Quilter Superblock US /10 inch speakers

[PaulStrummer]

I am thinking of buying a Quilter Superblock US amp and a ten inch speaker possibly an emninence " Lil Buddy" or "cannabis Rex" for home use only.
I would appreciate your opinions on both speakers and the amp.
Many thanks

[sgosnell]

I like the Superblock. It's very bright, and I have to turn the treble control way down, to about 9 o'clock, but otherwise I like the amp and the sound I get. As for speaker, the cabinet makes as much difference as the speaker, IME. I really can't make a recommendation without knowing what cabinet you plan to use. Sealed, ported, open back?

[nevershouldhavesoldit]

Many of us love the combination of a SBUS with a TOOB speaker. I have both the TOOB 6.5" Metro and a 10" TOOB and have used both with my SBUS on many gigs. The 10" is more efficient, so there's more clean headroom than with the Metro. And the sound is glorious. I've used the SB / 10" combination for everything from straight ahead jazz to loud blues, and it's delighted me, the band, and the audience every time. I also use my SBUS with a Raezers Edge 10" cab that I've had for many years. This is also a wonderful pairing, but the RE 10" cabinet is more than twice as heavy and almost twice as big as the TOOB 10. If I had to choose between them today, I'd take the TOOB. Mine (like most TOOB 10Ss) has a Jensen Tornado Neo that's a wonderful all around speaker.

You don't say where you're located. TOOBs are available directly from the manufacturer, and there are a few dealers around the world (including Guitars 'n Jazz in Summit, NJ here in the US).

Here's a simple video of some fingerstyle jazz through the SBUS and TOOB 10. It even makes my old solid body ESP with Duncan humbuckers sound like a jazz guitar should .

[jads57]

Unless you’re using the Super Block as direct alternative to monitors,etc. You would be better served by the older Aviator 1x8” combo as a better alternative.
I own both and find I use my Aviator combo way more for gigging as well as rehearsal,etc. Plus it can go direct without any speaker as well and It’s also way more powerful wattage wise.

[EastwoodMike]

I am thinking of buying a Quilter Superblock US amp and a ten inch speaker possibly an emninence " Lil Buddy" or "cannabis Rex" for home use only.
I would appreciate your opinions on both speakers and the amp.
Many thanks

I use a SBUS at home and it is a great option. You can go full 25W headroom power with the supplied power brick or pull it back to 1W using a 9V 200mA source. Or 12 V for something in between.
Being class D you can allow it to be as loud as your home permits. I park it on a pedal board set up for practice (Freeze, Ditto etc..).

Note that they seem to be optimised for 8Ohm speakers. I see no literature on 4Ohm delivering twice effective wattage or 16 ohm delivering half of 8.
I suspect it has something to do with their "Speaker Damping" circuitry.

As others have noted, it is bright with everything at 12- but I think that has as much to do with comparing expectations against equivalent Fender EQ settings. I just back the treble off until it works for me.
Can't comment on the speakers sorry- I'm a 12" TOOB user.

EMike.

[PaulStrummer]

I am planning to use the amp at home. I am limited for space in my home office so the small amp package seems a good option as for the speaker I have an old Vox Venue amp which is completely shot and has a 10" speaker which is also shot , so I can utilise that as a cab either open or closed back.

[sgosnell]

You can't get much smaller than a Toob Metro and a mini amp head. There are a number of different heads available, and I haven't tried them all. A number of people seem to like the TC Electronics BAM, which is cheaper than the Quilter and also reportedly not as bright. A Class D power amplifier allows use of the amp at volumes as low as you like, with the same tone. There is no need to crank it to get a usable tone, like some tube amps require. It often makes sense to use whatever you have on hand, for economic reasons, but if you have to start over, a tiny solid-state head and a Toob make a lot of sense for a bedroom amp. I have a Raezer's Edge Stealth 10 cabinet, with a 10" speaker plus a variable/defeatable tweeter, and to me the Toob Metro sounds better. My taste is not universal, however, so I can't say if you will love it.