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I thought there was always some DSP in the power amp section, but Roland/Boss talk/write in vague terms about what exactly is going on. I must say I don't think having some digital in there is a bad thing at all.
My feedback thread is here.
If so, what you think that means and what manufacturer’s marketing departments think it means could be different things...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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My feedback thread is here.
(sounds lovely though, which is all that actually matters)
But recently I've found an amp where the claimed output power is accurate and the stated input power is (drastically!) wrong, so who knows...
They certainly won't be as loud as equivalent-power valve amps, but that isn't because solid state and valve watts are different. It still isn't helpful when manufacturers play numbers games though - it's not so much asking how long a piece of string is, it becomes more like trying to answer when you don't know whether the string is made of cotton or rubber .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
What's strange is that my solid state 80W Blues Cube Artist is rated at 68W input. Whereas my 40W HRD IV is rated at 180W input power.
But if I set my Blues Cube Artist on the lower 45W setting it seems to be at least as loud as my HRD IV. That's as far as I can tell without blowing the roof off .
They're both 1x12" combo cabs ...but they appear to be entirely different sizes...?
Any idea why?
Does seem unnecessary. I guess we'll find out for certain soon when Guitarist provide their 5 star review.
If so this means it is easily loud enough for medium size gigs with just the amp and no PA.
The 180W will be accurate or possibly an overestimate because valve amps are inefficient and put a high static load on the supply due to having a transformer input.
The 68W may be an underestimate because it will be based on an average draw at a lower percentage of the maximum continuous output, and the 80W may not be a continuous clean output (often called RMS power, although technically that doesn’t exist) either! Or both.
And that’s ignoring differences in speaker sensitivity or perceived volume due to EQ and dynamics.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein