sprint
Axe-Master
I power 2 112 cabs with EHX 44 Magnums for basement playing (plenty loud for that). Considerations for loudness that I'm aware of are:
- impedance of cabs determine the wattage realized (i.e. my 8ohm cabs 1/2 the max wattage of my Matrix p.a. at 16ohm load - can't remember re the EHXs).
- headroom - some of these little amps don't have the hi-headroom one needs in a clean p.a. - my EHXs start to distort with the knob at 10 oclock. This can effectively knock off a bunch more usable wattage.
- I've always heard tube amps are louder than SS for a given stated wattage, so not sure about the comparisons between SS and tube - I don't know where this commonly held belief comes from though - maybe an old wives tale - I don't know the math on it
- I'm not sure how well these little amps can maintain high volumes for extended periods - never tested mine but, not sure I'd want to be relying heavily on them.
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