cragginshred
Fractal Fanatic
I got my Mk II CLR yesterday and had 10 minutes with em at lunch then well over an hour last night.
I immediately noticed how clear and articulate the notes were with a wide dispersion of sound -used in the monitor tilt position. Side note I did have a CLR cab version years ago and loved it....like a dummy sold it.
I played with it alone and tweaked my pre sets a little. Formerly used two asm's which are noted for being bass heavy which they are but I noticed a very pronounced and full bass response from the CLR in my Asm designed pre sets. On my FAS brwn amp based models this actually presented as a bit flubby compared to being a little 'tighter' in the asm, still need to tweak it in the CLR to find the right balance between MV/Gain and bass/Depth settings to suit the CLR.
The 5153 red ch is the main hard rock tone I was using for these tonal tests (video coming). With the 5153 pre sets the CLR sounded very pleasing right off the bat with a little decrease in depth and bass needed but not much to keep that tight sound I had with the asms. So the next step at lunch I blended the asm with the CLR.. As I routed the two asm's 'linking' them is how I initially set this up. At lunch I walked away thing wow the clr sounds so much better than the asm, then back at work I was thinking I better try send an xlr straight to the asm to see what I heard -much better! The asm was much less noticeably different not linking the two via -not sure why but it was -ideas?
Brass tacks assessment is -the two blend really well together offering a full sonic spectrum with the Clr a little more 'present' in the upper mids and the asm sounding a little more cab like =a little less articulate in the upper mids but still really good sounding providing more low end which rounds out my tone really well.
Moving the two is a no brainer -at almost twice the weight and really bulky to move the asm's need to be left where you opt to set them in a rehearsal space. The Mk II neo is easy to grab and go with a side handle and really convenient to lift and carry.
The kicker is Mic from Xitone is shipping my light weight monitor Friday so I will add it's flavor to this tonal analysis in a week or so. These are the top 3 frfr's so hopefully this helps you all make an informed decision. I am psyched to have all 3 in my studio and have a full array of tonal mojo!
Merry Christmas Fractal peeps!
Don
I immediately noticed how clear and articulate the notes were with a wide dispersion of sound -used in the monitor tilt position. Side note I did have a CLR cab version years ago and loved it....like a dummy sold it.
I played with it alone and tweaked my pre sets a little. Formerly used two asm's which are noted for being bass heavy which they are but I noticed a very pronounced and full bass response from the CLR in my Asm designed pre sets. On my FAS brwn amp based models this actually presented as a bit flubby compared to being a little 'tighter' in the asm, still need to tweak it in the CLR to find the right balance between MV/Gain and bass/Depth settings to suit the CLR.
The 5153 red ch is the main hard rock tone I was using for these tonal tests (video coming). With the 5153 pre sets the CLR sounded very pleasing right off the bat with a little decrease in depth and bass needed but not much to keep that tight sound I had with the asms. So the next step at lunch I blended the asm with the CLR.. As I routed the two asm's 'linking' them is how I initially set this up. At lunch I walked away thing wow the clr sounds so much better than the asm, then back at work I was thinking I better try send an xlr straight to the asm to see what I heard -much better! The asm was much less noticeably different not linking the two via -not sure why but it was -ideas?
Brass tacks assessment is -the two blend really well together offering a full sonic spectrum with the Clr a little more 'present' in the upper mids and the asm sounding a little more cab like =a little less articulate in the upper mids but still really good sounding providing more low end which rounds out my tone really well.
Moving the two is a no brainer -at almost twice the weight and really bulky to move the asm's need to be left where you opt to set them in a rehearsal space. The Mk II neo is easy to grab and go with a side handle and really convenient to lift and carry.
The kicker is Mic from Xitone is shipping my light weight monitor Friday so I will add it's flavor to this tonal analysis in a week or so. These are the top 3 frfr's so hopefully this helps you all make an informed decision. I am psyched to have all 3 in my studio and have a full array of tonal mojo!
Merry Christmas Fractal peeps!
Don
