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OldSchoolDave
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by OldSchoolDave » Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:45 am
Hiwatt Bob wrote: i have always been suspicious of Blainers.
Good policy, on the whole
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Dave
Hiwatt Bob
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by Hiwatt Bob » Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:41 pm
yeah, i really wish i could make the VHC this year--if it wasn't on the weekend of my daughter's b-day, i'd be there for sure.
we'll hook up sometime after the convention, because i definitely want to hear those DR-F's....and swill a Leine's or four with ya.
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by OldSchoolDave » Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:49 pm
Hiwatt Bob wrote:
we'll hook up sometime after the convention, because i definitely want to hear those DR-F's....and swill a Leine's or four with ya.
Deal! The garage fridge is always stocked with that nectar-of-the-gods
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Dave
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by Dr.HI-TONE » Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:58 pm
you could come down for Friday night and fly back Saturday morning!
Hiwatt Bob
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by Hiwatt Bob » Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:06 pm
Dr.HIWATT wrote: you could come down for Friday night and fly back Saturday morning!
there might even be enough time to squeeze in (or out rather) a chili-dog for Mike B(he'll know what that means).
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by Dr.HI-TONE » Mon Aug 16, 2010 3:07 pm
pics of the prototype [
color=#BF0080]DR-F '142 [/color]
compared to the Lynch V12 with a very small 38oz. magnet. The
'142 magnet is nearly twice the weight!
it packs a [
color=#BF0080]Punch [/color]!
mikhailwatt
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by mikhailwatt » Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:05 pm
You need a new batch of stickers, dude!
You can almost feel the current flowing
You can almost see the circuits blowing
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by Dr.HI-TONE » Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:18 pm
Yeah, I just put the decals on for fun!
I almost put the "Rust-backs" on these..
I am interested in your impressions after hearing them!
guitar_tod77
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by guitar_tod77 » Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:57 pm
tonal differences between the 142's and the DRF's i have in #2 would be? i'm very intrigued...
"I have terrible hearing trouble. I have unwittingly helped to invent and refine a type of music that makes its principal proponents deaf." ~PT
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by Dr.HI-TONE » Mon Aug 16, 2010 6:12 pm
I still think I prefer the DR-Fs, but these are a little "woodier", imagine a speaker that takes the best attributes of the VP and the DR-F.
They are very, very good. I am not sure that we have settled on this one. We may send them back for tweaking. They are close, but so far only Clyde and I have heard them and he hasn't told me his opinion yet. I am interested in the feedback from the Convention aficionados.
Some guys prefer the woodier HIWATT tones, this is for them.
Zells
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by Zells » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:23 pm
Dr. H.,
You told me in an email that these new prototypes were rated @ 150 watts? Was that typo? Or is it true!!!
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by Dr.HI-TONE » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:27 pm
truth
mhuss
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by mhuss » Fri Aug 20, 2010 5:54 am
Zells wrote: these new prototypes were rated @ 150 watts? Was that typo? Or is it true!!!
Yes, a single 4x12 could deal with your DR405.
--mark
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by Zells » Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:54 am
mhuss wrote: Zells wrote: these new prototypes were rated @ 150 watts? Was that typo? Or is it true!!!
Yes, a single 4x12 could deal with your DR405.
--mark
Indeed, I confirmed this to be true at the convention. All knobs were dimed at one point. Even the guys talking and smoking outside the building thought it was insanely loud.