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08-26-2021, 10:48 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-26-2021, 10:53 AM by John Bourke.)
A brief update...
Everything works. Have had it for now just sitting between my bass and my Scarlett/computer, which is my practice setup, playing around with tone. So far very very happy with it. Of course haven't gigged with it yet, or even played with other people, but I expect good things.
Next question:
I have now purchased an ICEpower 125ASX2SE, which is a 2X125W digital amplifier which I'm going to pair this with to make myself a hybrid amp head.
Looking at the documentation for the amp, it actually looks like it can also be configured as a 1X450W output, which is an intriguing option BUT it needs a balanced signal. I can, of course, just convert the unbalanced output from the S-PRE-2 to a balanced output using the normal kind of methods (like a transformer) but I wondered if there was a way to mod the preamp to output a balanced signal without the conversion.
That all being said, now I think about it, I was going to be adding a Jensen output transformer to give me a DI out anyway, so I could just tap off that to drive the amp if I wanted to drive it mono.
Everything works. Have had it for now just sitting between my bass and my Scarlett/computer, which is my practice setup, playing around with tone. So far very very happy with it. Of course haven't gigged with it yet, or even played with other people, but I expect good things.
Next question:
I have now purchased an ICEpower 125ASX2SE, which is a 2X125W digital amplifier which I'm going to pair this with to make myself a hybrid amp head.
Looking at the documentation for the amp, it actually looks like it can also be configured as a 1X450W output, which is an intriguing option BUT it needs a balanced signal. I can, of course, just convert the unbalanced output from the S-PRE-2 to a balanced output using the normal kind of methods (like a transformer) but I wondered if there was a way to mod the preamp to output a balanced signal without the conversion.
That all being said, now I think about it, I was going to be adding a Jensen output transformer to give me a DI out anyway, so I could just tap off that to drive the amp if I wanted to drive it mono.
