On 2/7/2011 5:03 PM, NL7VL wrote:
> O.T. for just a bit ...
> I thought it was amazing that my Leslie Model 147 with a 40 watt rms
> tube amp could easily keep up with the (new at the time) 100-150 Peavey
> amps or PAs. That 40 watt tube amp and its exquisitely engineered tone
> cabinet could literally shake the plaster loose from a wall.
I have Peavey Special 130... 130 watts solid state.
I much prefer the 40 watt Fender.
On his Extra Class Exam audio study CDs, Gordon West
plays a sound clip of a ham talking on the about liking
Peavey gear... it is an odd clip that is contextually
misplaced, but but I guess he thought it was apropos
at the time...
because of the nature of the tube's ability to clip
> harmonically, whereas a solid state amp will just distort everything
> evenly to the point where it sounds like mud.
Hmm... I suppose that would apply to tube-based
linear amps and tube transceiver finals ? Seems like
our radios would benefit that. Maybe that is why so
many radio guys love the older, tube-based rigs.
There is just no way a
> guitarist (Ok - Hendrix) could stick his axe into the amp and get a
> string's harmonics to resonate and feed back without a tube amp.
Hendrix used tube amps. Marshall stack. 2 cabs.
Solid state amps also feedback, but the sound is never
the same. Harsh.
> Also there is a certain coloration or warmth that is inherent with tube
> audio. But I would never use tubes to create a low-distortion audio
> amplifier. If I want the coloration, then I add a tube pre-amp.
Interesting.
Thanks for allowing a brief OT slip, guys.
And now back to our regularly scheduled discussion...
=================== JHR =================================
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