Headrush FRFR108 MKII

I now have a pair of these (this paired with Mk1). The specs are updated though I can’t really notice any difference in sound, but then surely that’s how it should be given its ’FRFR’! However, the original was good enough and pairs very well with my HX Stomp (also old Vox Tonelab SE and a couple of others). The Bluetooth is a welcome addition and hardware volume control is handy. Connects and remembers. A solid unit; the 8’ version is super portable, storable and fits into nooks that challenge other gear!

1. Regards to the sound, cannot fully say it’s FRFR as the patches needs tweaking. Has lot of lows considering the 8” speakers size. It has a HPF which is quite useful. Placement of the speakers also changes how it hits your ears.
2. I was comparing these to the QSC K8.2 which is like a PA monitor wished the FRFR 108 had more options like the QSC but for the price it’s great.
3. Overall these sounds great for the price and size and can be used as Tops with Subs in small venues.
4. In regards to the delivery time a bit disappointed as shipping took a long time to reach although the Germany and Belgium is quite near. The entire process of paying to delivery was bit slow and had to communicate via email and calls. Otherwise the people at Thomann were quite helpful & Polite so in the end I am happy

I play in a segment of gigs where this thing comes in handy. We don't have amps on stage anymore, and we all play some sort of modeller or profiler. In the best of circumstances, we play our own IEM, but when we're in a line-up, we sometimes lack the change-over time to set this up.

Then, it can be something of a mixed bag: either the FOH/monitor-mixer knows what he's doing, or we all get a crappy mix. In the latter case, I have found that it is often times advisable to let the mixing guy focus on the lead singer, turn the other wedges you got from the venue off and plug your modeller directly into this Headrush instead.

It is loud enough for most applications, and you get a pristine, unaltered sound that you don't normally get out of a stage-wedge (or even your IEMs). It is mostly plastic in terms of build but not too flimsy, with correct specs in terms of controls: two separate 1/4" or XLR channels, bluetooth, a main control and mix through.

When I go out gigging, I always keep it in my car as a fail-safe. It is small and not too heavy, but it packs a mean punch. For bass, I would have probably considered the 12" version, but given the obtainable sound levels from the 8", in combination with the handy size and light weight, the Headrush people did a great job on this thing.

I've recently gone ampless on stage and am not a fan of in ear monitoring as they irritate my ears after a while. I also find the bass reproduction on in ears to not be great unless you are using top end ear buds.

I now play through a bass preamp pedal. I take a DI direct to the desk and a line out of the preamp to this monitor that sits at my feet. I can adjust the volume of my monitor without changing the front of house level.

Although there is a good DI out on the monitor too if you prefer to go to front of house from there instead of using the DI on your preamp. I have done this several times and the DI out on the monitor is excellent.

The 2 inputs on the back are dual connections i.e. xlr and jack which is very handy. It also doubles as a Bluetooth speaker if you want to bring it to a house party 🥳 ✨️ 😎.

As it's a flat response speaker, it doesn't colour the sound in any way and you get the sound of your bass and / or preamp only.

As a monitor for my bass it's perfect. I cannot speak to it's suitability for guitars but it suits my needs perfect.

Pops into a carrier bag that's easy to transport from gig to gig. Small pocket on the front of the monitor bag has room for a kettle lead, guitar lead and a jack to xlr lead for the line out of my bass preamp to feed the monitor.

Would definitely recommend this product.