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BGRA: Aguilar DB680 tube preamp and DB728 tube power a
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Aguilar |
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DB680 tube preamp and DB728 tube power a |
| Reviewer |
Rhon Herndon |
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Price paid |
$4290 list, $3000 sale price |
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Dimensions | 2 rackspace preamp, 4 rackspace power amp |
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Wattage | 400 watts RMS at 2, 4, or 8 ohms selectable |
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Speaker(s) | n/a |
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Effects | preamp has stereo effects loop for external effects |
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Controls | the usuals, plus high and low freq full parametric |
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Other | crossover controls when biamping |
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After all these years of searching, I have finally found total
satisfaction. The all tube bass preamp is warm, sweet, fat, and the
full parametric eq allows for phenomenal tone shaping. It has bass
and treble knobs, plus two levels of tube-driven bass boost (3dB and
earth-shaking 8dB). It comes with a two-button footswitch...one
button for mute and one for selecting between input one and input two.
The power amp has eight Svetlana 6550 power tubes, and the warmth is
what I have always dreamed of having. I have tried many rigs, and
this is truly the absolute ultimate in bass amplification. Aguilar
gear has a Class A rating. Tone, warmth, richness, top quality
workmanship, and tremendous volume (louder than my 900 watt RMS solid
state amp was). Sure, Aguilar costs more, but in my opinion, it is
worth it. It even comes with a 10-year warranty! To top it off, the
customer service (Dave Boonshoft at Aguilar) is the best I have ever
encountered. The preamp weighs 17 pounds and the power amp weighs 57
pounds. See www.aguilaramp.com for more info.
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