Darkglass Electronics Microtubes 500 Combo 112 Bass Amplifier

Darkglass Electronics Microtubes 500 Combo 112 Bass Amplifier Designed for ultimate sonic quality and portability, the M Combo Series defines excellence in Analog bass tones and precision. Featuring custom-made Eminence® speakers and powered by an efficient 500 W class D power module, the M Combo Series are perfect for the musician demanding premium analog character across venues, rehearsals, and home setups. Top Panel Features Input Use this jack to connect your instrument via a standard ¼” mono cable. Headphone Output Connect your Headphones and enjoy the analog cabinet emulation. Passive/Active Use this push-button switch to change from passive to active mode. If your bass is active it can have a hotter signal making the amp to distort early (feel free to use if such additional distortion is desired). Compression Controls the amount of dynamic compression. The make up gain is adjusted automatically. Drive Controls the amount of distortion that the Microtubes Engine will deliver. Press to select the drive mode: OFF/Vintage Microtubes /Microtubes B3K. Blend Use this knob to mix between the Clean signal and the Distortion signal. Level Controls Microtubes Engine’s output volume. Low ±12 dB @ Low shelf Low Mids ±12 dB @ 500 Hz/1 kHz Press to select the frequency Hi Mids ±12dB @ 1.5 kHz / 3 kHz Press to select the frequency Treble ±12dB @ High shelf Master Use this knob to control the overall volume of the combo. Press for Mute. Back Panel Features AC Power ON/OFF Power ON the combo beast. AC Socket Use this connector to feed electric power to the amplifier. 100 – 230 VAC, 50-60Hz. Set the voltage selector switch to the correct position before turning on the amplifier! Tweeter Turn the tweeter ON/OFF. Pre/Post Select between the unprocessed clean DI and the processed signal. DI Output Use this connector to send your signal to the console, mic preamp, interface, etc. Ground Lift Use this control to lift the ground of the XLR output. If you are experiencing ground noise in your DI signal, try changing this control. Aux In Connect this to the headphone output of your laptop, cellphone, MP3 player, etc. The Aux In signal is fed only to the headphone output. Return Use this input to receive the signal from your outboard gear. Send Use this output to send the signal to your outboard gear. Footswitch Use to connect the Darkglass Super Intelligent Footswitch, Intelligent Footswitch or MIDI Footswitch using a 1/4″ mono instrument cable. External Speaker Use this connector to connect the amplifier to an external speaker cabinet. The SpeakON Combo jack allows for SpeakON or ¼” speaker cable operation. The minimum load impedance is 8 Ω. The minimum power rating must be 250 W. WARNING: Do not use an instrument cable with this jack. Using an instrument cable can damage your amplifier. Technicals details Woofers Custom Design Eminence® Speaker Horn Eminence® Tweeter Power Rating RMS 500 Watts Dimensions Width: 43.0 cm / 16.9″ Height: 49.3 cm / 19.4″ Depth: 43.2 cm / 17″ Weight: 14.5 kg / 32 lb