Postby jmcgliss » Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:45 am
That's the one!!! Vuyani and I had a chance to compare the amp before David left for NAMM. The first observation is that it looks solid in person, so the light weight surprises you. The NAMM lighting masks somewhat the pleasing glow from the front panel lighting. Yes, the electronics are perfectly silent at idle. Even with the master cranked we heard NO hiss. Tone wise, David still knows how to design a "flat" control set that is instantly usable. Being an all-new design compared to his familiar gold-panel efforts, we observed excellent power, superb nuance and detail, and highly responsive dynamics. Dialing in modern or old school tones was a breeze as well. More often than not, we cut various Eq bands slightly, rather then boosting, without having to make adjustments to the Master, and felt the "flat" setting was well balanced. There was enough abundant power that we kept our bass's volume controls rolled back most of the night, but we eventually did have the DNS410 absolutely roaring, with neighborhood dogs yelping loudly.
Test basses: Surine 5-string, Lakland 55-94 fretless, Carvin 6-string, "hot" P-bass
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