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ClapAlthough I love today's technology for it's power, the warmth of a good valve phono stage does take some beating!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote colint Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 February 2008 at 9:42pm
Originally posted by Nox Nox wrote:

ClapAlthough I love today's technology for it's power, the warmth of a good valve phono stage does take some beating!
 
Remember! 1000watts is only twice as loud as 100watts! if you look at the quality only the bass has changed really, I was getting the same sort of sound quality 25 years ago out of my ev eliminator 1a's (but with less bass & power) as I do with the system I use now which is about 2k!
since I started in sound I have used/owned just about every named brand of amp/mixer/speaker and still prefer the older stuff because it was simple and very un-complecated and aways seemed to do "the job"
I,e my first power amp was an HH s130 mono "slave" I used to do gigs for 200 people with it, ran it flat out and it never let me down,
now I don't posses an amp less than 500watts per channel & wouldn't dream of using it on it's own!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Nox Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 February 2008 at 10:28pm
Check this out...Tom Evans Microgroove...

Really audiophile pornography,but I've heard these pre-amps and they are truly astonishing!

I'd love to hear the difference a pair of these babes made to a big rig (A with) and (B without)-take my word for it,it's expensive,but if you want the best....

http://www.audiodesign.co.uk/
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Used to run a Sound City as a mobile disco amp, so damn loud, had a Simms Watts as well!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Nox Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 February 2008 at 11:21pm
My first gigs were with H&H,we had a bank of 6 H&H 100watt tranny amps and they never let us down-but I've always wanted a decent PA...I remember what a shock it was though when we had to shift certain ubiquitous heavy metal's 'Rock Star's PA's in and out,but it's taught me a bit...And we did'nt have the choice of drivers we have today...


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Nox Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 February 2008 at 11:47pm
Wish I could get my hands on  cheap Simms Watt and Sound City amps now...Good amps...
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Sound City amps are back - with Arbiters, who sold them  originally - though made in China now, probably. Simms Watts used to be great guitar amps - Paul Rudolph of the Pink Fairies & later Hawkwind used 2 x 150 watters with 4 4x12 cabs loudest guitarist I think I ever heard.
For sidefills, can we have two enormous things of a type that might be venerated as Gods by the inhabitants of Easter Island, capable of reaching volumes that would make Beelzebub soil his pants.
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Stage Accompany Vintage Section

At the bottom of the page,is a link to the electronics or speakercabinets

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How many people here are using the old citronic PPX's?
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stil got a 450 and a 900 ppx they are so reliable you plug them in and go home no worries

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i have got nine of them..450`s and 900`s..never had one go wrong yet..no point in changing them as they arnt of any value,but still sound sweet.
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After loosing my girlfriend recently I have rediscovered boredom so I bought a PPX to clean and service for somthing to do in the evenings. excellent units to work on.
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