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mermer
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Hi everyone! I hope you're all doing well.
I'm finally getting my first load box for recording with my amps, and I'm having a bit of indecision here. Initially, I was pretty sure I'd just get an OX, but after reading the reviews and watching the videos, the 44.1 kHz frequency, the inability to add an extra IR, and the connection issues people mentioned have led me to look elsewhere.
Now I have three options: Fryette Power Load IR, Suhr Reactlive Load IR, and Friedman IR-Load. I was feeling closer to the Suhr RLIR until I saw this video:
To my ears, the Fryette PLIR sounds fuller and closer to a real cabinet. Also, it has two three-way switches to change the character, which I think will prevent me from looking for another IR, let’s say if I want to add a bit more treble.
It also has an Analog Cabinet feature – which might not be very useful for me since I mostly play with high gain, but it's still a plus. However, the Suhr RLIR is more popular because many people I follow on YouTube use it, so it's still appealing. Another plus is the variety of the stock IR's that I am more familiar of in comparison to Fryette PLIR's stock IR's using mostly Fane speakers which I have not tried before. Still, this can be solved with adding third party IR's but I do not want to enter another phase of option paralysis there, just want to plug and record my own music in the best way possible. The unit should be "invisible" to me so that I can focus on other aspects.
The Friedman IR-Load also looks very promising. I don't care about attenuation since my amps already have good master volumes, it's fine if I want to play in a room. Still, I'm sure this is also a great product.
Now I'm undecided about which of these two to choose. I would appreciate it if you shared your experiences and thoughts. Thanks!
I'm finally getting my first load box for recording with my amps, and I'm having a bit of indecision here. Initially, I was pretty sure I'd just get an OX, but after reading the reviews and watching the videos, the 44.1 kHz frequency, the inability to add an extra IR, and the connection issues people mentioned have led me to look elsewhere.
Now I have three options: Fryette Power Load IR, Suhr Reactlive Load IR, and Friedman IR-Load. I was feeling closer to the Suhr RLIR until I saw this video:
To my ears, the Fryette PLIR sounds fuller and closer to a real cabinet. Also, it has two three-way switches to change the character, which I think will prevent me from looking for another IR, let’s say if I want to add a bit more treble.
It also has an Analog Cabinet feature – which might not be very useful for me since I mostly play with high gain, but it's still a plus. However, the Suhr RLIR is more popular because many people I follow on YouTube use it, so it's still appealing. Another plus is the variety of the stock IR's that I am more familiar of in comparison to Fryette PLIR's stock IR's using mostly Fane speakers which I have not tried before. Still, this can be solved with adding third party IR's but I do not want to enter another phase of option paralysis there, just want to plug and record my own music in the best way possible. The unit should be "invisible" to me so that I can focus on other aspects.
The Friedman IR-Load also looks very promising. I don't care about attenuation since my amps already have good master volumes, it's fine if I want to play in a room. Still, I'm sure this is also a great product.
Now I'm undecided about which of these two to choose. I would appreciate it if you shared your experiences and thoughts. Thanks!
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