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Holy crap, Sunn Alpha 112
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 3:30 pm
by theAntihero
I just got myself a Sunn Alpha 112 and im pretty damn impressed. I expected it to be similiar to the Beta Lead i have but...its not at all.
First off, massive bass response with this thing,
massive. Like 7/8ths of RedBear

It is
way smoother sounding than the Beta too although its not a "nice" sort of distortion it puts out.
Also, stupidly bad speaker in this thing...horrible in nearly everyway. I ripped it out and hooked up a temporary jack and played thru some cabs and the difference was ridiculous

. So my plan is to slap in a 16ohm et65 or my custom made Weber, then drill thru the back and wire up a jack so i can also use an extention cab as well (the amp apparently runs at 8 ohm since thats what the speaker is). Even at 16 ohms both speakers are far louder than the stock speaker
So what ill have is a light small Doom amp that i can also hook up to a 6x12/4x12/2x5/etc. And what did i pay for this little pocket full of doom?
$27.56 after tax

Re: Holy crap, Sunn Alpha 112
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 4:22 pm
by AxAxSxS
Nice score man, I'm not familiar with those, solid state?
Re: Holy crap, Sunn Alpha 112
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 4:52 pm
by theAntihero
Yup, SS c-mos like the Beta
Re: Holy crap, Sunn Alpha 112
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:29 pm
by whiskey_face
WTF HNNNNNNNNNNNNG
did you say 7/8ths the bass response of a redbear? HNNNNNG
Re: Holy crap, Sunn Alpha 112
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:34 pm
by theAntihero
whiskey_face wrote:WTF HNNNNNNNNNNNNG
did you say 7/8ths the bass response of a redbear? HNNNNNG
Dude, find one and buy it, seriously
It sounds MASSIVE with the new et-65 and your old fz2, i cant wait to wire the extention speaker jack and try it with the 2x15 as well
Re: Holy crap, Sunn Alpha 112
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:40 pm
by whiskey_face
I actually picked up two suns today one is a beta lead 4x10 from a friend (it made the full whore circle between me and friends back to me

) and a sunn poweramp that has a graphic eq. its great for amps that have a slave out and it does two ohms =D 80$ lololol
Re: Holy crap, Sunn Alpha 112
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:44 pm
by theAntihero
Sweet! I still gotta get my Beta Lead fixed, after i made a nice headshell for it, it died. I think its trying to say that its not a "nice" sorta amp lol
Re: Holy crap, Sunn Alpha 112
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:50 pm
by whiskey_face
theAntihero wrote:Sweet! I still gotta get my Beta Lead fixed, after i made a nice headshell for it, it died. I think its trying to say that its not a "nice" sorta amp lol
theyre sooo ofucking gnar. in a great way.

Re: Holy crap, Sunn Alpha 112
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 8:28 pm
by theAntihero
whiskey_face wrote:theAntihero wrote:Sweet! I still gotta get my Beta Lead fixed, after i made a nice headshell for it, it died. I think its trying to say that its not a "nice" sorta amp lol
theyre sooo ofucking gnar. in a great way.

Absolutley, its like the amp that you would meet in a dark alley, nasty damn amp that sounds so nasty its glorius. Ive never got to play a 4x10 version though, congrats on that
Re: Holy crap, Sunn Alpha 112
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 10:30 pm
by whiskey_face
Im not a fan of tens at all. I might plop in a replacement baffle with an 18 or 21. y the fuck not. . .
Re: Holy crap, Sunn Alpha 112
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 6:50 pm
by benjuro
whiskey_face wrote:Im not a fan of tens at all. I might plop in a replacement baffle with an 18 or 21. y the fuck not. . .
I played my Beta Lead thru one of my 4x10"s once...
once.
Re: Holy crap, Sunn Alpha 112
Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2013 4:50 pm
by theAntihero
whiskey_face wrote:Im not a fan of tens at all. I might plop in a replacement baffle with an 18 or 21. y the fuck not. . .
If you drop a 21 in.....clips.....I needs them

Re: Holy crap, Sunn Alpha 112
Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2013 1:04 pm
by whiskey_face
theAntihero wrote:whiskey_face wrote:Im not a fan of tens at all. I might plop in a replacement baffle with an 18 or 21. y the fuck not. . .
If you drop a 21 in.....clips.....I needs them

damn thing sold on craigslist last night.

Re: Holy crap, Sunn Alpha 112
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 9:53 pm
by theAntihero
So an update. While the et65 sounded like an upgrade alone, with the 2x15 the difference is huge so i gotta find a speaker that works well in tiny enclosures....or just build a new bigger cabinet for the alpha.
Re: Holy crap, Sunn Alpha 112
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 2:04 am
by whiskey_face
BIGGER CAB!