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adibrook · 25th Sep 2006, 9:02 pm

I'm the short crazy person on vocals

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The preamp is still working allright. Although it does get HOT. Not too hot to touch, but definetly warm.

I'm beginning to think than an EL84 is a big waste of power, since i allways have the speaker load turned on, and all the power of the EL84 just gets dissipated by the 4.7ohm resistor. But the question is...would a lower power valve sound as good when clipping?

Next time i will try to get a mixing desk in there, so we can have direct audio feed rather than relying on a mic. Then the video's sound will be much better.

25th Sep 2006, 9:02 pm	#21
adibrook Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Weymouth, Dorset, UK. Posts: 377	Re: Another crazy miniamp I'm the short crazy person on vocals . The preamp is still working allright. Although it does get HOT. Not too hot to touch, but definetly warm. I'm beginning to think than an EL84 is a big waste of power, since i allways have the speaker load turned on, and all the power of the EL84 just gets dissipated by the 4.7ohm resistor. But the question is...would a lower power valve sound as good when clipping? Next time i will try to get a mixing desk in there, so we can have direct audio feed rather than relying on a mic. Then the video's sound will be much better.