HK entering the battery powered market with hot-swappable batteries!

[Nama Ensou]

The newly announced HK Move 8 can hold two batteries to run in tandem, or swap each other out and run endlessly as one is charged while the other is in use.

[Cuki79]

• Familiar PREMIUM PR:O sound with balanced full-range reproduction for high speech intelligibility and fatigue-free listening
• 4-channel mixer with inputs for a microphone, line signals and an instrument, with a useful 2-band EQ and reverb for each channel
• Switchable guitar speaker cabinet simulations from Celestion
• Bluetooth 5.0 audio streaming
• Free App for iOS and Android for additional functions (karaoke and guitar effects) and use as a remote control
• Up to 11 hours of operation
• Hot swap function, allowing for uninterrupted battery changes and virtually endless sound enjoyment
• Two rechargeable batteries supplied
• Sturdy, lightweight and low-resonance wooden cabinet in a multifunctional format, which can also be operated on speaker stands or as a horizontal monitor
  Optionally available carrying bag for transport protection with an additional storage compartment for storing the power supply unit and the quick charger 5-year warranty (after registration)

• Max. SPL peak @ 10% THD 123 dB half space
• Frequency response +/- 3 dB 65 Hz – 18 kHz
• Frequency response -10 dB 55 Hz – 20 kHz
• Power amplifier output 60-watt Class D
• Run time Up to 11 h (with two fully charged batteries)
• Active protection circuits Peak and RMS sound limiter (separated for HF and LMF) Low/mid speaker
• 1 x 8", 1" voice coil HF driver
• 1", 1" voice coil
• Horn characteristics 70° x 70°
• Crossover frequency active 2.5 kHz
  
  Audio connectors in/
• 2 x XLR/jack combo in (Mic/Line),
• 1 x jack (Instr.),
• 1 x stereo mini jack Aux In
  
  Audio connectors out/
• 1 x stereo mini jack
• Aux Out
  
• Equalizer 2-band EQ for channels 1–3 (channel 4 per app)
• Effects Reverb (channels 1-3);
• Celestion Impulse Response guitar cab simulation on channel 3
• Setup angle 33°
• Pole mount 1 x 35 mm
• Carrying handles 1 SingleGrip,
• integrated Housing MDF Surface Black acrylic enamel Front grille 1.5 mm metal grille backed with black acoustic foam
• Dimensions (WxHxD) 29 x 41 x 28 cm
• Weight 8.5 kg
  
  Battery
• Capacity 5,200 mAh
• Dimensions (WxHxD) 8 x 3 x 8.3cm
• Weight 250 g
• Charge time in MOVE 8 approx. 5 hours Charging time with optional quick charger approx. 2 hours

[necrome]

Built-in IR Cab Sim?! Colour me interested.

[Goat Mick]

I'm diggin the Master Volume on the unit. That's the one thing I don't like about my Bose products, they don't have a master volume.

[Per Burström]

Interesting! No word on pricing though?!

[Cuki79]

Originally Posted by necrome

Built-in IR Cab Sim?! Colour me interested.

For now you can not load your own IR file... But I asked.

Anyway, this thing might deserve to be hacked in order to be able to do so...
The main question is the fixed gain stages...

MDF housing has a good chance to sound better than plastic.

lol
Cuki

[necrome]

Seems like the digital side of it is very lacking, no parametric EQ for one

[Cuki79]

Yeah but the premium pr:o serie is made in germany unlike the nano for example so we might except a higher quality core sound.

EQ can solve every problem... And a good speaker provide less problems.

Doug Young just posted that a bad room most of the time can not EQ out.

I guess so as a bad speaker.

[Cuki79]

Originally Posted by Per Burström

Interesting! No word on pricing though?!

Seen a shop selling it for €599

[Cuki79]

Originally Posted by necrome

Seems like the digital side of it is very lacking, no parametric EQ for one

Maybe I wrote too fast... I do need parametric EQ for other reasons...

[necrome]

Yea another hard pass for me unless it sounds absolutely fantabulous. Two-knob EQs are ridiculous in this current day and age. It's rather insulting that they think the consumers cannot handle some complexity in their purchases.

Amongst the companies producing such devices, maybe only EAE knows what the professionals truly want and need.

[Cuki79]

Originally Posted by necrome

Amongst the companies producing such devices, maybe only EAE knows what the professionals truly want and need.

For sure Bose and clones are prosumer products.

That's why I love my JBL so much... It's EQ power is limitless. I wish it had a better review in my favourite magazine

[phcorrigan]

Originally Posted by Cuki79

MDF housing has a good chance to sound better than plastic.

Yes, and much, much, heavier!

Whenever I carry my Bugera V22 Infinium, I wish the case was plywood instead of MDF. Still, I suspect MDF is less prone to resonance than plywood (or plastic).

[phcorrigan]

Originally Posted by necrome

Yea another hard pass for me unless it sounds absolutely fantabulous. Two-knob EQs are ridiculous in this current day and age. It's rather insulting that they think the consumers cannot handle some complexity in their purchases.

In this day and age I think the controls should be digital, with both on-board controls and iOS/Android apps. If I were using this solo, I'd want a tablet mounted on my mic stand to control it. I doubt the cost would be significantly higher.

[Cuki79]

Originally Posted by phcorrigan

Yes, and much, much, heavier!

The HK is 8.5 kg so it is on par with the JBL eon one compact.

They saved weight by using an external power supply... also the weight might be without battery. Anyway it is still manageable