Acoustic Image Double Bass Amp - Flex S4 System - for upright basses
From the uptonbass.com website:
The Acoustic Image Flex S4 System is a break though in double bass amplification technology. This system separates the control function from the speaker cabinet and puts it at the player’s fingertips providing ultimate convenience and control over the sound. The system consists of a tri-amped 2x10 plus tweeter speaker cabinet and a remotely connected preamp that can be mounted on a music stand or mic stand within reach of the performer. The Flex System is the smallest and lightest 2x10 combo system on the market today.
Flex System Features:
- Remote preamp feature offers ultimate in control flexibility
- Preamp mounts magnetically to cabinet when remote feature is not used
- Flex Pre and Flex Cab can be used as standalone units
Flex Preamp Features:
- Extended frequency range, high fidelity sound
- Light weight (2.5 lbs.), small size
- Unique, slanted front chassis
- Mounts anywhere for player’s convenience
- Separate XLR and 1/4 inch inputs in each channel can be used simultaneously
- 48V phantom power and 10 dB gain select for mic input
- Input level control per channel
- Four band EQ per channel
- Selectable phase reverse and sweepable low cut filter per channel (phase reverse can be converted to low pass speaker emulation filter with internal jumper option)
- Effects loop per channel
- Selectable reverb and delay effects with level and rate controls and pseudo stereo output
- Direct out with selectable 10 dB pad, pre/post switch and ground lift
- Headphone output
- Switchable limiter
- Mute switch
- Mono or stereo output from the preamp section
- Selectable internal jumper options for gain and stereo operation
- High fidelity, low noise operation: 110 dB SNR at direct out
- Powered by Flex Cab via Cat5 cable or using supplied DC power supply for stand alone operation
Flex Cabinet Features:
- Two 10 inch woofers each driven by a 300W class D power amp
- 2.5 inch tweeter with 50W class D power amp
- Standard detachable ac power cord
- Operation over 100V to 240V range with automatic voltage switching
- Tweeter level control
- Downfiring woofer controls (low cut and level)
- Through connection for daisy chaining other cabs
- Power/signal interface for preamp (RJ45/Cat5)
- Lightweight structural foam cabinet with spring loaded tilt mechanism
More info on the uptonbass.com website.
And more pix/specs/details from the gollihurmusic.com website.
For the European Acoustic Image page, click HERE.
And check out Ed Friedland giving the Flex system a day in court:
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