Since the other thread on the Puma was getting a bit 'long in the tooth', I thought I'd put a fresh one up for the entire rig.
I've spent a short amount of time with the S212, and so far, so good.
A brief reminder of the amp. It's the TecAmp Puma500. 500 watts into 4ohms, mute switch, dual speakon outs, 4 band EQ (with a VERY nice 250hz wide Q low mid control that just punches like heck), a voicing filter similar to the Thunderfunk Timbre control, and a pre/post switchable DI out. It's a touch over 5 pounds.
The S212 is a VERY lightweight (it's lighter than a single Aguilar DB112) 212 cab (about 40 pounds or so). It comes in 4ohm and 8ohm version (I have the 4ohm version for single cab usage with the Puma500). The power rating is 600 watts. It has a nice tolex covering and very high quality metal grill with nice metal piping around the edges. The TecAmp logo feels like brushed steel... very nice quality. It is 16" by 17" by around 29" high, so the same footprint as the 210 and 115 (nice for stacking). Edit: It looks like it has one small triangular port in the lower left front corner of the cab.
This cab has a few unique features. There are two 'multiway' handles that can be grabbed from all four sides. That's pretty cool. Also, you can see the unusual placement of the tweeter attenuator. It is on the inside cup of the right handle (see picture below). I like the fact that it is on the side of the cab, and seems well protected and not in the way when grabbing the cab.
Even the attenuator is a little different from normal, in that it has a 6 way 'click' sort of action (including full off).
Finally, the cover is also unique. It is VERY high quality and thickly padded. It has two 'tie down' elastic corner straps that fit over the rear lower corners of the cab, and two zippers on each of the front sides from top to bottom. So, I guess if you wanted to, you can leave the cover on when using the cab by unzipping the front and folding it back over the top of the cab. I can't really see doing this, but kind of cool anyway.
The sound.... very tight, punchy, but quite even. This company is definitely into articulation, and seems to appreciate the needs of jazz, fusion, and 'articulate slap' players. The tweeter is very smooth, and the cab has plenty of sparkle, but also a bit of upper mid grind that I always like in a cab. I would call the cab punchy, even, bright, smooth, a touch hi fi, and if I had to use one word... articulate. It feels and sounds like a big 210 to me more than what many would think of as a 212. I assume part of this 'tightness' has to do with the very small footprint, and hence small internal volume, given those two big 12" speakers. For you vertical array fans, the speakers are aligned one on top of the other.
All in all, a VERY high quality looking, feeling, and sounding cab.
I will do some A/Bing with my Aguilar DB112 x2 stack and a couple of 410's to see about volume over the next day or so, and of course, will get it on some gigs and post up in a week or two. I can tell already that it can't keep up with the 410UL as far as overall 'bigness', but I've yet to hear a 212 that can.
Here's a picture of the full rig, and a close-up of the handle that has the attenuator.
I've spent a short amount of time with the S212, and so far, so good.
A brief reminder of the amp. It's the TecAmp Puma500. 500 watts into 4ohms, mute switch, dual speakon outs, 4 band EQ (with a VERY nice 250hz wide Q low mid control that just punches like heck), a voicing filter similar to the Thunderfunk Timbre control, and a pre/post switchable DI out. It's a touch over 5 pounds.
The S212 is a VERY lightweight (it's lighter than a single Aguilar DB112) 212 cab (about 40 pounds or so). It comes in 4ohm and 8ohm version (I have the 4ohm version for single cab usage with the Puma500). The power rating is 600 watts. It has a nice tolex covering and very high quality metal grill with nice metal piping around the edges. The TecAmp logo feels like brushed steel... very nice quality. It is 16" by 17" by around 29" high, so the same footprint as the 210 and 115 (nice for stacking). Edit: It looks like it has one small triangular port in the lower left front corner of the cab.
This cab has a few unique features. There are two 'multiway' handles that can be grabbed from all four sides. That's pretty cool. Also, you can see the unusual placement of the tweeter attenuator. It is on the inside cup of the right handle (see picture below). I like the fact that it is on the side of the cab, and seems well protected and not in the way when grabbing the cab.
Even the attenuator is a little different from normal, in that it has a 6 way 'click' sort of action (including full off).
Finally, the cover is also unique. It is VERY high quality and thickly padded. It has two 'tie down' elastic corner straps that fit over the rear lower corners of the cab, and two zippers on each of the front sides from top to bottom. So, I guess if you wanted to, you can leave the cover on when using the cab by unzipping the front and folding it back over the top of the cab. I can't really see doing this, but kind of cool anyway.
The sound.... very tight, punchy, but quite even. This company is definitely into articulation, and seems to appreciate the needs of jazz, fusion, and 'articulate slap' players. The tweeter is very smooth, and the cab has plenty of sparkle, but also a bit of upper mid grind that I always like in a cab. I would call the cab punchy, even, bright, smooth, a touch hi fi, and if I had to use one word... articulate. It feels and sounds like a big 210 to me more than what many would think of as a 212. I assume part of this 'tightness' has to do with the very small footprint, and hence small internal volume, given those two big 12" speakers. For you vertical array fans, the speakers are aligned one on top of the other.
All in all, a VERY high quality looking, feeling, and sounding cab.
I will do some A/Bing with my Aguilar DB112 x2 stack and a couple of 410's to see about volume over the next day or so, and of course, will get it on some gigs and post up in a week or two. I can tell already that it can't keep up with the 410UL as far as overall 'bigness', but I've yet to hear a 212 that can.
Here's a picture of the full rig, and a close-up of the handle that has the attenuator.
) that it puts out 'Epi310UL' level volume, but with more mid punch and even voicing, and a touch less deep low end. This is not a bad thing with a relatively small cab.
