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Forums :: Ask Harp Tech Expert Kinya Pollard

Doc Brown's Flux Capacitor

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Sun, 05/25/2014 - 10:25
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Hello Harp Techs

Can you guess why I set up this 2x8, 5w Valve Train like Doc Browns' "Back to the Future" FLUX CAPACITOR?

Your Harpsmith, Marty McFly

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Sun, 05/25/2014 - 11:56
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hank stefaniak
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Holy Bat Guano!!

The power bar speaks for itself - actually a great idea to have it as part of the amp (HG DT?). The pedal on the side is likely a Lone Wolf delay  and the Imp2 lets you convert a line or instrument level unbalanced signals to low-impedance balanced signal. the Split six lets you take an XLR input and output to 6 channels.On the right side is a wireless receiver for a wirelss mic set up and I can't make out the device on the top left side although it has what looks like antennae - hmmm.

I gave up after trying to follow the signal path and can only guess the intent to to allow 2 signals in (high impedance and low impedance) or to connect to two speaker systems - one of them wireless. And its SUnday morning. Come on Kinya, ease up on the old man ;-) fun trying to figure it all out

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Tue, 05/27/2014 - 04:59
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Guess

Hank has done a great job guessing what the various components are but your question was why you've done this. My guess is that you, or a friend or customer, wanted to be able to carry everything one handed.

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Wed, 05/28/2014 - 04:22
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My guess is:

Wireless mic receiver (top left) to Lone Wolf Delay, to amp. Line out from amp to direct box (IMP 2). Direct box to Split 6 (Low-Z parallel splitter). Split 6 to wireless in-ear monitor transmitter.

(Other Split 6 outputs available for low-z line out to PA). So, all you need is access to one AC outlet, and you can "plug and play," in seconds..slightly longer if you need to plug into PA for a larger venue, and you are wireless, so your position on stage relative to your rig is pretty flexible. Nice.

The modified Flux capacitor was able to use garbage as fuel. Some of us would get more power out of this amp than others.

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Tue, 06/10/2014 - 20:19
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Bravo!

Right on Marcos!

I should hire you ;o)

Your Harpsmith, Kinya

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