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[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

I can say that my ears would not be good enough to tell the difference in a test like this.....not even close...this constant ringing is no good.....

As far as the tube/ss thing...

I think(IIRC) when a tube amp clips, it makes an odd-order harmonic distortion which the human ear is not as sensitive to...

When a SS amp clips, it makes an even-order harmonic distortion which the ear can usually pick up on right away.(at least good ears...)

(this may be the other way around as far as odd and even go via which one makes what)

An SS amp gets straight nasty after just a little bit of clipping where as a tube amp dose not(that warm thing)

I know the Emmits in my Kappas do NOT like clipping from SS amps( I have fried a set) one bit but the do not seem to be

bothered what ever clipping my tubes give them.....

That could be one more difference between the 2??

Now I can say that my ears are good enough to tell the difference between tube and SS power in the above type of test.....

At least you can change the way a valve amps sounds somewhat....change out the tubes!(pre amp and voltage multipliers)

With SS....your stuck with what it has....

 

[Jmac 10+ year member]

 

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

When I was little kid I used to play the **** out of a Kazoo! I can rock them *******. Now join in on the stupid, worn-out, and pointless thread!

I've been thinking of ordering one off amazon, best musical instrument ever made.

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

You gonna eat that when your done?

 

[sleazebagger 10+ year member]

you really want us to stick it up your butt?

 

[FlexnInLa 10+ year member]

And to take this a step further, I can hear a distorted guitar and I'm willing to bet 80 percent of the time I can tell you if they are playing a Marshall, a Mesa-Boogie, a Fender, something solid state, etc. and if they are running a pedal in front of the amp to boost it. There are some amps like a Mesa-Boogie .50+ (my favorite amp) that is a Marshall circuit with an extra gain stage that might throw me, but most of the time I can nail what is on a guitar recording. Know why? They DISTORT differently. Differences in amps come into play when distortion enters the mix. I am 99 percent sure I could do a blind a/b/c playing through three guitar amps and tell you if they are tube or solid state. Now, listening to music is a completely different story.

 

[05trailblazer 10+ year member]

atleast boss amps do rated for cheap right?

 

[FlexnInLa 10+ year member]

you really want us to stick it up your butt?

What are you going to stick up my butt? Incorrect information?

 

[FlexnInLa 10+ year member]

atleast boss amps do rated for cheap right?

Never said anything about doing rated, build quality, etc. If a 5000 watt Boss amp can do 1500 unclipped it will sound NO different that any other 1500 watt amp unclipped.

 

[jockhater2 10+ year member]

I never noticed since I was 17 and I wouldnt notice now. Dont pay that much attention

 

[FlexnInLa 10+ year member]

I've been thinking of ordering one off amazon, best musical instrument ever made.

I would strongly encourage you to do so. It is the Zed of musical instruments. Slide whistles are bad *** as well!

 

[06goat 10+ year member]

And bad ears or not, NOBODY can tell the difference unless the signal is clipped or otherwise processed. It's science.
Is a Zed better than an Onyx? **** yes! Does it sound better? If you don't start clipping and processing ****, **** no!

Then please, please, explain to me what makes it so much better?

 

[sleazebagger 10+ year member]

What are you going to stick up my butt? Incorrect information?

edit*... thought this was the dome

 

[SourDeez 10+ year member]

I understand your reasoning for thinking like this.

But it comes down to this like everything else in life, you get what you pay for.

You pay for cheap **** it might work fine but they use cheap materials and ****** laborers and the products are not solid.

Yes, $100 amp may sound the same as a $200 amp.

5 years down the road when you replaced that $100 amp 5 times your $200 amp is still doing its job.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

Welcome to the forum Richard Clark. Your test is useless and doesnt prove jack shit.