Hartke Now Shipping the HD500 Bass Combo Amp
Introduced earlier this year, Hartke’s new HD500 Bass Combo is now shipping. The 35-pound combo is loaded with a pair of their HyDrive 10-inch drivers for 500 watts of power.
“The HD500 features Hartke’s patented HyDrive speakers that transformed speaker technology by blending paper and aluminum materials into a speaker cone that produces an exceptional blend of warmth and attack that can’t be attained by traditional all-paper cones,” the company explains. “The use of rare earth neodymium magnets helps to maintain lightweight portability without sacrificing any of the legendary Hartke attack.”
Its preamp section features a 3-band EQ plus a Shape knob that dials in a preset EQ curve. The HD500 has an XLR direct output as well as a 1/8-inch auxiliary input and a 1/4-inch headphone output. It is shipping now for $599.99.
Hartke HD500 Bass Combo Amp Features:
| Lightweight Class D combo amplifier |
| Weighs 35lbs |
| 500 watts of power |
| Two 10″ HyDrive paper/aluminum hybrid cone drivers |
| Neodymium magnets |
| Top-mounted control panel |
| Hartke’s Shape EQ knob with variable filter |
| 3-band (Bass, Mid, Treble) EQ |
| XLR direct output |
| 1/8″ stereo Aux input |
| 1?4″ headphone output |
| 1?4″ bass input |
| Perforated steel grille |
| Molded strap carry handle |
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