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Inspired
I played through my newly acquired N12 speaker at band rehearsal last night and am reporting in for my initial thoughts.
WOW! This little box is so light and small, I'm not sure how it works but this little box sounds huge. My current set up has been Axe II, Matrix Gt800fx, into a CFR (FRFR) foldback speaker and a Marshall AX (GB) quad as a back line, in stereo (FB and Quad). I've tried to go the FRFR speaker alone but it just doesn't feel right to me, I still need that traditional cab flapping my trouser legs. Now this is coming from a guy that has used a quad box for the last 30 years.
The first thing I noticed with the NL12 is that it has a wide dispersion, it doesn't "Beam" like a traditional cab, even though it is a closed back it fills the room like an open back cab. It does have a bass port at the lower front which obviously works to disperse the sound as well as producing thunderous bass. This meant I could just sit the NL12 on the floor and not have to put it up on a chair to hear it.
The second thing I noticed is that there are no frequencies which stand out like you get with a traditional cab, everything is even, the bass is tight , the mids are punchy and the highs cutting but not harsh or shrill. This speaker does not color your tone, it was hard to get my head around this when I was shopping for it, but hearing is believing. It does not add breakup either , like my GB cab which part of it's appeal to me is the speaker break up. I'm not talking speaker cry at loud volume, just moderate or even low volume.
The third thing I noticed is that it loud enough to play in a rock band, this little sucker pumps. I was noodling around at rehearsal last night, I had the NL12 sitting on the floor next to my quad which was NOT connected, the drummer was a last to arrive, after playing a couple of songs I pointed the NL out, he could not believe how good it sounded he thought I was playing through the quad box.
The last thing I noticed was the clarity I was getting from the speaker, all of the notes are clean and clear even with gobs of overdrive. Chords ring out with notes separation, power and authority. Cleans are pristine, OD grinds.
I don't know how Matrix put so much into something so small but I like it, I like it a lot, I like it more than my quad, this little box is staying, my quad is going!
WOW! This little box is so light and small, I'm not sure how it works but this little box sounds huge. My current set up has been Axe II, Matrix Gt800fx, into a CFR (FRFR) foldback speaker and a Marshall AX (GB) quad as a back line, in stereo (FB and Quad). I've tried to go the FRFR speaker alone but it just doesn't feel right to me, I still need that traditional cab flapping my trouser legs. Now this is coming from a guy that has used a quad box for the last 30 years.
The first thing I noticed with the NL12 is that it has a wide dispersion, it doesn't "Beam" like a traditional cab, even though it is a closed back it fills the room like an open back cab. It does have a bass port at the lower front which obviously works to disperse the sound as well as producing thunderous bass. This meant I could just sit the NL12 on the floor and not have to put it up on a chair to hear it.
The second thing I noticed is that there are no frequencies which stand out like you get with a traditional cab, everything is even, the bass is tight , the mids are punchy and the highs cutting but not harsh or shrill. This speaker does not color your tone, it was hard to get my head around this when I was shopping for it, but hearing is believing. It does not add breakup either , like my GB cab which part of it's appeal to me is the speaker break up. I'm not talking speaker cry at loud volume, just moderate or even low volume.
The third thing I noticed is that it loud enough to play in a rock band, this little sucker pumps. I was noodling around at rehearsal last night, I had the NL12 sitting on the floor next to my quad which was NOT connected, the drummer was a last to arrive, after playing a couple of songs I pointed the NL out, he could not believe how good it sounded he thought I was playing through the quad box.
The last thing I noticed was the clarity I was getting from the speaker, all of the notes are clean and clear even with gobs of overdrive. Chords ring out with notes separation, power and authority. Cleans are pristine, OD grinds.
I don't know how Matrix put so much into something so small but I like it, I like it a lot, I like it more than my quad, this little box is staying, my quad is going!
