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    High-pitched fizz from multiple amps... is this normal?

    I can't see the inside of of most of my amp heads, and am too lazy to take them apart, but in the one or two that I can peer inside, it seems to be coming from the smaller of the two transformers I can see. Looking at diagrams online, it seems the output transformer is usually smaller than the...
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    High-pitched fizz from multiple amps... is this normal?

    Hi everyone, I have 8 tube amp heads connected to a UA OX attenuator via a KHE switcher. I recently noticed that more or less all of the amps... some of them vintage, some modern and brand new... produce a high-pitched fizzing or rattling noise. The noise occurs when I strike a note/chord, and...
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    Advice Wanted re. First Wizard - MTL mkII or MCII

    Ordered a 100W MCII. It was a hard decision.. I was really torn between that and the Hybrid. I hope I made the right choice! Ultimately, I decided the MTL (and Hybrid which is same preamp section) were almost too saturated for my personal taste... to the point of sounding almost 'smooth.' The...
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    Advice Wanted re. First Wizard - MTL mkII or MCII

    Interested in the Hybrid... I didn't know that was an option? Does it sound closer to the MTL or MC II?
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    Advice Wanted re. First Wizard - MTL mkII or MCII

    Hi everyone, First post (I believe), but longtime reader. I have saved up the funds to purchase my first Wizard. Not sure if I should go for MTL or MC. Leaning towards the MTL. I do not play any metal, strictly speaking. More alternative, punk, and hard rock... but I have always gravitated...
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    Please recommend: Modern, high-gain version of a Vox AC30

    Hi everyone, long-time lurker, first-time poster. I'm soliciting recommendations for an amp that sounds like a cranked AC30, but perhaps a touch more modern and with more gain available. I already have several hot-rodded Marshall-type amps, but to my ears, the Vox-style distortion offers...
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