H&K Adds Head, Cabs to Quantum Bass Line

April 28, 2004

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The new big gun in the Quantum Series series is the QT 600 bass amp. This bass head is driven by a 600-watt amp with Dynavalve technology that marries classic tube power amp architecture to inconspicuous semiconductor components to foster harmonic transients that enrich the spectrum with fatter, more concise, explosive, and louder tone, according to Hughes & Kettner.

The key to the QT 600's performance, the Tube Touch Circuit-powered input stage offers ample dynamic headroom. The 4-band Parallel EQ (a technology appropriated from the high-end studio sector) gently tweaks signals, affecting only the selected frequencies. There's also a pre/post assignable DI Out.

Preamp Controls:

Gain Knob
Mute Button
Tube Touch Circuit
Hot Indicator
4-band Pure Parallel EQ
Punch Button
Bass Shape Button
Mid Boost Button
Tube Growl Knob
Fat Indicator
Master Knob

Connections:

Active Input
Passive Input
Tuner Out
Line Out
DI Out, balanced
Pre/Post EQ assignment
Ground Lift Switch
Headphones
FX Loop
Punch/FX Loop Footswitch
External Loudspeaker

MSRP for the QT 600 is 1,690 Euro.

And to go along with the QT 600, Hughes & Kettner has announced six new Quantum Series cabinets. All models ship with neodymium speakers developed in cooperation with Eminence. Alongside reduced weight and improved impulse response, all models feature integrated HF systems that radiate a homogenous soundscape across a very wide pattern of throw.

All enclosures are crafted of six-ply Okume plywood, a robust material that is lightweight and roadworthy. Quantum Pro Series bass cabinets sport Speakon connectors, durable steel grilles and generously sized grips; the larger models are equipped with casters.

The cabinet line consists of:

QS 210 PRO - 2x10, 450 Watts, 4/16 Ohms, MSRP: 790 Euro
QS 410 PRO - 4x10, 900 Watts, 8 Ohms, MSRP: 1110 Euro
QS 610 PRO - 6x10, 1350 Watts, 5.3 Ohms, MSRP: 1690 Euro
QS 810 PRO - 8x10, 1800 Watts, 4 Ohms, MSRP: 1990 Euro
QS 115 PRO - 1x15, 300 Watts, 8 Ohms, MSRP: 790 Euro
QS 2115 PRO - 2x10+1x15, 750 Watts, 2.8 Ohms, MSRP: 1110 Euro

Both the QT 600 head and the new cabinets are also expected to ship in May 2004.

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.hughes-and-kettner.com/.

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