Combo Amp Invention...The Enhancer

[Gearjoneser]

Some of you may have seen these. It's basically an amp stand shaped like a horn, which projects the open back sound forward, under the amp's speaker.
http://www.soundenhancer.com/the_enhancer.htm

Anyone own one? Would you buy one?

 

[some_dude]

Re: Combo Amp Invention...The Enhancer

Looks cool, but I wouldn't buy one. If I'm going to carry something that big around I'd rather it be a 4x12.

Besides, I thought the whole point to an open/partially open back cab was that it reflected off the wall behind it?

 

[Brow]

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I don't think I'd buy 1, but I would be interested in what it does to the sound of the amp

 

[PUCKBOY99]

Re: Combo Amp Invention...The Enhancer

Interesting concept, I'll give them that.

As for the "open back bouncing of the wall" thing....I think an open back just has an airy fuller sound to it, as opposed to a tighter in your face sound of the closed back.

Seems to me that The Enhancer would still need to be off the ground or all the sound is forced low & would be pretty bassy.

I wonder what it's made of, how heavy it is...and how much???!!!!

For me, I'd rather spend the money on a stand or one of these:

 

[Rich_S]

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When I saw the title, a thought it meant "enhance" as in the way a pair of socks can be used to enhance the appearance of manliness. I envisioned a folding contraption comprising fiberglass rods and nylon fabric (sort of like those kiddie play tents) that would disguise your Blues Junior as a half stack.

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

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I stick a 2x4 under the front center part of my 2x12 cab to get some projection upward and that's normally all I need...

 

[Simon_F]

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I envisioned a folding contraption comprising fiberglass rods and nylon fabric (sort of like those kiddie play tents) that would disguise your Blues Junior as a half stack.

Patent that idea before someone else does. :fing2:

 

[Rich_S]

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Patent that idea before someone else does. :fing2:

Tell you what - you can have the idea; patent it yourself and make a million EU's. Just send me that JMP head in your avatar and we'll call it even.

Here's another idea I had recently (after too much correspondence with WhoFan) - an inflatable Hiwatt triple-double stack for Who tribute bands.

 

[MDS]

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I've played through one. It does make the amp sound huge...really huge. I like the concept, but it is a big clunky thing that I certainly wouldn't want to drag to gigs. I am very conservative about how much gear I want to take to gigs, though (aside from my rather large pedalboard).

 

[Gearjoneser]

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I've played through one. It does make the amp sound huge...really huge. I like the concept, but it is a big clunky thing that I certainly wouldn't want to drag to gigs. I am very conservative about how much gear I want to take to gigs, though (aside from my rather large pedalboard).

I'm glad to hear that you tried it and liked it. It does look like a cool thing, although it's way too clumsy looking to be dragging it around. It's made out of plywood and covered with bedliner spray. Pretty cool invention.

 

[GuitarStv]

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I built a big shelf a couple of years ago out of some plywood we had lying around and I usually stick my one little open back amp in the bottom shelf and the other one on top. Same kind of idea I think . . . it seems to give more bass, and a little more of a focused sound if it is at all the same . . .

 

[54stratlover]

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I have always been interested in them, but there are no dealers in the state of washington. I would try one. I am one of those guys that will try anything. Guitar equipment is a lot like women. I NEVER descriminate. If it looks good, or like it serves a purpose I am willing to try.

 

[MDS]

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The cool thing is they calculated the shape and size to compensate for the out of phase signal coming out of the back of your speaker so it is time aligned when it comes out the front. Pretty killer, really...

 

[Corbic]

Re: Combo Amp Invention...The Enhancer

Tell you what - you can have the idea; patent it yourself and make a million EU's. Just send me that JMP head in your avatar and we'll call it even.

Here's another idea I had recently (after too much correspondence with WhoFan) - an inflatable Hiwatt triple-double stack for Who tribute bands.

:laugh2: The best idea I've ever heard! I'd buy as many as I could...or however many could fit wherever I'd be playing.

 

[jdm61]

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i saw the ad for that beastie in a couple of the mags. They claim that it can give you up to a 6 db boost in volume....that can't be all bad if you are really partial to your Deluxe or Princeton.

 

[jdm61]

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oh yeah.......my main man Kent at Legends in Tampa is a dealer.....i may have to check this thing out. If the 6 db figure is accurate, that is like adding another 12 inch speaker to a Deluxe.

 

[Stratman]

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These are made just north of Houston, TX (REAL Home of the Blues) and are used at several clubs.

Tone is definately enhanced and fuller.

It make a small open combo amp sound huge, without the volume problems associated with larger speaker cabs.

No loose farty sounds, it's just getting the air lost from the back of the speakers to be pushed towards the front and in sync - so that make a better driving tonal difference that is appreciated.

PS: It's lighter than an amp or cabinet. Just bulky!

 

[tone4days]

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The cool thing is they calculated the shape and size to compensate for the out of phase signal coming out of the back of your speaker so it is time aligned when it comes out the front. Pretty killer, really...

i wonder what frequency(ies) they chose for their calculations ... the relationship between phase and physical dimensions is frequency dependent ... so whatever dimensions they choose will produce some freqs constructively phased and others destructively phased with various degrees of constructive/destructive phase in between

t4d

 

[MDS]

Re: Combo Amp Invention...The Enhancer

Yeah, I had the same thought...and it isn't going to be the same with ever amp or speaker combination...when I played it I thought it sounded great, though...