Well, that's cool...
The Hermansson 100W transformers have more iron than the 250W Marshall JCM800 model 2000 I recently rebuilt for Fredrik Thordendal . My chassis are ordered in 2mm stainless steel. View attachment 126538
It's beyond evil!!!
Agreed. Might be a trade off in the mids that comes with that wattage. The clips of the others sound pretty similar to me, but I really like the tightness and seems like they’d respond fastThat might work for 8 strings, but it's way too thin, clanky and brittle for my taste. I don't care how much low end is happening in the room, as the mids are voiced on the thin side. The other two recent Hermanssons sound way better.
Sometimes I feel amp builders, in the race to create the tightest tube amp possible may sacrifice too much richness, warmth and body to get such immediacy and tightness. I always think of these tradeoffs in ratios. Maybe amp A is tighter than amp B by a little, but to get that extra bit of tightness, a whole lot of warmth and more pleasing frequencies were lost. Sometimes the tradeoff isn't worth it. Just my perspective.Agreed. Might be a trade off in the mids that comes with that wattage. The clips of the others sound pretty similar to me, but I really like the tightness and seems like they’d respond fast
Sometimes I feel amp builders, in the race to create the tightest tube amp possible may sacrifice too much richness, warmth and body to get such immediacy and tightness. I always think of these tradeoffs in ratios. Maybe amp A is tighter than amp B by a little, but to get that extra bit of tightness, a whole lot of warmth and more pleasing frequencies were lost. Sometimes the tradeoff isn't worth it. Just my perspective.
May I ask you, what is the purpose of such huge trannies in 100W amp?The Hermansson 100W transformers have more iron than the 250W Marshall JCM800 model 2000 I recently rebuilt for Fredrik Thordendal . My chassis are ordered in 2mm stainless steel. View attachment 126538
That’s been my experience in general. There seems to be trade offs with everything. I still kept some super tight stuff because sometimes I want that. My favorite gear tend to have a good blend of both, but still leaning more toward a richer, more full frequency tone. You’ve seen a million times now how much hollow amps tend to bother my ears lolSometimes I feel amp builders, in the race to create the tightest tube amp possible may sacrifice too much richness, warmth and body to get such immediacy and tightness. I always think of these tradeoffs in ratios. Maybe amp A is tighter than amp B by a little, but to get that extra bit of tightness, a whole lot of warmth and more pleasing frequencies were lost. Sometimes the tradeoff isn't worth it. Just my perspective.
No, only a better transformer means better tone.Gotta ask. Does bigger transformer mean better tone?