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From: Eeyore on 24 Jan 2007 12:14 "Ron(UK)" wrote: > Best way to test an amp is to lend it to a DJ for a night. ;) That's *exactly* how I derived my test ( see other post ). Graham
From: Eeyore on 24 Jan 2007 12:16 tbmoas58(a)peoplepc.com wrote: > bench testing would have never shown the crests(8002's) inability to filter > out hf ossilations and shut down from them What frequency do you set the filter at ? You should blame the oscillating gear not the damn amplifer on the end of it. Graham
From: Earl Grey on 24 Jan 2007 13:57 Phildo wrote: > > At Brit Row the guy there (Jerry Wing - top sausage) would just drop the amp > on the floor off the bench as a final test. He would normally wait until the > rep was there before he did it just to see the look on their face. > > If the amp didn't survive that it would never survive a ride in the back of > a truck. > > Is always a good idea to knock a rack about a few times after you've put it > together. Will show up any loose cables etc. > > Phildo > > You should tell him about those Behringer amps you discovered.
From: Eeyore on 24 Jan 2007 14:16 Earl Grey wrote: > Phildo wrote: > > > > At Brit Row the guy there (Jerry Wing - top sausage) would just drop the amp > > on the floor off the bench as a final test. He would normally wait until the > > rep was there before he did it just to see the look on their face. > > > > If the amp didn't survive that it would never survive a ride in the back of > > a truck. > > > > Is always a good idea to knock a rack about a few times after you've put it > > together. Will show up any loose cables etc. > > > > Phildo > > > > > You should tell him about those Behringer amps you discovered. You're cruel ! ;~) I'd like to see how their rack ears fared though. Graham
From: Earl Grey on 24 Jan 2007 14:38
Eeyore wrote: > > Earl Grey wrote: > >> Phildo wrote: >>> At Brit Row the guy there (Jerry Wing - top sausage) would just drop the amp >>> on the floor off the bench as a final test. He would normally wait until the >>> rep was there before he did it just to see the look on their face. >>> >>> If the amp didn't survive that it would never survive a ride in the back of >>> a truck. >>> >>> Is always a good idea to knock a rack about a few times after you've put it >>> together. Will show up any loose cables etc. >>> >>> Phildo >>> >>> >> You should tell him about those Behringer amps you discovered. > > You're cruel ! ;~) > > I'd like to see how their rack ears fared though. > > Graham > > Jerry Wing has every right to be rough on amps Those Phase Linear Dual 500s on the old Altec Rig when we were still in Islington were in a state of permanent self destruction :-). Eric, the other tech from those days says that one of them went satanic and let off a fireball at him across the workshop. |