Product: Euphonic Audio Wizzy M-Line
Price Paid: 1000
Submitted
03/28/2008
at
11:23pm
by
mikey
Features
:
No Opinion
12" twin cone driver.
Two Speakon connectors. (My dealer in Australia threw in a free Speakon to Speakon speaker lead!)
Transmission line porting rather than conventional bass reflex porting (see their website for details - allows deeper resonance from a smaller cabinet).
Two side handles and a spring loaded handle on the bottom that doubles as a tilt-back stand.
Sound Quality
:
8
I play double-bass in jazz, blues and bluegrass bands. This speaker packs as much punch as my previous set-up of an Acoustic Image Contra combo and a JBL K140 extension speaker. It has plenty of low mids and bass, but I occasionally have to dial out some of the higher mids and tops to get an old school warm sound.
It can easily cover a 100 seat venue on its own without FOH support, which is pretty amazing for such a small box (15.5 x 19 x 12.5ins, weighing 34lbs) using a 200w Acoustic Image head.
It is supposed to go deeper than a standard Wizzy 12, which is supposed to sound like an Ampeg 'flip-top' Portaflex. I have played a re-issue portaflex, and it is NO WAY as deep or sweet, but the portaflex weighs over 100lbs. I'm sure 2 M-Lines would allow you to dial in any sound you liked.
Reliability
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No Opinion
Euphonic Audio have a great reputation for making high-end gear, but I have only had this cab for three months or so, so can't really give an opinion. It certainly looks and feels extremely well made.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
Hasn't gone wrong - no opinion
Overall Rating
:
8
For such a big sound from such a small box, this cab is a keeper. It is great to have a speaker that takes up so little space on stage (and also in my spare room!)
It is also very efficient (101dB 1W/1M, 4ohms) so a 200W amp is plenty to drive it, so I don't need to upgrade my amp.
