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Quick question....,yuh see when it come to ah proper old skool valve amp....,any ah yuh ever see or hear or come across ah Quad 12 bottle 600 watt amp...?? Bout 1978-82 if me memory serve me right as fi me soun @ di time was running dat wid we four face dem....??
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Some new boxes for Earth Shaker Sound System out of Adelaide Australia, and yes those are 4 x 18" House of Joys on the outside, the middle 2 subs are loaded with the massive PDN2450.

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Originally posted by BSO BSO wrote:

Quick question....,yuh see when it come to ah proper old skool valve amp....,any ah yuh ever see or hear or come across ah Quad 12 bottle 600 watt amp...?? Bout 1978-82 if me memory serve me right as fi me soun @ di time was running dat wid we four face dem....??
I don't have a Quad valve amp, but i'll post some pics of my Mr Eddy 600watt 12 bottle amp soooon.... mine has a separate power supply and valve tray. built in the early seventies
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Originally posted by valve head777 valve head777 wrote:

Originally posted by BSO BSO wrote:

Quick question....,yuh see when it come to ah proper old skool valve amp....,any ah yuh ever see or hear or come across ah Quad 12 bottle 600 watt amp...?? Bout 1978-82 if me memory serve me right as fi me soun @ di time was running dat wid we four face dem....??
I don't have a Quad valve amp, but i'll post some pics of my Mr Eddy 600watt 12 bottle amp soooon.... mine has a separate power supply and valve tray. built in the early seventies
sorry, not a thread hackSmile
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Jah Revelation used to run a big old valve amp, maybe a Quad?
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Finally got the orther Vintage mid box built bout timeSmile


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Beautiful cabs. Bit of studio 1 hot sun and a red stripe sounds like paradise.
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Pic of amp in amp section now
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Originally posted by Dub Specialist Sound Dub Specialist Sound wrote:

Finally got the orther Vintage mid box built bout timeSmile


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Lovely! Did you manage to calculate the empty space in the "grills"?

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TBH App , no thats what im worried about , the percentage of open space for the mid-range

im sure some one did mention how to do it , not sure now tho

if not will have to load it and give it a good listen.....

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Originally posted by valve head777 valve head777 wrote:

Pic of amp in amp section now
yes yes Mr Valve just spotted it

bloody lovely, i need to get one , one day very nice!
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Originally posted by BSO BSO wrote:

Love wah yuh ah keep up wid bredda...,if yuh can though try & keep every ting yuh do wid it by yuh hand & not by noh machine...,dat way yuh know seh yuh ah goh have a more authentic "real look" as every ting mek by yuh own hand dem.....,gwarn bless up wid yuh works seen as me love dat yes...!!!
yeah bredrin i here yu man , yes it is nice to hand build a sound when certain man step back and listen ands says yeah man that sounds nice wkd man nice to keep the vintage-sound alive istead of nuff sounds just a follow fashion

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