Hey Pilgrim,
Let's hear a little more about Genz Benz. Dammit , you've got me curious
Rick
I had a long answer written and then nuked it. DAMN!
The Shuttle 6.0 combo has an amp that weighs 3.75 pounds docked on a 12" speaker, and the package weighs 32 pounds total. It's made as a combo with a speaker cable already attached to the 12T speaker where the amp docks - just plug it in. The 12T sensitivity is 97 dB, which is decent - it puts out a LOT of sound.
See:
http://genzbenz.com/?fa=detail&mid=2258&sid=610&cid=95 I replaced a Sunn Coliseum-300 amp and Peavey BX115 cab with this. The Genz sounds a bit more clear, and dialing up the preamp provides tube OD on the 12ZX7 preamp tube. the result is a sound with plenty of bottom, but better note definition than I got before.
I bought the Shuttle with a pair of 12" (12T) speakers, but I'm selling the second speaker because someone traded in a 2x10 Shuttle cab (32 pounds) at my local dealer and I really like it. As you can see in my earlier post, the 12T combo stacks perfectly on top of the 210T cab.
The power rating on the Shuttle 6.0 is 375W / 8 ohms, 600W / 4 ohms, but that's peak power, not RMS. However, I can tell you that I wouldn't hesitate to play a hall that held 700+ people with this cab and no other speakers. It is capable of great volume! Some folks like the Shuttle 9.0 better because it's voiced a bit deeper and is rated 500W/ 8 ohms and 900W / 4 ohms.
The Genz warranty is 3 years when bought from a registered dealer, and they monitor the amp threads on Talkbass and provide a ton of info in response to all questions. Their reputation for support and service is absolutely stellar.
Shuttle 6.0:
Shuttle 9.0:
There are long threads about the 6.0 and 9.0 on Talkbass...here are just a couple:
6.0:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/genz-benz-shuttle-6-0-appreciation-thread-713786/9.0:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/genz-benz-shuttle-9-0-discussion-thread-594562/