Hi gain tube amp that sounds good at bedroom level volumes?

loktide · 11-26-2009, 07:20 AM

i really liked the HT-5 i once played. which is actually designed to be played at relatively low volumes and is also fairly cheap

the more important question would be if you're planning to record with it, or also use it for playing in a band. in that case, for practicing and recording i'd suggest you to get a modeller. if you just want a bedroom practice amp, i think it's ridiculous to buy a hi-end tube head

petereanima · 11-26-2009, 08:09 AM

semi-off-topic:

i always see people here metnioning the Blackstar when someone asks for a tube-amp, and the HT-5 is, despite as what ist is praised, a hybrid. you dont get highgain out of a single ECC83, this little thing is full of op-amps. click

of course: that doesnt say anything if it sounds good or not. it obviously DOES sound good. its just not a "tube amp" as its meant to be.

lateralus819 · 11-26-2009, 12:14 PM

my legacy/GH50L work great at low volumes, but i use boosts/EQ/ etc etc, just a couple more that work well.

Overt1 · 11-26-2009, 02:00 PM

wouldn't it work to set the master volume to like 7 and preamp volume to 1 so you don't have to deal with an attenuator? i know it won't sound as good if everything was cranked but would it be a big difference?

MaxOfMetal · 11-26-2009, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Overt1

wouldn't it work to set the master volume to like 7 and preamp volume to 1 so you don't have to deal with an attenuator? i know it won't sound as good if everything was cranked but would it be a big difference?

That's the point of the attenuator, so you can sound great no matter how much volume you're putting out.

Getting an amp to be quiet is pretty easy, getting it to be quiet and sound good is what most tube amps simply aren't capable of.

budda · 11-26-2009, 06:35 PM

Best tube amp for bedroom volumes: none.

Look elsewhere.

kmanick · 11-26-2009, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by budda

Best tube amp for bedroom volumes: none.

Look elsewhere.

I thought my JSX also sounded very good at lower volumes (I used a hotplate with tht one too)
yours doesn't?

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loktide Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Posts: 3,741 Thanked: 59	i really liked the HT-5 i once played. which is actually designed to be played at relatively low volumes and is also fairly cheap the more important question would be if you're planning to record with it, or also use it for playing in a band. in that case, for practicing and recording i'd suggest you to get a modeller. if you just want a bedroom practice amp, i think it's ridiculous to buy a hi-end tube head

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lateralus819 Mr. legacy Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: corinth ny Posts: 327 Thanked: 8	my legacy/GH50L work great at low volumes, but i use boosts/EQ/ etc etc, just a couple more that work well.

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Overt1 ss.org Regular Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: vancouver Posts: 30 Thanked: 0	wouldn't it work to set the master volume to like 7 and preamp volume to 1 so you don't have to deal with an attenuator? i know it won't sound as good if everything was cranked but would it be a big difference?

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