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Return of Sunn?
- Thread starter FirewalZ
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That's always been the punch line for me. Get two!That price!
I look forward to finding out whether it is expensive because it's well made or just expensive.
Serious question: How many people would buy a bone-stock 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air from their local dealership if it was made available direct from the US-factory with a warranty, and how much would they have to pay for one?
I understand that safety standards prevent that from happening with an automobile, but it’s a thought exercise that Sunn seems to be making real in the case of the 200S. I think many of us are anxious to see the chassis. It will be interesting to see “what’s under the hood”.
I understand that safety standards prevent that from happening with an automobile, but it’s a thought exercise that Sunn seems to be making real in the case of the 200S. I think many of us are anxious to see the chassis. It will be interesting to see “what’s under the hood”.
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Looks like that's for a head and cab. The specs at the end state a 2/15 cab (w/JBL or CTS speakers) also says weight is 150lbs (head and cab)That price!
Not making excuses, but in the grand scheme of things, that's really not to bad. My problem would be 60 watts.
I used to own a 200S. I never had a problem with volume gigging with it even in outside venues. 60 watts with the correct cab is plenty. The "correct cab" is critical, however.
I suppose one might infer that, but the cab alone sells for $2,225.00, so that would leave only $1274.00 for the head if $3499.00 is the combined price for both. I kinda doubt that is the case. Looks to me like $5724.00 is the combined price for the head and cab.
Edit: And... the 100S is also listed as selling for $3499 and there's no mention of a cab on that page.
Edited to fix a math error.
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- Feb 12, 2006
- 60,996
- 5
- 220,793
- Disclosures
- Development Engineer-Mesa Boogie, Development Engineer-Genzler (pedals), Product Support-Genz Benz
Which JBL drivers are being offered in the cabinets?Looks like that's for a head and cab. The specs at the end state a 2/15 cab (w/JBL or CTS speakers) also says weight is 150lbs (head and cab)
Not making excuses, but in the grand scheme of things, that's really not to bad. My problem would be 60 watts.
I'm gonna bet the JBL option is ephemeral. It's mentioned parenthetically on the page for the 200S amp, but not on the page for the 215 cab. Given that JBL hasn't offered a driver that's truly suitable for bass guitar since they discontinued the E-140 25 years ago, I'm guessing that option is more hallucinatory than real.
In the FAQ on the "Sunn" website:
To that, I'll add that the product page for the 215 cab lists the drivers as being 2 x Sunn 15S200 and as having cast frames, ferrite magnets, and aluminum dust caps. It also lists the total power handling as 200 watts, or 100 watts per driver. Quite a deal for $2225.
Sunn used speaker drivers from various different manufacturers at different times including JBL, Eminence, Jensen and CTS. At one point there was even a Sunn speaker factory, and they were manufactured in house. The new Sunn speaker cabinets use Sunn speakers designed and built to our specifications by Eminence and Jensen. The specifications for each are listed on the product pages. The Eminence made Sunn speakers are manufactured in the USA. The Jensen made Sunn speakers are manufactured in Italy.
To that, I'll add that the product page for the 215 cab lists the drivers as being 2 x Sunn 15S200 and as having cast frames, ferrite magnets, and aluminum dust caps. It also lists the total power handling as 200 watts, or 100 watts per driver. Quite a deal for $2225.
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I know everything is more expensive thanks to economic pressures, but come on guys
The Eminence drivers look decent, remembering that one post where little buddy bought one of the raw drivers for way to much (IMO) and put it in a random cab.
- Feb 12, 2006
- 60,996
- 5
- 220,793
- Disclosures
- Development Engineer-Mesa Boogie, Development Engineer-Genzler (pedals), Product Support-Genz Benz
Ok, my confusion is that they specifically stated that the JBL driver was an option, when JBL no longer makes a suitable bass driver... as they got out of that market decades ago.
Ah! So that makes this a bargain.Looks like that's for a head and cab. The specs at the end state a 2/15 cab (w/JBL or CTS speakers) also says weight is 150lbs (head and cab)
Not making excuses, but in the grand scheme of things, that's really not to bad. My problem would be 60 watts.
