It finally arrived!
Just got a chance to unbox and plug it in, so will need to wait until later for review, but HOLY CRAP! The bass!
Tightly packed!
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Open or closed!
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Very well made. Approx 45lbs.
Will need to adjust some profiles for this, but initially this feels excellent!
Can't wait to open it up tomorrow night at practice.
Will get some time on it tonight before and after supper.
OK... phew!
Just spent an hour with it. Had to run to work after delivery...
As expected I needed to dial down the bass a bit on my (so far) favourite Plexi profiles. Even with the back port closed, my curtains were being pushed back at high volume!
The volume control is soooo much more usable than the DXR10. Nice and linear. DXR10 can't go much higher than 10% or -20db before it is ridiculously loud. This MBritt/Dayton amp volume control is perfect in conjunction with a nice PRS P22 volume control. Absolutely wonderful range. Right now the amp is about 55% and with the guitar at about 30% it sounds great. Then using the vol on the guitar you get "whatever" you want/need. Yeah! Backline volume seems about right here, but tomorrow night at practice will tell if I need adjustments.
The sound is amazing! There are numerous options here. 5 DSP settings, plus either open or closed back. At the time of this writing I've played exclusively with closed back. I have run through the DSP settings, but for now settled on basic "FRFR" mode. Speaking of DSP settings, what's printed on the Dayton amp is not what has been programmed into the amp. You can look at the picture for what the Dayton ships with, but here is what Mick at Xitone changes them to:
1 = FRFR
2 = FRFR with MBritt mods
3 = FRFR with port cover in
4 = FRFR with 12″ only
5 = 12″ raw
So as you can see, there is more fiddling to do in order to understand what might work better in a different environment. Going to try open back mode after typing all this.
The room coverage is excellent. Off axis sounds great. You can be beside the cab and still hear it very well. That plus open back should cover it at practice for the stage and audience at the studio. If you want/need more there's output from the Xitone or Kemper to the PA and/or in ears.
This thing is built like a tank. The covering is like what you might find as a super tough pickup truck bed liner. The rear port cover is difficult to remove in a good way. It uses three of those plastic circular discs that "mate" with each other. Kind of like velcro, but much more industrial. You really need to want to remove it!
The handles are fantastic as well. NEVER going to break.
OK... time for dinner. Then a run through with the cab in open back config. I will report back after that.