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Rusty Mike wrote:Yea, certain people can be dangerous

But just remember that Chuck is worse!

For what it’s worth, I bought some real nice covers from an eBay retailer known as Connie’s Covers. They’re made out of moving blanket material and just slide right on. They’re a perfect fit. I recall they were less than $75 for the pair.

I do what I can to help people spend their money

Not always, Chuck....You convince me to buy a Neo Vent 2 but two days after, you were saying both here Nd on your blog that finally, due to the fact that you needed to add a reverb after and that you were missing the presets, it was staying home and using it only as a backup....So, you can help people to SAVE money too....

Well, I would not believe everything that is published in the net... including this post.

Quai34 wrote:Not always, Chuck....You convince me to buy a Neo Vent 2 but two days after, you were saying both here Nd on your blog that finally, due to the fact that you needed to add a reverb after and that you were missing the presets, it was staying home and using it only as a backup....So, you can help people to SAVE money too....

Dude, I'm in the process of figuring out the ultimate signal chain for the B3 section. It matters. Everything else on the NS3 Compact is quite amazing.

Now that I have the band sound totally dialed in, it's my next goal. The key missing piece is a tube-based distortion thingie. But I'll find it. No, I wont' be able to press a preset and dial it up. But I think the hassle will be worth it.

And I'll share my experiences here.

Good for me, don't worry, I'm in the same page in trying to improve my sound and the bands' sound as well, so, on this B3 best signal chain, I'm with you...The vent in member one on my "To Buy" list....

At our last home-venue gig, I played my Nord Stage 2 Compact / Studiologic SL88 Studio / CPS Spacestation III / Behringer B1200D Sub rig... Only, this time, I substituted the B1200D Sub with a QSC K8.2, set on the "Bass Amp" preset.

All my programs had a much clearer tone. And, the overall sound of the acoustic pianos (I use the Royal Grand, Silver Grand 3D, and Baby Upright) were greatly improved, especially when I played complex programs with added strings or pads in the mix. The "boxiness" that I usually encounter with the Nord pianos through the CPS SS3 was gone. Also, I didn't miss any low-end that you would expect from not using a dedicated sub. The K8.2 performed brilliantly as a sub-substitute!

sus_4 wrote:At our last home-venue gig, I played my Nord Stage 2 Compact / Studiologic SL88 Studio / CPS Spacestation III / Behringer B1200D Sub rig... Only, this time, I substituted the B1200D Sub with a QSC K8.2, set on the "Bass Amp" preset.

All my programs had a much clearer tone. And, the overall sound of the acoustic pianos (I use the Royal Grand, Silver Grand 3D, and Baby Upright) were greatly improved, especially when I played complex programs with added strings or pads in the mix. The "boxiness" that I usually encounter with the Nord pianos through the CPS SS3 was gone. Also, I didn't miss any low-end that you would expect from not using a dedicated sub. The K8.2 performed brilliantly as a sub-substitute!

Did you do the "lay the SSv3 face down and center the K8.2 on top" thing? I really liked the sound, but used the K8.2 with a flat response, and still got plenty of bass. In this configuration, the only bit you are using of the SSv3 is the side firing magic speaker. The rest of the audio duties are done by the K8.2 which is a significant improvement.

sus_4 wrote:Did you do the "lay the SSv3 face down and center the K8.2 on top" thing? I really liked the sound, but used the K8.2 with a flat response, and still got plenty of bass. In this configuration, the only bit you are using of the SSv3 is the side firing magic speaker. The rest of the audio duties are done by the K8.2 which is a significant improvement.

I did not, but I will experiment with that setup in my studio, this weekend. What I did do is position the K8.2 just to the left of the SS3, on the floor (opposite side of the right-side firing speaker). I connected the SS3's sub-out to the line-in of the K8.2. I discovered, if the K8.2's gain is set too high, it's difficult to judge the volume of the SS3 and its throw to the audience. I found a happy sweet-spot with the SS3's knobs at 12 o'clock, and the K8.2's gain right around 10 o'clock (again, using the "Bass Amp" preset).

Interesting topic!
In fact, made my pull the trigger and finally get one (for now) K8.2 for different uses.
And can confirm many ovbservations made here. Very nice amped speaker, the APs sound great! For home use, the fan comes on very rarely ony after longer use, but absolutely tolerable/hardly noticable.
Still have to play with the different settings and optimizing the position, but very happy with the purchase!

Johannes wrote:Interesting topic!
In fact, made my pull the trigger and finally get one (for now) K8.2 for different uses.
And can confirm many ovbservations made here. Very nice amped speaker, the APs sound great! For home use, the fan comes on very rarely ony after longer use, but absolutely tolerable/hardly noticable.
Still have to play with the different settings and optimizing the position, but very happy with the purchase!

Congrats! I've recommended the K8.2s to maybe a dozen people, and none have been disappointed so far. Well, there was this one guy who plays in a stupidly loud band, but there's no helping him.

And, yes, it's one of the few amp solutions where the APs sound great out-of-the-box. Enjoy!