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Steve French
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Roseville CA
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Posted 14 May 2007 1:16 pm |
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One of the sound guys I encounter regularly is thoroughly infatuated with the H&K Red Box. It's a direct box/speaker simulator that gets its signal from an extension speaker jack. When I show up with a Twin Reverb or Dual Showman Reverb, he really wants to use the RB. 
The RB reputedly simulates a 4-12 speaker enclosure, which makes me a little nervous. Naturally, I haven't slightest idea what my steel sounds like in the mains. Anyone have any experience with this box?
Steve
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sonbone
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Waxahachie, TX
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Posted 14 May 2007 3:33 pm
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I've had 2 of them, the original one which is (was) an active unit and a newer passive one. I liked the sound of the original very much and used it extensively in all types of situations. The newer passive one (called Red Box Pro) doesn't sound nearly as good to me. The current model is called the Red Box classic, which I haven't tried but I believe is the same as the original.
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ajm
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Los Angeles
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Posted 15 May 2007 5:15 pm
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Be careful when messing with direct boxes and output stages of tube amps. All direct boxes are not the same and are intended for different applications.
That said, the Red Box was intended for output stages, and can also be used elsewhere as well. Sonbone is correct in that there were at least three different models of the Red Box. You can do an internet search and find information about them; try the Hughes and Kettner web site. I have never used one, but I have something similar that I use all of the time. It is a Palmer PDI-09. They are very hard to find, but it works very well when placed between the output stage and the speakers.
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Mike Fried
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Posted 15 May 2007 8:20 pm
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At least one version of the Red Box (the Mark III) can switch between 4x12" closed-back and 2x12" open-back "combo" simulation. As you would guess, the combo simulation sounds much better for steel.
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sonbone
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Posted 16 May 2007 10:45 am
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Mike jogged my memory a little bit on the Red Box I had that I liked, it was the Mark III. At any rate, if that's what the sound man wants to use, I'd say it'll probably work pretty well.
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