Chris O":1el6jyp5 said:See...just the opposite here. Keep the power amp and cab. To me, it just sounds "right". IR/FRFR are fun and all that, but it just doesn't give me the same feel.
victim5150":3iaxvvd7 said:Welcome to the dark side. I've been gigging with mine almost a year now and I'm never going back. I went power amp and cab initially thinking I wouldn't gel with FRFR but I was wrong. I still have my Matrix amp in case I want to go amp and cab but I'm good with my FRFR setups. Friedman ASM-12 at rehearsal, Atomic CLR's at home and I gig with XiTone's.
Difficult to answer. I use them all for different purposes. My favorite is probably the XiTone's. They sound fantastic, give a good cab thump and are very light at 38lbs. and the Line X coating on them make them ideal for the rigors of gigging which is why I use them live. The Atomic's are super flat which make them ideal for creating your presets on and having them translate well to PA systems. The Friedman is killer. Probably the most cab like sounding FRFR out there IMO. But it is extremely heavy and awkward to carry so it stays at my rehearsal room. I had a buddy just do a FRFR shootout at his studio. He had friends bring in all the big names. Atomic, Mission, Matrix, Friedman and my XiTone. The XiTone one in his opinion. They all sound great but overall he liked the XiTone and placed an order with them.jinch0":27y6ftw3 said:victim5150":27y6ftw3 said:Welcome to the dark side. I've been gigging with mine almost a year now and I'm never going back. I went power amp and cab initially thinking I wouldn't gel with FRFR but I was wrong. I still have my Matrix amp in case I want to go amp and cab but I'm good with my FRFR setups. Friedman ASM-12 at rehearsal, Atomic CLR's at home and I gig with XiTone's.
Which one is your favorite?
victim5150":12zalu5d said:Difficult to answer. I use them all for different purposes. My favorite is probably the XiTone's. They sound fantastic, give a good cab thump and are very light at 38lbs. and the Line X coating on them make them ideal for the rigors of gigging which is why I use them live. The Atomic's are super flat which make them ideal for creating your presets on and having them translate well to PA systems. The Friedman is killer. Probably the most cab like sounding FRFR out there IMO. But it is extremely heavy and awkward to carry so it stays at my rehearsal room. I had a buddy just do a FRFR shootout at his studio. He had friends bring in all the big names. Atomic, Mission, Matrix, Friedman and my XiTone. The XiTone one in his opinion. They all sound great but overall he liked the XiTone and placed an order with them.jinch0":12zalu5d said:victim5150":12zalu5d said:Welcome to the dark side. I've been gigging with mine almost a year now and I'm never going back. I went power amp and cab initially thinking I wouldn't gel with FRFR but I was wrong. I still have my Matrix amp in case I want to go amp and cab but I'm good with my FRFR setups. Friedman ASM-12 at rehearsal, Atomic CLR's at home and I gig with XiTone's.
Which one is your favorite?
Compared to most other FRFR speakers it is awkward and heavy. Compared to my Mesa Recto 2x12 cab it is not as heavy but still awkward. They placed the carry handle in a weird spot. Makes it awkward to carry. Not a deal breaker just annoying. I've seen the new Friedman cab FRFR. Might be a better solution for some users.BrokenFusion":1d3dkz5d said:A lot of people say the Friedman is heavy and awkward. Would it be heavy and awkward to someone used to lugging a 2x12 or 4x12?How is it compared to say a Mesa 2x12?
BrokenFusion":1rbz731e said:Whats wrong with it specifically? What are you playing it through?