Will this amp play clean at a fairly high volume? Tried a Blackstar HT-1. Would not play loud clean!
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High volume is going to be subjective, of course, and since I'm in an apartment, I'm not one to push too much. What I can say is that with the amp at 5 W, volume at 10, gain at 1, and with a Strat almost all the way up, it's pretty clean. If I use an LP clone with more signal, there's more crunch. So signal in affects the crunch and of course the volume. I've gotten clean sounds with this, but it's a balance between the signal in, the gain, and the volume. All that said, it is NOT an Fender Twin.
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Jim,Yes. I use mine with a 250 watt per channel amp and it sounds great, and the speakers can handle it. However,if you crank an amp too high, too much power can damage just about any speaker. However, a quality high power amp doesn't necessarily just make things louder but reaches into the signal and pulls more out of it (nuances) for you to hear and enjoy. In that case, these Pioneer speakers paired with my amp/preamp pulls out and makes prominent sounds and nuances in the music I hadn't heard before- or hadn't been aware of. So, to close, don't let a high power amp deter you from getting these speakers. If anything it will make the sound richer for you to enjoy.Regards, Hank Jim,Yes. I use mine with a 250 watt per channel amp and it sounds great, and the speakers can handle it. However,if you crank an amp too high, too much power can damage just about any speaker. However, a quality high power amp doesn't necessarily just make things louder but reaches into the signal and pulls more out of it (nuances) for you to hear and enjoy. In that case, these Pioneer speakers paired with my amp/preamp pulls out and makes prominent sounds and nuances in the music I hadn't heard before- or hadn't been aware of. So, to close, don't let a high power amp deter you... » Read More Jim,Yes. I use mine with a 250 watt per channel amp and it sounds great, and the speakers can handle it. However,if you crank an amp too high, too much power can damage just about any speaker. However, a quality high power amp doesn't necessarily just make things louder but reaches into the signal and pulls more out of it (nuances) for you to hear and enjoy. In that case, these Pioneer speakers paired with my amp/preamp pulls out and makes prominent sounds and nuances in the music I hadn't heard before- or hadn't been aware of. So, to close, don't let a high power amp deter you from getting these speakers. If anything it will make the sound richer for you to enjoy.Regards, Hank « Show Less
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there is some static noise yes..as with many amps...but if it is minimal when playing..you are good. If not, I would contact the seller.
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The amp is very quiet, there is no hum, I must iterate that all cables have to be the right resistance value on any amplifier no matter what brand you use just to make sure that all hum causing factors are eliminated.This amp will serve you fine and for the price I don,t think you will match it anywhere>
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I'm not extremely experienced with different amps, but I have used/owned many. The Clean Tone is good, yet it often needs added volume (as compared to the other tones) in order to serve its purpose.
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I don't own this amp anymore...if loud is what you are wanting this is it...and mine was crystal clear just more than I needed...and it does seem they had a lil glow, never really fooled with it after dark, everyone was in bed
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believe it or not im pushing 2 with a 500 watt dual brand amp and it sounds great i wasnt after loudness as much as clarity and ritch bass and i get both with less amp then trying to run max.
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That's a good match, IMO. An 8 ohm load will only make ~7-8 watts on this amp. You may start to see some distortion after half volume but even at that point, it's plenty loud. Just keep in mind, it's not a 100 watt amp..I had that amp connected to a pair of large 100 watt 8 ohm home stereo speakers and it did a great job! If you have a way to adjust the tone on the input audio, it'll rock! Very clean and accurate..
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I am using the amp with the Yamaha 775 pre outs, and it is not louder but cleaner, especially at higher volumes.
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I am running my stereo without an amp so I am not truly sure. It is not a pounding base that is for sure might be better with an amp. My stereo can only go up so loud before it starts to distort and there is no presence of true clean base. But what I got for the price I am happy with.
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This amp can be as clean as you want it to be. It can be flat clean, meaning devoid of any character whatsoever, or you can dial it in for rich tones and substance. The website has a myriad of combinations; it's not an amp that makes a particular sound, but one that can be programmed to replicate whatever sound you're after.
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Listen to the other answers. They are all correct.I will only add the following,I matched this amp with these bookshelf speakers (rated at 8ohms 120W)Sony SS-B1000 5-1/4-Inch Bookshelf Speakers (Pair)and the sound is tremendous! Love the amp!
1983204
Have your amp checked by a factory installer. Planet Audio is very good at making it right with there customers. I'm sorry but I have never had one do that. So it my be internal.
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Not very, but it's by design. Since there's only a single knob to control both gain and volume, it breaks up pretty early, at least in my experience with a 1x12 and 2x12. The gain stepping is also pretty aggressive as you turn the knob. Others below seem to disagree but what constitutes "clean" and "loud" is highly subjective. There are however well published mods that you can do (or have done) to add tone, volume, etc. controls to the head. While it does sound great for a $100 tube amp, if you're going to consider investing in the mods it's probably more sensible to just buy a small head with more controls for the same additive price.
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From the manual: "This amplifier is not recommended for impedance loads below 2-Ohm stereo/4-Ohm bridged for the front/rear channels and 2-ohmfor the sub channel." I think you may have overheating issues with a 1 Ohm load.
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It will play but it will hardly move and it will probably be too quiet to hear. I'd get an amp rated for at least 600watts rms.
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it would fry them if it could run at .5 lowest i've been able to run it was .79 (.8)ohms any lower and it goes protect. it fried my friends type r 15s at 1 ohm. if you're still looking at getting this amp then runs it in 2ohms and give it a try.