From ynottnaro@yahoo.com Mon Nov 10 09:52:01 2003
Subject:Re: RT: problem with Mackie SRM-450

Le Cover makes great covers...I've got them for all 3
of my leslies, both of my keyboard combos, and both my
Hammonds (as well as my bass rig). Mackie now offers
a custom bag for these cabinets, that come equipped
with carrying handles. We use these Mackies for our
AFE tours, and we just retired all the boxes (after 2
world tours! lmao) and replaced them with these bags.
They're very good, but I have no idea how much they
cost. My feeling is if LeCover's covers zip closed,
go that route. If they don't, get the Mackie bags,
they're padded and they close, whereas most of
LeCover's stuff slips over.

T--- John Groves wrote:
> I know a lot of people use Mackie srm-450s here, and
> I'm hoping somebody
> can.suggest a way to approach my problem. I have a
> pair of 450s and in
> general I love 'em. They're about a year old, and
> they definitely are
> showing physical wear from bumping around in the van
> and falling off the
> dolly a couple of times (great form factor for
> laying on the floor next
> to me, but terrible form factor for riding on a
> dolly). Anyway, they've
> seen some use.
>
> Early in its life one of them seemed to have
> distortion that the other
> didn't have, but it was there like "clearing its
> throat" when I would
> start playing -- it was gone after the first chord
> or so. Now that one
> is distorted all the time. The distortion is high
> frequency "sshh"
> sizzle, layed on top of other wise good
> reproduction. It's most
> noticeable on a fairly pumping piano part (think
> Saturday in the Park).
> I don't think I've ever driven them hard enough to
> blow tweeters, plus I
> thought they had a limiter built in for that
> purpose. So I suspect an
> electronic problem, or a bad connection.
>
> Has anybody had one of these repaired? I'll call
> the local dealer I
> bought 'em from, but experience says that since this
> isn't an outright
> failure, there is a risk of getting it back not
> fixed (or with the wrong
> thing fixed).
>
> Ideaas appreciated,
> John
>
> PS can anybody recommend a road cover for these?
> LeCover makes one; has
> anybody tried it?
>

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