I bought a new Max 208 about 6 months ago to use as a stage monitor in a small outdoor venue where I play. Until this weekend, I was over the moon about it: I keep all the effects buttons 'off', put the gain and bass EQ at noon, the mid and high EQs at about 3:00, and the volume at around 6 (out of 10), and it cuts through the stage noises and I can hear and feel the bass perfectly when we play.
However, this weekend the bottom end seems to have dropped right out. It was after we played 'Dreams' with that pulsing low F/G on the E string, so I was wondering if I did something to the speaker. On another thread, someone mentioned a cabinet 'farting', and that's kind of what the low notes sound like...an indistinct blapping sound with a mix of overtones, when in the past it was just clear low notes, with a bit of a chest-vibrating boom to them. I am fairly sure it's now a blown cone, as I never pushed the volume very high and all the mid- and higher notes come out fine. It's just the deep notes have lost all punch.
My first step is going to be to remove the cover and tighten all the screws...that review mentioned how they seem to come from the factory about a full turn loose, and maybe one of the speakers is just rattling around in there. I'll also turn off the cabinet and listen to the house speakers (through the DI output) to ensure it is not something electronic. For now, I've just lowered the bass EQ down to about 3, but I cannot really hear the low notes at all when we play unless I crank up the volume to about 8, which it never required.
Any random thoughts about what it could be....especially from folks with a Max 208?
However, this weekend the bottom end seems to have dropped right out. It was after we played 'Dreams' with that pulsing low F/G on the E string, so I was wondering if I did something to the speaker. On another thread, someone mentioned a cabinet 'farting', and that's kind of what the low notes sound like...an indistinct blapping sound with a mix of overtones, when in the past it was just clear low notes, with a bit of a chest-vibrating boom to them. I am fairly sure it's now a blown cone, as I never pushed the volume very high and all the mid- and higher notes come out fine. It's just the deep notes have lost all punch.
My first step is going to be to remove the cover and tighten all the screws...that review mentioned how they seem to come from the factory about a full turn loose, and maybe one of the speakers is just rattling around in there. I'll also turn off the cabinet and listen to the house speakers (through the DI output) to ensure it is not something electronic. For now, I've just lowered the bass EQ down to about 3, but I cannot really hear the low notes at all when we play unless I crank up the volume to about 8, which it never required.
Any random thoughts about what it could be....especially from folks with a Max 208?
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. If you’re using an active bass and it has a passive setting, give that try to see if it works better. If your notes and the bass drum are pretty much all that’s coming out if the subs, interaction with the subs probably isn’t the problem.
