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Wayne Jones Audio

otto B

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I haven’t seen any comments on the new Wayne Jones Audio equipment. I am tracking he used to do passive cabs and then he closed the shop, but he came back about a year ago with a new lighter powered cab and preamp system. it hasn’t being mentioned here in TB, so I decided to start the new topic. I just got a new WJ 2x10 and WJ preamp. At first I wasn’t unsure if I wanted to get it, do to the price but, talking with the man himself Mr. Wayne Jones I decided to go for it. First let me say that Wayne is one of the nicest people I have ever talk with, and I can also say he has an awesome costumer service. In one note; Even though he is from Australia the cabs are being ship from Kentucky.

Thorough my 15 years of playing the bass, I had the opportunity to own some of the most awesome cabs in the market, from Audiokinesis TC112, ACME low B 112, Bergantino, Greenboy F112, Aguilar, markbass, GK and many more. I love them all however, each cab had their own flavor. One day I saw an article about the Wayne Jones Audio cabs at the Bass player magazine that cached my attention. I also saw some videos on YouTube videos about the WJ cab and preamp, and how incredible is the rig. Well in all say and done I sold my Bergantino B/Amp and HDN210 in order to fund the WJ Rig.

First let me say when I got the Cab and the preamp, the equipment were extremely well and professionally packed like a high end company would. The cab it self is extremely well build with great quality materials. It was expected for this high end rig. Once I plug in the bass for the first time a got a smile from ear to ear. WoW I just couldn't believed the incredible sound it came out of this cab. It's so incredibly beautiful. I didn't even have to touch the EQ on the preamp it set so perfectly. It’s just unbelievable, the sound is true crystal clean, punchy, the tweeter is super quiet I can’t hear any Sizzle sound as to the other cabs. I can actually hear every single note of my bass, and they all cut perfectly through the mix. If you ever get a chance to hear this set up, I know it will bring the same smile that I got when I first heard it. By far the best cab rig I have ever heard and owned. There is no question why WJ audio team up with Fodera. The best of both worlds.
 
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How loud is the 2 x 10 vs any of the other cans you have owned?

I have not yet taken to my Church to test how loud it gets, but I know this rig is going to be way louder than the other cabs. I say this because, the WJ rig 2x10 it's capable of handle 1,000 watts, compared to the other cabs I had own, that only range from 350-450 Watts.
 
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While I do not have any amp/cab gas at the moment, I am usually interested in hearing about high end gear like this (boy - howdy, at $2,700 for a 1kw powered 2x10!)

I also appreciate the inclusion of the fairly recent review by Jonathan Herrera/BP. Jonathan is a great player and generally knowledgeable cat, so I pay attention to his gear reviews - which don't tend to be gushy IMO/IME. Terry Buddingh was no slouch when it came to reviews and well informed opinions either.

Of course, with all gear, and particularly at the high end/boutique-y side of things, players would have to check this stuff out themselves to know how it would work for them.

Outside of the custom ferrite (good old big iron magnets) and the high power/ high-end Class D power section (neither of which are unique to the bass gear market these days), I am wondering what makes this gear so special - particularly vs other high end gear like Berg, Greenboy or Audiokinesis (I don't personally consider GK, Aguilar, TC or Markbass as high-end stuff).

The Wayne Jones stuff seems to be rareer than hens teeth .. wonder why, if it so good, we do not see more mention of it from happy users (other than the OP). Certainly TB has plenty of players with the dough, the ears, the chops and the gigs to appreciate such gear.
 
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I have not yet taken to my Church to test how loud it gets, but I know this rig is going to be way louder than the other cabs. I say this because, the WJ rig 2x10 it's capable of handle 1,000 watts, compared to the other cabs I had own, that only range from 350-450 Watts.

Thanks Otto. Thanks for the video too. The reason I was asking about volume is because nowhere on Wayne's website does it mention SPL (in dB). And, though I love 2x10s, in my experience there is only so loud a 2x10 can go, even a great one with a high excursion speaker etc.

I know if you put the speaker in a correctly sized enclosure, you can max out the volume nicely, as well as the low end. Bill Fitzmaurice's Simplexx enclosures get great results from a variety of drivers by making sure the enclosure size is correct. I guess Wayne must be doing the same.
 
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I've got a pair of powered 210's, a stereo 110 pair and a preamp at the house right now for review. All I can say at this point is that the rig sounds incredibly fast and extremely well integrated. Massive sounding, quick, agile, and very articulate without being brash. So far, VERY nice.

the powered 210 is super loud. Hard to compare it to a "2x10" cab as these use super tricked out custom drivers and the cab volume is larger than most 210's, also the Pascal power module is very very good.
 
I've got a pair of powered 210's, a stereo 110 pair and a preamp at the house right now for review. All I can say at this point is that the rig sounds incredibly fast and extremely well integrated. Massive sounding, quick, agile, and very articulate without being brash. So far, VERY nice.

the powered 210 is super loud. Hard to compare it to a "2x10" cab as these use super tricked out custom drivers and the cab volume is larger than most 210's, also the Pascal power module is very very good.

Very interested in the stereo 110 pair and pre. Interested to read the review!
 
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Very interested in the stereo 110 pair and pre. Interested to read the review!

I havent gotten it all wired up as such yet, but its really cool that the preamp allows for stereo effects to run stereo into these cabs. I tried it with my pedalboard in dual mono and it was super impressive. Can't wait to hear it in true stereo. This stuff is no joke, for real.