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RMX is made in USA, at least the last one I looked at was.
 
#9
bertbassplayer said:
I dunno, but I'd tend to trust a company that's going to give a 6 year warranty (QSC) vs a company that'll only give a 1 year warranty (Behringer).
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Warranty good, though neither amp is likely to fail, so kinda moot. Bob Lee's help on TB is something to consider as well. As is the more prestigious name plate. Just don't avoid the Behringer, because it's a bad amp; it isn't.
 
#15
years ago when I switched from an old QSC power amp to a SWR stereo 800, I was amazed how much better it sounded with my alembic f1x preamp. I know a power amp isn't supposed to make that big of difference, but to my ear it did!
 
#18
Bassman 100 said:
Would the GT6-B before the power amp be sufficent here ?
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I doubt it. If it's anything like the GT-8 for guitar, its probably not quite there.

They are a great multi effects board, for sure. But to run it as your sole preamp into a power amp :hmm: I wouldn't count on it.

Then again, I haven't tried it, so I can't be sure.

I own the ME-50B and I know that wouldn't be sufficient, and I've only tried a friends GT-8.

With that said, if you have the GT-6B and then buy a power amp - you will be able to see for yourself. If it doesn't work, just get a decent Preamp as well. The GT-6B won't be obsolete, it will still do what it does best.
 

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