It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
Subscribe to our Patreon, and get image uploads with no ads on the site!
Base theme by DesignModo & ported to Powered by Vanilla by Chris Ireland, modified by the "theFB" team.
Comments
My music:- https://soundcloud.com/hubobulous
"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
They go super cheap - and seriously, they're a great sounding amp. Never had any issues driving the balls off mine and bedroom practice (12+ hours use a week, a few of which were loud). So presumably quite reliable, just needed new valves after about 18 months.
"Obviously an "ID MkII" with an output transformer would be a bit more expensive, but I also wonder if it wouldn't also sound even more valve-like…"
Heh! I have this recurring fantasy IC that somewhere in dusty lab cupboard of one of the major amp makers is a superb sounding, solid state amp which uses a multi-tapped OPT!
Built as a "no expense spared" concept they could never make it commercially viable since the punter WILL buy Sstate but only if it is much cheaper (and lighter) than a valved equivalent.
BTW the problem with very low resistance traffs is that they can cause DC coupled OP stages to "run away". Still, a conventional class "AB" tranny amp should have a socking great output cap IMHO!
Would love to find a very cheap Quad 50E to experiment with.
Dave.
Although my preferred styles of music generally mean a high power fender amp or a 6505, and both are capable of levelling a small civilisation.
My YouTube Channel
Feedback
My YouTube Channel
My YouTube Channel