Interesting new Spring Reverb

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Slouching Raymond

Slouching Raymond

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This is a new Behringer spring reverb.
It is exciting, because it costs around £160. Other Spring Reverb units can cost £2000+.
I don't know why they at so expensive. I have a £400 valve amp which includes a spring reverb,
and I did own a £200 mixer amp which had a spring reverb.
They are out, but not quite in numbers yet.

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Yeah, it doesn't make sense that a spring reverb would cost more than an amplifier that contains a spring reverb PLUS speakers, output transformer, output tubes or transistors, etc.
 
spantini said:
What happens when you slap it :giggle:
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I know you were joking friend S but I would really like to know! We ARE talking Behringer here after all and it is possible that there is a digital circuit in there and it is really an "emulated" spring reverb?

If it is an actual tank then I hope they have not copied the very common amp circuit where the drive IC* is DC coupled to the drive coil? The very LAST thing you want is a very low frequency circuit driving a spring transducer. I have read several reports of drive coils going 0/C and have to suspect this DC coupling has to be some of the reason? Did tank coils FU in old valve driven Fender verbs?

I have long been of a mind to build a stand alone reverb box for my son but ".....the flesh is weak!" I doubt anyway I could gather all the bits for less than 100 quid and the time saving is colossal!

*Almost always the entirely inadequate TL072. What is needed is at least a parallel pair of NE5532s and preff' a 'power' IC such as the LM386 which can drive down to 2 Ohms IIRC.

Dave.
 
ecc83 said:
I know you were joking friend S but I would really like to know! We ARE talking Behringer here after all and it is possible that there is a digital circuit in there and it is really an "emulated" spring reverb?
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The dimensions could accommodate a set of springs and coils, but you're right . . . this is Behringer, after all.

 
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