Pre-Washurn Eden Metro or Pre-Fender SWR Redhead?

[Kraig Gregory]

thanks Tim. Very helpful. Anyone else have any thoughts or experiences.

Kraig

[Mendell Beckford]

Originally Posted by Kraig Gregory

thanks Tim. Very helpful. Anyone else have any thoughts or experiences.

Kraig

I've owned both the Sm500 and Eden550.The SWR crapped out twice, ON STAGE,MID SET!!!!!.Had to wait until it cooled(about 10 mins).Not fun.
Eden on the other hand,pushed verrrrry hard,'till all the bells,whistles and lights are flashing.Still going strong

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Mendell Beckford

I've owned both the Sm500 and Eden550.The SWR crapped out twice, ON STAGE,MID SET!!!!!.Had to wait until it cooled(about 10 mins).Not fun.
Eden on the other hand,pushed verrrrry hard,'till all the bells,whistles and lights are flashing.Still going strong

I know I couldn't be more pleased with any and all the Eden gear I have and continue to use for over 10 years now. I've never had an issue with anything Eden; from '98 forward.

SWR makes a quality amp. Or at least they use too. I think it's fair to say that there's alway's a risk of something going wrong with electronics; I don't care who the maker is. Eden gives a 2 year warranty on their amps and cabs. I've pushed Eden cabs off Eden heads from 2 to 8 ohms without incident.

I've played through alot of gear over the years and in my book, a Smith bass run through Eden bass amplification is a match that's hard to beat.

[Mendell Beckford]

Mr Tim, I have a question for you. What happens if you pair a 4ohm and an 8ohm speaker together driven by the Eden 550? Is considered an unbalanced load?

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Mendell Beckford

Mr Tim, I have a question for you. What happens if you pair a 4ohm and an 8ohm speaker together driven by the Eden 550?....

Not a problem. The WT-550 can handle a 2 ohm load. A 4 ohm cabinet + an 8 ohm cabinet, in parallel, will create a 2.667 load. So, you are good to go!

BTW - You could actually add one more 8 ohm cabinet to the above scenario; if you need it. That would put you at the 2 ohm load mark, which the WT-550 can handle.

Enjoy!

[Ken Smith]

I have one of the earlier Red Heads from 1988 but has since been updated by SWR before the Fender deal, I think. I prefer the warmer sound of the SWR.

Both are good Amps but the SWR sounds more natural to me.

[Mendell Beckford]

[quote=Tim Bishop;16463]Not a problem. The WT-550 can handle a 2 ohm load. A 4 ohm cabinet + an 8 ohm cabinet, in parallel, will create a 2.667 load. So, you are good to go!

BTW - You could actually add one more 8 ohm cabinet to the above scenario; if you need it. That would put you at the 2 ohm load mark, which the WT-550 can handle.

Enjoy![/

thank you sir. I feel more @ ease now

[Tim Bishop]

Originally Posted by Tim Bishop

Not a problem. The WT-550 can handle a 2 ohm load. A 4 ohm cabinet + an 8 ohm cabinet, in parallel, will create a 2.667 load. So, you are good to go!

BTW - You could actually add one more 8 ohm cabinet to the above scenario; if you need it. That would put you at the 2 ohm load mark, which the WT-550 can handle.

Enjoy!

Originally Posted by Mendell Beckford

thank you sir. I feel more @ ease now

And, you're also gonna feel more bass now!