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The Combo Club
- Thread starter ChefKen
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He-E-ee-ey!!! ... ... mmm, ... Nope, the Rumble 500 combo* I bought, and the Bassman 500 w/115 Neo she bought me, neither one work that way. But, ... now, ... the itty bitty combo* I've setup for karaoke at her Cookie Exchange this weekend might do the trick!
No, that's not gonna work, either. If it's in the kitchen, she'll be in her sewing room; or vice versa. And I don't think I can get her to wear my old '70s Pignose combo*, with all those batteries and a mic, just for occasionally paging me.
I have offered to get her a watch that connects to her phone so she can call and/or text me at her every whim. But she just gives me "that stare", and then says flatly, "We're in the same house!"... ... ... I, .. I, ... ... I have yet to counter that "logic" to her satisfaction.
No, it's very clear that this is my problem to overcome. Without her assistance, by the way. Unless she has to drive me to the audiologist.
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Well, duh. You mentioned several combos, with pics of two!
My aids have a remote volume control; -a small electronic clicker. So when both aids are snugged into my ears, clicking the volume allaway down makes the aids act as earplugs that provide almost total noise blocking... -It's like having noise cancelling headphones on!Hmmm, Mrs. Dog frequently describes my "selective hearing" as if it's a deficiency. But, ... now that you mention it, ... it could be an advanced evolutionary "feature"!Surely, Shirley, it can be programmed in to today's modern hearing aids?
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~Now if only they provided hearing amplification quite as well...
My aids have a remote volume control; -a small electronic clicker. So when both aids are snugged into my ears, clicking the volume allaway down makes the aids act as earplugs that provide almost total noise blocking... -It's like having noise cancelling headphones on!
~Now if only they provided hearing amplification quite as well...
Is there a free phone app for that? Like the Invalid Link Removed that controls my Rumble Studio 40 combo* amp!
I gots dedicated speciality remote controls coming out my ears (metaphorically speaking)!! Between finding the one I want when I want it, remembering which button icon means what, making sure it's battery(s) aren't dead and some buttons working other unintended remote controlled devices(!!) I'm just about remoted out!!! And I refuse to pay $9.99 for an app I might use once a month, or so.
*This post, too, is certified "on topic" for this thread.
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I luckily got me a set of AKG K275 cans on sale several years ago. ~Modded them with softer, wider and deeper earpads, and have never since found anything else even close as good...
edwinhurwitz
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`I have hearing aids, but they are used for tinnitus retraining therapy, so the amplification is minimal. They can also stream from my phone. I can control all kinds of parameters to adapt to various situations. Most of the time, I have the hearing aid part turned off.
Do you find them good without your hearing aids or with?
I could never find a set that wouldn't feed back with aids or lack volume without. The only things that come close are ITE, wired, earphones.
Great! What is your level of hearing loss? Mine is "profound" (which is the last one to hear thunder)
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Left ear is almost totally deaf unaided but I can hear fairly well (but somewhat muffled) with it with the aid in place... Right one is not as critical; if I'd turn the TV up from it's more 'normal' volume of 14-15 to say, 32, I could hear it w/o the hearing aid. ~It would drive everyone else outta the room tho!Great! What is your level of hearing loss? Mine is "profound" (which is the last one to hear thunder)
Actually I sh say I use my modded AKG K275 headphones with only one hearing aid in place, just the right one, and also with using an older version hearing aid I prefer. I find that with the phones' larger earpads snug around both my ears and only the one aid in I can hear pretty good. And no, there isn't any feedback or squeal...
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How does that tinnitus therapy work? What does it consist of? ~I also have it, and for a while there it was pretty loud and annoying too! ~But I seemed to have grown so used to it that most of the time now I can ignore it and it just about disappears...
Good to hear (pun)...sounds (again) like we have similar hearing loss. For you, and anyone else with hearing loss, I have found these to be an inexpensive workaround I use them with my Scarlett DI but any good headphone amp should work:
https://www.amazon.com/ROCUSO-Noise...pY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1
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I have high frequency hearing loss - whether from music or age is debatable - just enough to make conversations difficult in crowded spaces. I have hearing aids for those situations BUT I always forget to wear them!! This is a different age-related problem that is likewise addressed by my wife with great thoroughness.
BTW, I think these conversations are pertinent in this forum because a married couple is after all a "combo".
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Thanks for the tip! Will definitely get these! ~Sh some in handily (earily?)
for use with my TV bluetooth amp that I sometimes use with my AKG cans. Also they have an Apple cable accessory ($8 extra) which would probably work well with the longer conversations I have on my Smart phone...
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Question: Am I a "combo" player, if I mainly use my combo amp with an extension cabinet (or two cabinets)? This BG-400 combo allows me to run direct into a single 8 Ohm cabinet, while also driving the internal 4x5 speakers. Fine, really great, sounds amazing. Band-mates dig it. BUT, the combo also has a pre-amp line out that I can plug into a power amp input.
Here, I am plugging the line-out from the BG-400 combo into the return on the back of a Fender Bassman 800, which is is strictly an amp head -- but which I can then use to drive a pair of 112 cabs at 8 Ohms each.
For you home-gamers, this means a total of 1100 watts RMS onstage driving 2x12s (i.e., 800 W at 4 Ohms total, through the Fender amp) into the BareFaced cabs, plus the internal 4x5s (at 8 Ohms, I thinks).
Here, I am plugging the line-out from the BG-400 combo into the return on the back of a Fender Bassman 800, which is is strictly an amp head -- but which I can then use to drive a pair of 112 cabs at 8 Ohms each.
For you home-gamers, this means a total of 1100 watts RMS onstage driving 2x12s (i.e., 800 W at 4 Ohms total, through the Fender amp) into the BareFaced cabs, plus the internal 4x5s (at 8 Ohms, I thinks).
Too complicated to define. ~AFAIC you are called what you want to be called, grasshopper...
edwinhurwitz
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Well, it's based on why we experience noise induced tinnitus. The short version is that when you expose yourself to loud noises repeatedly, it damages the cilia in the cochlea. Each cilia (little hair) is attached to a nerve that corresponds to a specific frequency. When cilia is damaged, it stops transmitting that frequency. After a while your brain notices the loss of the frequency and essentially turns up the volume to be able to hear it. Eventually it gets to the point where the brain starts creating the noise in order to satisfy its need to hear that frequency. The tinnitus retraining therapy consists of using hearing aids that can generate noise which is adjustable in terms of frequency and amplitude and having that injected into your ears. While the tinnitus doesn't go away, it calms your brain down so that it is isn't quite so aggravating and you can even go for long periods of time without noticing it. If you stop using the devices, the tinnitus returns after a short time.
This is why people with noise induced hearing damage can develop tinnitus a long time after the exposure. Some people can get it to calm down on their own, me, not so much. It's expensive but it has really helped. I don't know if it works for other kinds of tinnitus, such as that induced by medications, etc.
Thanks for the good explanation! It's possible I've diminished noticing my once quite severe tinnitus on my own, but now I realize it's also very possible the newer hearing aids I recently got from the VA may be diminishing it too? ~I'll have to check this with the audio therapist tomorrow when I see her at the VA clinic...
~Glad you're doing better with your tinnitus also!
~To stay on topic, it makes enjoying our bass combos so much the better, doan it? 
edwinhurwitz
Supporting Member
Thanks for the good explanation! It's possible I've diminished noticing my once quite severe tinnitus on my own, but now I realize it's also very possible the newer hearing aids I recently got from the VA may be diminishing it too? ~I'll have to check this with the audio therapist tomorrow when I see her at the VA clinic...
~Glad you're doing better with your tinnitus also!
It's definitely possible that the hearing aids are helping, since they will likely be amplifying the frequency ranges where your tinnitus is.
As far as combo amps go, I don't have one and no one has answered my original question:
How are SWR Baby Blue II's considered against the current crop of combos these days? I play in a group that's pretty quiet (it's mostly about the vocals), but includes a drummer. I have large rigs for my other bands, but I'm looking to get something reasonably small and reliable which has a very clear, hifi tone. There's one available not too far away and the amps seem deeply respected, especially the preamp. People have also upgraded the speakers for more depth and headroom. I've only played one once, but it was with a loud drummer and couldn't keep up. I figure that for gigs with this band, I could run it through a bigger cabinet when I need more oomph.
