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    power amp repairs

    I can't see either the protect or signal lights in that video??? Its not normal for the protect light to come on with this sort of amp. You've not accidentally plugged it up for stereo inputs and then connected both outputs to the same cab have you? Its normal for the signal lights to...
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    We need more soundclips of FRFR wedges and cabs!

    The problem with posting soundclips, recorded with an unknown microphone, in a random sized room, using different guitars and different patches ... and then uploading them to youtube/soundcloud using some random compression algorithm .. is that well-meaning people then compare them and try to...
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    Stacking FRFR cabs for volume - bad?

    Pile 'em high If you are going to use any array of multiple cabs (traditional or FRFR) in a "stack" ... my advice would be to stack them vertically. A vertical 2x12 stack has wide dispersion in the horizontal plane, so will still cover the stage, but narrower dispersion in the vertical...
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    My Matrix GR1000Fx just died on me Matt your inbox is full

    Solid state amps are usually just fine with nothing connected, and the Neutrik connectors are fine if you twist from locked to unlocked, nothing shorts out .. there would be many many dead PA systems of that happened, PA monkeys are always messing around like that. The dangersous one is 1/4"...
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    Matrix CFR12s ... they're here :)

    But .. what are those little white pots in front of the stack for? I have a couple of theories ... They could be small candle holders, and actually, its not a rig, but actually a shrine to the gods of Rock, and you light the candles as an offering before you begin to play. Or ... you light...
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    is a single FRFR monitor enough?

    100 times this. You've not really heard your AF2 until you have run it in stereo. Personally, I now run a pair of CFR wedges most of the time, when I'm lazy and can't be bothered to set it up stereo in the house after a gig, I really notice the difference. When you run stereo again, its like...
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    The Great British Guitar Show + Axe FX + 10

    I guess they must be in direct contact with Fractal. I know that Cliff has said he uses Matrix amps now for all his development work, so I guess it makes sense that it is a two way relationship ...
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    Matrix, Atomic CLR, RCF, ALTO, XITONE, EMINENCE BETA CX 12

    There are 3 things you need to make a coaxial monitor ... 1) a coaxial driver 2) a box that has the correct volume and the correct porting to match the bass unit of your coax. 3) a crossover to split the HF and the LF and send them to the right bits of the speaker. (if you wire the HF...
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    Should I wire my 4x12 cab to be stereo ? Have you?

    depends on how it has been wired. Often you find that in "stereo" mode, you get 2 channels of 16 Ohm (ie two speakers in series on each channel). When you switch it to "mono" it parallels them up to give you 8 Ohms. So you'll need an amp that delivers 2 x 200W into 16 Ohms ... and you'll...
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    Fractal Audio - Atomic CLR - RCF NX - Tannoy VX - Matrix - YouTube Video

    I think your math is a bit off ... From the specs the RCF NX12 SMA is 36.3 lbs The Atomic CLR is 45 lbs thats 8.7lbs ... I loved my RCF carrying handle when I had one, really nice design, rubber grip underneath, and it was so slim ... it hung easily by my side when carrying like it wasn't...
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    Matrix GT800FX versatility ?

    On the other hand ... 4 fingers and a thumb! No .. wait On the other hand, I saw a guy running a Marshall 1W amp, the JMP1H I think it is, into a GT1000 and Marshall 4x12, and it sounded bang on to my ears. Apparently sounded good to his too, as he was gigging (in Cardiff) with it. I...
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    What Power Amps are everyone using?

    Matrix GT1000FX here, for both bass and lead.
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    Matrix GT1000FX With Bass Guitar?

    Ive been playing bass through an Axe 2 and Matrix GT1000FX for a while now. My normal rig is a Hartke 3500 and a "Transporter" 4x10 cab, and I've been runing the Axe2 with the "SVT" patch through both the Hartke cabinet and a variety of 15" things ... and basically it rocks :) .. the only...
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    FRFR Coax monitor opinion

    the DB Teknik stuff is like this ... awesome 15" wedges, with a custom outboard 2U rack amp to power them ... don't even ask the price though, it makes the EAW's look cheap ...
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    Does Matrix GT1000FX + Axe punch kick?

    Put simply, it has got twice as many watts, you simply haven't used them yet. Did you get the peak light on the matrix? If not, then turn it up some more, you are still just tickling it. If you haven't turned it up enough to get the signal lights steadily on, you are probably getting less...
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    FRFR tests at AXE-FEST WEST 2012

    EAW NT59 Active PA/Monitor Speaker | DV247 Gulp ... £3850 each .. thats £7600 a pair ... or $12,200 .. I'd expect them to sound piggin' awesome for that money!
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    FRFR tests at AXE-FEST WEST 2012

    As far as I know the big EAW uses the same B&C drivers as D&B use in their 15" monitors, I don't know the pricing on the big EAW, but I do know D&B come in around the £9K/pair ($15,000) ... a very uncheap option. I would expect the B&C' 15" drivers to really make their presence felt over...
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    How to use the "Magic 8-Ball" in the tuner.

    Well, call me a heretic and chase me with pitch-forks etc, but as I happen to have both an Axe2 and a Kemper ... I really find the Kemper uber easy to tune up with, basically, there are 3 leds above the "Tune" position of the knob which are active all the time green one on the left is flat...
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    Why is the Mesa 2:90 so much more powerful than SS power amps?

    Short answer: It isnt. Long answer: Let us assume you are playing into a 16 ohm cab, and the Mesa has it's transformer set to give 90W into 16 ohms ... you'll get 90W at roughly the point where at starts to compress and maybe 120 or so when its nice and crunchy. Your 1000W amp .. maybe its 2...
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    QSC K10 Polarity Modification

    Link shows a 20db deep notch at 2KHz on axis ... if thats the effect you are looking for, be my guest. As I said, the only way to really align the two units is to use a delay in the bass, the compromise is to invert the phase on the tweeter, not an ideal solution, but very very commonly used...
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    QSC K10 Polarity Modification

    Basically, the idea behind this mod is incorrect. Look at the graphs, after applying the mod you have a 30db dip in the midrange response! If you want a 30db dip in your midrange response, there are other ways to acheive it, but generally it is not a good idea. Whoever suggested this mod fails...
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    Found a new use for the Atomic wedge...

    I suspect the trick of adding a slight delay to the vocals in the foldback mix is well known ... however another good one to try is to make sure you have a decent par can pointing at the drummer, and pulse it in time to the beat for a minute or so ... and then decrease the rate so it starts to...
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    Matrix CFR12 arrived...

    I would imagine that overall, it is lighter to build two passive cabs, with one amp in a rack case. As soon as you put an amp in each cab, you have to have two transformers, two fans, basically two of everything. I would imagine that if/when they do an active version, it's going to work out...
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    Better moniors or room treatment?

    DIY is simple and easy. I've specified and overseen the construction of more than a few professional cubicles and edit suites, high end custom stuff where the budget was not an issue. We got really good results time and time again with simple 4" or 6" high vertical battens fixed to the walls...
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    Question for Scott Peterson and other RCF users

    Odd, I had no problem getting plenty of very natural feedback when I had an RCF, I expect the CFR's to work just as well ... perhaps I had the RCF turned up more than some, dunno .. but it worked very well for me and squealed just fiiiiine. (no, not like a pig ...)
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    JBL Monitor Users: You might want to read this! (SRX712m content)

    Yes, that makes perfect sense. As I said, for feedback to occur, you need a gain of more than 1, with a 180 phase shift (if you prefer to think of it in terms of poles and zeros, then thats an imaginary pole, with a radius grater than 1 in the transfer function). Again, it is quite...
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    JBL Monitor Users: You might want to read this! (SRX712m content)

    Yep, having them all your speakers wired the same way round is a very good idea, you never know when you will use them together. Whether + to red makes them pull or push doesnt matter, but it is a good plan if all your speakers work the same way, you wont have phase problems when you use...
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    JBL Monitor Users: You might want to read this! (SRX712m content)

    Umm .. sorry, you are wrong. Most audio amplifiers have a low frequency cut-off around 25Hz ... It is extremely unlikey you have a audio amplifer that goes down to DC ... put simply, the reason it does not remain pushed out is precisely because it is being fed with an AC signal, ie the mean...
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    Mackie goes coax - new DLM series

    Sounds about right, as you say the first Mackie stuff was heavily RCF influenced, used RCF drivers etc, its seems to have turned into yet another plastic box maker since they divested in RCF, the stuff since then doesn't appear to be as good, presumably made in China, and in my opinion has not...
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    JBL Monitor Users: You might want to read this! (SRX712m content)

    Absolutely true. And stand 2 feet further forward or back and exactly the opposite set of circumstnaces will exist, the "non feeding back" polarity will become the feedbacky one, and vice versa ... now, which one is correct? Infact, you do realise that in order to get feedback, you need a gain...
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    JBL Monitor Users: You might want to read this! (SRX712m content)

    Well, then you (and he) are wrong, or you have mis-interpreted what he said. Polarity does not matter, and I ask you again: If I pull the string up, and then release ... should the cone move initially in or out? Personally, I think it doesnt matter ... if you insist on an answer I will say...
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    Screen fades in and out.....

    Sounds like a dirty contrast pot, theres usually a -2.5V or so supply to this sort of display (LCD), usually via a small potentiometer to set the contrast ... if you fancy your chances and know what you are doing, you might find giving it a wiggle and setting it back to the same position solves...
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    I want my money back!!!

    I was always a huge fan of Ritchie ... right up until *just after* I saw Rainbow at "Monsters of Rock" ... the concert was fabulous ... the backstage interview with Ritchie that appeared in "Sounds" the following week ... well, for some reason, Ritchie decided to wear a set of black fishnets and...
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    Gotta love that SVT

    Got roped into playing bass for a cover band, I have a Hartke rig for bass, but decided to give the Axe 2 a go. What can I say ... ran with the Hartke 4 x 10, a GT1000FX, and the Axe running the "SVT" patch ... killer. Not just crazy loud but that classic SVT grind ... cuts through and...
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    JBL Monitor Users: You might want to read this! (SRX712m content)

    It doesn't matter. but first answer this: are your pickups wired the right way round??, ie which way should the cone move when the string moves upwards ... in or out? If absolute phase of the system is important, then you have to be able to answer this. If you can't answer this, then how do...
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    Mackie goes coax - new DLM series

    Could well be that ... Or possibly Kareoke? The far-east is a much larger market for this sort of stuff and Kareoke is very popular .. if you look at the combination of inputs etc, it would be ideal for that. It is certainly trying to do a lot ... I'm sure it would make a kick ass system for...
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    Mackie goes coax - new DLM series

    Hmm .. interesting, but 3 things put me off: 1) It's class D. I have heard good class D bass amps, I have yet to hear a Class D mid/top that I actually like. I've tried a few, and so far not one has really done it for me. 2) The DSP ... seems to be trying to do rather too much for my...
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    MATRIX CFR12's Are shipping

    The RCF weighs in at 16.5 Kg, so thats 33Kg for a pair. The CFR12 weighs in at 12.9Kg, 25.8Kg for the pair ... a difference of 7.2Kg so with a lightweight amp, I'm lugging less. For me, I already have a lightweight amp (A GT1000FX) so a CFR12 makes sense ... about half the price of a NX12SMA...
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    Retro-Channel First Impressions

    Sounds like exactly what I DON'T want. I've been there, and what I want is consistent tone, not volume dependent tone. I also simply don't get the point of spending all that money on an Axe 2, so I can have controlled tone, pre-programmed and patched up how I want it, and then have...
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    Are the RCF's considered 'bassy'?

    I tend to agree. I had one for a few weeks, and it certainly felt as if it had a bit of bass lift at low levels, but I didn't really notice it when turned up, that could be because I don't really get the opportunity to thrash the pants off it at home, and our rehearsal space responds...
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    Fryette building 1U power tube amp for Axe?

    Sounds like you don't know how to set your AxeFX up properly. If I was to plug my now nicely tweaked AxeFX2 that sounds "tone heaven" through my Matrix, into a Mesa valve head, it would sound over-cooked. You cannot expect a patch set up to work for one type of system to work through an...
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    best non coloring poweramp to drive a cab

    Don't think so ... I've had a scope and an audio test set on it ... flat as can be, and distortion way lower than a valve amp. I think there is some confusion over why it sounds like a big valve amp ... its not the coloration of the sound, as there is almost no distortion, and no power...
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    Retro Channel has landed - first impressions

    How long are you away for? if its just a couple of weeks, we don't mind waiting :)
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    Atomic Amps - "Coincident Linear Reference" Designed by Jay Mitchell

    Well, while waiting for Tom to give an upadte on the CLR, I got an email from Matt at Matrix today asking if I wanted to go onto the list for the first batch ... it took about 0.3 seconds to make a decision :) Already beginning the watching the emails waiting for a tracking number ...
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    Retro Channel has landed - first impressions

    Yeah, I'd be interested in hearing how that turns out .. the Retro is more expensive than the Matrix, I'm curious as to how these two stack up to each other.
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    Matrix GT1000FX "Modified to respond even more like a valve power amplifier"

    Yes! heres how I run my AxeII ... I run mine amp sims ON as I'm not expecting the Matrix to sag or distort like a valve amp, I'm expecting it to be clean, so I need the cab sims in the AxeII to do that bit for me. .. and cab sims OFF, if you have a guitar cab, you want to have the cab sims OFF...
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    any way to use EV ELX112P's in passive role with GT1000FX

    Well, I have GT1000FX and I've had it on an oscilloscope and run some test signals through it ... I can tell you it measures very flat ... and it doesn't sag, and distortion apppeared to be very very low. Whatever they have done it is subtle, but it does give the sound a very open and "lively"...
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    Axe II Price Drop? Waiting List Gone? Coupon Codes No longer Valid?....

    Yep, thats Europe wide. Technically it comes in as a directive ( Directive 1999/44/EC to be precise ) and then it is up to individual states to pass local laws that implement it. In the UK that was an ammendment to the Sale Of Goods Act. Basically, every EU country will have its own law, but...
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    Dedicated power amp (like Matrix) vs. powered monitors?

    It is? Surely what matters is how it sounds, period. Bi-amping is not the cure to all evils. The primary reason for using bi-amping in big monitors is cost savings and the problems with designing crossovers much above the 1kw mark ... its perfectly possible to design and build very nice...
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    Atomic Amps - "Coincident Linear Reference" Designed by Jay Mitchell

    There is the d&b audioteknik stuff, that built around the B&C Co-axials. d&b audiotechnik - M4. thats the 15" one .. I have a feeling its way way expensive, someone mentioned a price to me, but it was nuts, so do your own research ;) and the MAX12 here d&b audiotechnik - MAX12...
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    Atomic Amps - "Coincident Linear Reference" Designed by Jay Mitchell

    Ah right, I see what you are saying ... and thats a very interesting point .. I'm guessing he is referring to some additional delay as crossover and filtering can be easily done in the analogue domian, if it requires "digital processing" then that will be a delay, I had not considered that the...
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    Atomic Amps - "Coincident Linear Reference" Designed by Jay Mitchell

    Heh, hmm, perhaps thats the wrong phrase then, whatever ... as far as I know, the CLR on the January video is two conventional units stacked, the RCF is a "normal" coaxial ... theres many ways to build a speaker ... infact, the more you dig around, the more you find. In the end, regardless of...
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    Atomic Amps - "Coincident Linear Reference" Designed by Jay Mitchell

    As I understand it from the video way back in January, it's not a normal co-axial but a conventional bass unit with a HF unit hung in front on a pair of (presumably metal) straps. I guess on the plus side this approach could work out cheaper in components but probably takes more R&D time...
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    Atomic Amps - "Coincident Linear Reference" Designed by Jay Mitchell

    The other ones to watch are the D&B Tekinik MAX12 and M4, I would imagine very much like the Meyer stuff, they will be in a different league, but from what I heard they were around £3K a box or something stupid ... but would still be interesting to hear them some day. The M4 offers something...
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    Dedicated power amp (like Matrix) vs. powered monitors?

    I think I am big enough and ugly enough to form my own opinions on the reliability or otherwise of peoples opinions, without instructions from on-high about who to listen to.
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    Atomic FR Passive Wedge for E-Bass

    I have tried playing bass through some 12" wedges, and basically, its fine at living-room levels, or not too loud practice levels ... but unless you stick a fairly sharp filter in around 80~100Hz, its going to pole-plate the driver and wreck it pretty quick. I'm hoping to get the opportunity to...
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    Axe through RCF NX 12-SMA

    Yeah, but the RCF is twice the price of the Matrix wedge and I already have an amp to drive it, I'd really have to hear them both to decide. The other one to hear is the D&B (either the MAX or the M4), just for kicks, but price of the D&B is going to be crazy high. Those are the ones on my...
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    Celestion TF1225CX coaxial speaker for FRFR

    Unlike normal guitar speakers, which are a single driver ... dont forget the co-axial is two drivers in one, a bass/mid unit and a HF compression driver, so you will need to build a matching crossover to split the sound between the two drivers .. and while it is not difficult, it can involve a...
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    Most Underrated guitar solos of all time

    Hmm .. OK here we go .. not best ever, but probably very underated :) The solo from "Dallas 1pm" by Saxon @3':20'' here: and ... Tony Peluso on The Carpenters "Goodbye to Love"@ 1:20 and outro ... oddly enough, I was shocked a few years ago when John Lord also picked this as his...
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    Most 'honest' and clean power amp?!

    I'm now using a Matrix GT1000FX, and very happy with it. Clean and does everyting it supposed to do, very impressed. It replaced my HH and its lighter to carry and more "open" in sound .. very transparent without being harsh. Everyting I hoped for. I notice Fractal used a Matrix amp as their...
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    The Big FRFR Shootout

    +10 Now is a really good time to procrastinate :) It's looking like the Matrix and CLR are both going to hit the streets about the same time, so I'm waiting to see what gives. Apparently Matrix will be at a guitar show near Liverpool this weekend, so maybe someone who is going can get...
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    a little Matrix humor for old metalheads like me

    I still remember my first "Monsters of Rock" at Donnignton (and yes, I am ancient) back in 1980 .. Rainbow, Saxon, Judas Priest, Scorpions, I was still at school then, how I managed to persuade my mum to let me go I have no idea ... this really was the first of the "Rock" (with a capital "R")...
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    Theoretical question about FRFR and real-life gigging scenarios

    The way I look at is this: I want my AxeFX to produce all my tone. I want my FRFR rig to make the sound out of the AxeFX as loud as a loud thing. I want my tone to be MY TONE, I know what I want it to sound like and I will get it perfect. On gig night, I want the soundman to take my AxeFX...
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    Retro Channel price announced

    Yeah, I sort of see what you mean, I think I'd want something a bit smaller and lighter for a jamming grab-bag though. I guess everyones idea of the perfect amp is different. So many choices :)
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    Retro Channel price announced

    Actually, IP doesn't come into it ... anyone can use anyone elses circuit (unless there is a patent on it) the IP is in the actual layout. Providing you do your own layout, theres nothing to stop you cloning someones circuit. Copyright protects the creative part (the layout) not the idea (the...
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    Retro Channel price announced

    Nope, its German as far as I know.
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    Retro Channel price announced

    I don;t think thats actually true. There are things people buy on purely price, and there are things people buy on quality. If I had just bought a guitar at Walmart, I guess I would probably by happy with a Walmart amplifier too. Some people wear are quite happy with their Walmart wrist...
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    Measuring flat response?

    If you think you can get done what you need to get done in 30 days, then SMAART is pretty good. Smaart v7 Demo Downloads Smaart is known to work well with the ECM8000, I have no idea how well it works with the Dayton, I seem to remember there is some way to bung a calibration file into...
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    Atomic Amps - "Coincident Linear Reference" Designed by Jay Mitchell

    Yeah, sounds like you had some Bad Things (tm) in there .. it is often the case with this sort of stuff that the DSP elements "cache" the settings, so the processor is just sending the configuration and paramters down to the DSP whenever a new sim is selected, and not actually having to do too...
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    Les Paul (black), Custom Tele in Butterscotch, Steinberger Spirit for travelling. AxeFX II ->...

    Les Paul (black), Custom Tele in Butterscotch, Steinberger Spirit for travelling. AxeFX II -> HH V200 -> Home-made 2 x 12. Vox Valvetronix for when my back can't take lugging that lot around.
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    Atomic Amps - "Coincident Linear Reference" Designed by Jay Mitchell

    Ohh, interesting, what version of sw? Not by any chance done an update recently? I wonder if you found a bug in V6? or maybe theres some wierdness where DSP data is only getting loaded from the V6 sims as they are turned off and on again? sorta sounds like there was a dodgy sim in the DSP, and...
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    Atomic Amps - "Coincident Linear Reference" Designed by Jay Mitchell

    Hahah, nope. Just trying to figure out whats going to pop out of the chocolate factory next :D .. I only know what I've picked up on here. You can figure out the shipping timescales yourself, its hardly rocket science. If they are going to be shipping late may june, as *you* said then they...
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    Atomic Amps - "Coincident Linear Reference" Designed by Jay Mitchell

    I guess we still have to wait and see. I can't really believe Atomic are not going to publish a spec when they ship, I am ssuming thats a mis-understanding. There are good reasons for not publishing spec before you actually know what you are building, and I guess you might want to hold the...
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    FRFR Testing at Matrix factory - pictures inside.

    Oh kewl, that is interesting then ... be fun to see what price the Matrix machine turns the Celestion powered unit out for ...
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    Finally I can dial in tone!

    Yep, being given something that works is one thing, but being shown or learning how to do it is quite another, and ultimately more useful. Give a man a match, he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire, he's warm for the rest of his life ...
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    FRFR Testing at Matrix factory - pictures inside.

    Don't think so ... the Carvin uses a 1.5" voice coil HF unit, the Celestion is a 1.75" voice coil HF unit ... I thought some of the Carvin stuff had used P-Audio drivers in the past, but I don;t think P-Audio do a 1.5" vc HF compression driver at the moment ... maybe they take a P-Audio 12"...
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    Matrix GT1000FX - Mesa Fifty/Fifty A/B

    Your efforts are much appreciated, I enjoyed listening to them a lot, and it does begin to show how with the correct amp sims in use (or not, as appropriate) you can get VERY close ... I think if you gave someone a listen to both amps, and then have them a half hour break and said "OK, I'm...
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    FRFR Testing at Matrix factory - pictures inside.

    Oooh tasty ... and you're right that module does appear to say GM100 on it ... its hard to tell as I have drooled on the screen too much.:lol If the GM50 is half of a GT800 ... I wonder if the GM100 is half of a GT1000? Whatever it does look tasty, I guess that means its going to have even...
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    Matrix GT1000FX - Mesa Fifty/Fifty A/B

    OK, I have to say those are MUCH closer. the 1st and 3rd sections are so similar ... the Mesa has a little more "crunch" in the first section than tthe Matrix, but in the third section the sim gives that "crunch" and they are very close ... a lot closer than the first couple of tests ... impressed.
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    Matrix GT1000FX - Mesa Fifty/Fifty A/B

    ?? The Mesa is designed from the outset to be "full of 6L6 tone" and "with enhanced warmth" (their words) ... its purpose in life is to color the sound with Mesa tone and warmth .. and it does this perfectly. The Matrix is designed to be clean, reproducing what you put in with nothing added...
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    Matrix GT1000FX - Mesa Fifty/Fifty A/B

    Two things ... firstly, looking at the trace for the first two sections, its pretty clear the Matrix is slightly louder, you can also see there is some headroom on the matrix, as the top of the trace has variations in it, so it still had some way to go before it maxxed out. The Mesa has clearly...
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    Behringer Europower EPQ900 1U 10.8lb Power Amp

    Berry stuff varies ... stuff like the DCX is lovely, the EP2500 less so ... it all depends what you are hanging it on the end of ... a cheap multi-fx floor pedal, fine no worries ... I've heard mixed things about their later amps, the iNuke stuff I heard sounded rough to be honest. if you...
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    Power amp class AB- Class D, class H..!?

    The problem with Class D is two fold. Firstly, as you probably know, it uses an "on - off" output stage, that is constantly switching full on, or full off many thousands of times a second, and it varies the pulse length and then filters the output .. the idea is basically to re-create the...
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    Axe Fx II and Bose L1 Compact

    I've used various Bose oddments over the years, my overriding impression is that they do well for things like bars and restuarants, but put them next to a decent PA and they just can't keep up. The "I put it on a par with any PA system in its class" ... well, most decent PA systems are not...
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    US Speaker - Inexpensive Handmade Passive FRFR cabinets

    Hmm ... 23lbs .. a bit .. light. Must be 12mm plywood and not much of a driver. I've lugged enough wedges around to know they are light for a wedge, so im guessing they cut down on the woodwork and driver. They sell them as a stage monitor rather than an FRFR guitar speaker, so id guess...
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    Matrix FRFR 1x12 Coaxial solution!

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    Matrix FRFR 1x12 Coaxial solution!

    Thanks for clearing that up Tom. My next major purchase will almost certainly be an FRFR wedge, thats my only "agenda", nothing more, and this is my first visit to this forum, so you are mistaken. I'm a guitarist, I've played for 30 years and just about got the hang of it now, although some...
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    Matrix FRFR 1x12 Coaxial solution!

    Thats fair enough, but those "economic drivers of offshore manufacturing" should be reflected in the price. and I like I said, I expect them to be clear and up-front about where its coming from. Quality is one of the factors, the other is spares availability. If I buy a quality bit of European...
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    Matrix FRFR 1x12 Coaxial solution!

    Hmm ... well, is the CLR a JM product or a JM *design* that Atomic build? I just had a good read through the Atomic site, if you go and look over the Mesa or Fender, Peavey sites theres lots of "Proudly made in the USA" "Handbuilt in California" "American made amplifiers" etc. Same applies...
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    Matrix FRFR 1x12 Coaxial solution!

    True, and they mark their products, as required by US law as made in China.
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    Matrix FRFR 1x12 Coaxial solution!

    ... Unless I am wrong, the USA has a Country Of Origin marking requirement? Whatever, you might be right, maybe it doesn't matter wahts inside to you. To me it does.
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    Matrix FRFR 1x12 Coaxial solution!

    I'm still waiting to decide, but I have a feeling im going to go Matrix for my wedges. I saw and heard the Matrix FRFR wedges in Newcastle and they rocked. Seriously, hearing them totally convinced that it FRFR wedges is the way to go, I had been planning on the Atomic CLR, but now, I'm not...
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    Matrix GM50

    Wow ... so many new goodies from Matrix this week, it's hard to keep up! The GM50 module looks exactly like the unit I saw in the Matrix FRFR wedges at the Newcastle show .. can't wait for those to appear on the Matrix site, having heard them I want them! The only question is when and how much...
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