stevealex35 Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 HeyI have noticed that there is a sale on sound control and that they are selling the new Ashdown Superfly 500W bass amp for 199 (200 less than usual).Ashdown Superfly Head at Sound ControlI have used this amp whilst recording at the studio and it sounds really good + the usb interface means you can really tweak the graphic settings which is pretty cool. The physical design is amazing - it looks really nice and is lighter than alot of the amps i have used in the past!However, I have noticed that although the amp is advertised at 500W, it is actally 2x250W with each at 4 Ohms. Does his mean that in order to get utilise the full 500W of power I would need 2x4Ohm cabinets? Forgive me as I have absolutely no idea when it comes to Ohms. Basically I just want to know which cabinet/conifguration of cabinets i will need in order to use the amp to its full potential.Any help would be much appreciated ThanksSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob's_in_da_kitchen Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 1. I bought one and then had all sorts of bother - I wouldn't do it if I were you,2. You are correct - to get the full power quoted you will need 2 4ohm cabs rated at 250w minimum (they say you're supposed to add 25% above the rated amp output so that would make it 312.5w minimum in theory but I don't know how rigidly you have to stick to that - depends on how much you value the drivers in your cabs!) - This really does limit your options on cab configurations.3. Mine suffered from a known cheap board situation which caused it to blow up a lot, yes it is pretty but it runs REALLY hot - after mine blew the first time I looked it up and loads of people have had the same problem - I'm gutted cos I really wanted this thing to be as good as it is on paper.4. Ashdown have pretty much removed support for this model now - and Sound Control now pretty much defunct apart from a couple of their original stores, are offloading them cheap as Ashdown prepare the release of new replacement models.5. A lot of people have complained about unacceptable noise levels from this model - not something you would usually expect from an Ashdown, irrespective of it's great price.All in all it was a great looking white elephant Gutted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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