Hartke 5500 Bass Guitar Amplifier HeadThe Hartke 5500 - You asked for it and you got it!
Finally - A Hartke 3500-style amp with 500 WATTS OF PURE BASS MUSCLE UNDER THE HOOD.
The Hartke 5500 is loaded with ALL the great features and incredible tone of the massively popular Hartke 3500 and a tour-tough, 500-watt mono power section (RMS @ 4 ohms). Designed to power 4x10, 2x15 and 8x10 bass cabinets to live performance levels, the 5500 is Hartke’s most powerful mono bass head. The Hartke 5500 lives in its own 3-space protective rack with a heat vent but can be rackmounted in two rack spaces.
Hartke 5500 Features & Specifications
- Power: 500 Watts at 4 Ohms
- Selectable Tube & Solid-State Preamps
- Rotary Bass & Treble Contour Controls
- 10-Band Graphic EQ
- Adjustable Compression
- Balanced XLR Out
- Total Harmonic Distortion: Less Than 1% At Rated Power
- Signal-To-Noise: Approx. 78 dBm
- Effects Send & Return
- Bipolar Design
- Passive/Active Input Jack
- Rack-Mountable
- Dimensions: 2U Space, 13 inches deep
The XL Series provides the highest performance at every level. Each cabinet is carefully calibrated and tuned to give you a smooth, balanced response along with an articulate, high-impact attack. Equipped with custom Hartke XL aluminum-cone drivers for maximum response, the XL Series also features high-quality 3/4"+ 5/8" composite plywood construction and a shockproof metal grille. These high-quality cabinets come equipped with a rugged, road-tough covering, interlocking stacking corners and recessed input jacks to safeguard critical cable connections.
Covered by Hartke's 3 year Warranty.
Hartke 5500 Specifications
- Input Sensitivity:
- Passive Input: 100 k Ohms, 20 mv.
- Active Input: 100 k Ohms, 60 mv.
- Rated Output Power:
- 500 watts @ 4 ohms
- 350 watts @ 8 ohms
- Total Harmonic Distortion: Less than .5%
- Signal To Noise Ratio: Approx. 78 dBm
- Equalizer:
- Contour Low Pass: ±18 dB @ 100 Hz
- Contour High Pass: ±18 dB @ 10 kHz
- Ten-Band Graphic: ±15 dB, center detented @ 30 Hz, 64 Hz, 125 Hz, 250 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz, 3 kHz, 5 kHz, 8 kHz
- Compression Ratio: 2:1 to infinity
- Send Output Level: 0 dBM
- Return Input Level: 0 dBM