Carlsbro Marlin PA 150

Marlin PA 150
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The Marlin 150 PA was a professional mixer amplifier providing sound reinforcement solutions to the music industry, manufactured by the Carlsbro Corporation. It was a second-generation design based on the Marlin 1042, which provided portable PA facility. The Marlin 150 PA was capable of delivering 150-watts power into a 4 Ω loudspeaker. This article shows some of the features, input specs, and controls of the 150. The following pages also show the loudspeaker range that was available, and how to connect them to this amplifier. If you manage to acquire one of these in the pre-used market, and do not have a manual, then this article and the following pages might help shed some light.

Marlin PA 150 Page 2
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Features/Spec

  • 150-watts
  • 8-inputs spread across four channels
  • Master Presence with 10 dB boost at 8 kHz
  • Reverb circuit
  • Effects looping footswitch remote control
  • Input routing switch

Price/eBay

These are often for sale on the auction site and a unit in good working order can fetch around the one hundred pounds mark on a good day. These are complicated to repair and the electronics parts not readily available, hence a burnt out amp would not be worth much.