Test your knowledge What is this insanely awesome box
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I was going to say power conditioner at first, but it look more like some sort of audio equipment...
I give up...
I give up...
Hmmm...
It has a USB and RCA l/r out so NIX the power stuff. OH yeah,,,plus minus db.
Hmmmm
Mother of a sound card?
Dave
It has a USB and RCA l/r out so NIX the power stuff. OH yeah,,,plus minus db.
Hmmmm
Mother of a sound card?
Dave
SVO is correct:
It is the most amazing thing ive ever seen and sounds great.
We got one free to try out. We're now going to probably run a bunch as back ups and primary's for small stuff.
To put it in perspective the molded plastic box with my EV Re-2 Mic in it WEIGHS more than this amp!
I used it at a 13th birthday party with 100 kids
2 events at Guitar Center for RANE
and a wedding last night and it blew me away.
It is the most amazing thing ive ever seen and sounds great.
We got one free to try out. We're now going to probably run a bunch as back ups and primary's for small stuff.
To put it in perspective the molded plastic box with my EV Re-2 Mic in it WEIGHS more than this amp!
I used it at a 13th birthday party with 100 kids
2 events at Guitar Center for RANE
and a wedding last night and it blew me away.
K
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I dont know fred it will impress you it impressed me but im not powering any 18" cabs with it but it will serve its purpose in our organization.
-Small pool parties
- small weddings
- back up (its 10x lighter than even the "shoe box)
- gigs for 75-150
also im sure qsc, crown, crest et all are working on the same technology right now. The possibilities will be endless. I can see digital amps with digital effects processors built right in. FOH systems totally computerized. its headed that way
at any rate our local vestax guy just gave it to us to keep and knew an order would be coming
kyle
-Small pool parties
- small weddings
- back up (its 10x lighter than even the "shoe box)
- gigs for 75-150
also im sure qsc, crown, crest et all are working on the same technology right now. The possibilities will be endless. I can see digital amps with digital effects processors built right in. FOH systems totally computerized. its headed that way
at any rate our local vestax guy just gave it to us to keep and knew an order would be coming
kyle
G
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I want to interject a little something here for Fred.
I don't know the size or weight to this unit but Peavey has had a 12 pound amp in a 1 1/2" X 19" X 20" size for almost 20 years. Over the years the output has increased from bridged 750 watts to bridged 1400 watts.
I have one of them that has functioned without problems for 15 years.
Will it push a sub? Yes Does it push a sub like I want it to? The answer is NO. But from my experience if an amp isn't an iron core then none of them will push a sub properly.
I don't know the size or weight to this unit but Peavey has had a 12 pound amp in a 1 1/2" X 19" X 20" size for almost 20 years. Over the years the output has increased from bridged 750 watts to bridged 1400 watts.
I have one of them that has functioned without problems for 15 years.
Will it push a sub? Yes Does it push a sub like I want it to? The answer is NO. But from my experience if an amp isn't an iron core then none of them will push a sub properly.
Hey... you guys can read me the riot act all you want but I can put my money where my yapper is. When my DCM amps say 2500 watts, it's just that. Big-assed Toroid power supplies and Class A/B biased. Forgive an old fart for his ways... but I tend to question specs that appear to be inflated.
Output power dissipation has to come from somewhere. I don't want my speaker systems fed from an AC line, thanks anyhow.
I see this little thing with the Vestax logo on it and I think OEM piece. 1000 watts? Yeah, right. Maybe under boombox methods of power dissipation measurement.
Output power dissipation has to come from somewhere. I don't want my speaker systems fed from an AC line, thanks anyhow.
I see this little thing with the Vestax logo on it and I think OEM piece. 1000 watts? Yeah, right. Maybe under boombox methods of power dissipation measurement.
Fred
thats kind of what greg was saying but its DIGITAL and doesnt loose any power. I dont look at wattage and all as closely as you guys i go by what it sounds like and if its going to blow.
Its loud and crisp. No riot act here, for guitar a tube amp will sound better than solid state any day but im sure this is the direction its going to move in.
Ive been djing for 20 years we do 450-525 events a year. We spend a tremendous amount on marketing so im not going to use anything i dont like or think would be bad. Its far from boom box it really is amazing im not speaking from looking at it or seeing it at guitar center ive played 3 jobs with it this weekend and had one of my guys purposely try to blow it today and nothing.
If it does the job of our crest and crown amps at a fraction of the weight, power consumption etc for a small event then EXCELLENT, rock on.
Also Fred i dont know much about the power side of thinigs but its my understanding that its DIGITAL not "solid state"and it wont loose any power like a traditional amp.
Greg told me that most amps operate a lot under their rating and this one wont.
kyle
thats kind of what greg was saying but its DIGITAL and doesnt loose any power. I dont look at wattage and all as closely as you guys i go by what it sounds like and if its going to blow.
Its loud and crisp. No riot act here, for guitar a tube amp will sound better than solid state any day but im sure this is the direction its going to move in.
Ive been djing for 20 years we do 450-525 events a year. We spend a tremendous amount on marketing so im not going to use anything i dont like or think would be bad. Its far from boom box it really is amazing im not speaking from looking at it or seeing it at guitar center ive played 3 jobs with it this weekend and had one of my guys purposely try to blow it today and nothing.
If it does the job of our crest and crown amps at a fraction of the weight, power consumption etc for a small event then EXCELLENT, rock on.
Also Fred i dont know much about the power side of thinigs but its my understanding that its DIGITAL not "solid state"and it wont loose any power like a traditional amp.
Greg told me that most amps operate a lot under their rating and this one wont.
kyle
Thanks, Kyle.
Don't let the pseudoscientific jargon fool you. "Digital" is a buzzword, nothing more. I am presuming that this is a Class H amp that uses rail switching. Correct me if I am wrong.
If it serves your needs, that's good. For my part, I like to think about the future. I want my amps to still be working when I am ready to retire.
That said, I would like to propose a challenge if I may: Twenty years from now, let's get together and compare our amps. I would be willing to wager that my DCMs will still be in my inventory. Will this Vestax thing still be in your inventory?
Don't let the pseudoscientific jargon fool you. "Digital" is a buzzword, nothing more. I am presuming that this is a Class H amp that uses rail switching. Correct me if I am wrong.
If it serves your needs, that's good. For my part, I like to think about the future. I want my amps to still be working when I am ready to retire.
That said, I would like to propose a challenge if I may: Twenty years from now, let's get together and compare our amps. I would be willing to wager that my DCMs will still be in my inventory. Will this Vestax thing still be in your inventory?
Touche for your benefit i'll try and keep one around but we completely rotate through equipment every 3 years or so.
We shall call the 1st Vestax, the one we got free "FRED" and mark it such with the engraver and hope it is still around. However at les than $500 dont need to keep it around.
If we get 40 jobs out of it it has more than paid for itself
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on the technical side.. it doesnt get hot at all. Check it out online let me know your thoughts its so new in the US the manual is completely in chinese
We shall call the 1st Vestax, the one we got free "FRED" and mark it such with the engraver and hope it is still around. However at les than $500 dont need to keep it around.
If we get 40 jobs out of it it has more than paid for itself
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on the technical side.. it doesnt get hot at all. Check it out online let me know your thoughts its so new in the US the manual is completely in chinese
Well, this should come as no surprise.
Brother Kyle, I am reminded of an old joke we have in the industrial maintenance field: You can buy 52 cheap parts and replace them every week or you can buy one quality part and replace it every year.
Can't speak for the rest but for my part, I'd prefer not to have to replace business equipment any more than I have to. Our business equipment is paid for ~ has been since 2000 ~ and we'll be riding the gravy train for years to come.