estreeter
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Hi All,
Forgive my total ignorance when it comes to tube amps, but many of the impressions I am reading of amps like the MP301 and other entry-level tube amps seem to favour higher impedance, low sensitivity cans. Same-same with the Bottlehead Crack, although the enthusiasm levels for that amp are so high that its tough to find a critical POV.
I've followed the links in Skylab's brilliant 'Top 29 Tube Amps' thread, but I remain confused. What I'm aiming for is a bedside rig that is euphonic and serves guitar-based rock (metal to the softer stuff) from a relatively small footprint, preferably without too much heat. I know this is a tough order and I'm not giving you a lot of dollars to work with, but the next step up the ladder seems to be the WA6 and I'm not sure I'm willing to go there yet. Headphones are lower-end Grado and ATH-AD900 for the purpose of this exercise - I love the mids on both, even from the humble D4.
My dream amp would be a 'transportable' about the size of the XP-7 that matched the dynamics of SS with the lush mids I'm told tube amps deliver - I dont think such a creature exists in my price range, so I'm buying the P4 and an entry-level tube amp. The extremist is telling me that the sum total would buy the WA6, but I'd like to dip my toe in this whole tube rolling thing first.
Thanks,
estreeter
Forgive my total ignorance when it comes to tube amps, but many of the impressions I am reading of amps like the MP301 and other entry-level tube amps seem to favour higher impedance, low sensitivity cans. Same-same with the Bottlehead Crack, although the enthusiasm levels for that amp are so high that its tough to find a critical POV.
I've followed the links in Skylab's brilliant 'Top 29 Tube Amps' thread, but I remain confused. What I'm aiming for is a bedside rig that is euphonic and serves guitar-based rock (metal to the softer stuff) from a relatively small footprint, preferably without too much heat. I know this is a tough order and I'm not giving you a lot of dollars to work with, but the next step up the ladder seems to be the WA6 and I'm not sure I'm willing to go there yet. Headphones are lower-end Grado and ATH-AD900 for the purpose of this exercise - I love the mids on both, even from the humble D4.
My dream amp would be a 'transportable' about the size of the XP-7 that matched the dynamics of SS with the lush mids I'm told tube amps deliver - I dont think such a creature exists in my price range, so I'm buying the P4 and an entry-level tube amp. The extremist is telling me that the sum total would buy the WA6, but I'd like to dip my toe in this whole tube rolling thing first.
Thanks,
estreeter