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Holy necro post Batman
There are many different types of "Log pots". Logarithmic potentiometers (more correctly known as audio taper pots) have "tapers". There are 5A, 10A, 20A, 25A, and 30A as well as reverse versions. The most commonly used tapers in guitar amps are 10A and 30A. The taper indicates the percentage of maximum resistance when the pot is halfway. I.e., a 1M 10A pot will be 100K at noon.What are the tonestack tapers on the IIC+ and IIC++?
Mark V schematic shows all Log pots just like your Mark IV... maybe the real amp deviates form its schematic?
The amp is much more abrupt since it uses linear taper (should use 'S'-taper).
^These^ (obviously lol - the man knows his stuff!)It’s smoother.
On my 2C+ the sliders are much less forgiving than on Fractal's models. Making a very slight adjustment to the 5 band EQ on my amp can be difficult. Sometimes I literally move a slider just a few millimeters and that band changes the output tone quite a bit.
On FAS' 2C+ models I would say the sliders are more refined and predictable than on my physical amp.
I think the point is almost every one is slightly different, so theyd have to model your exact amp. So the better solution is to improve the design and let people use their ears.I would rather have the authentic experience with the original linear taper sliders than the 'corrected' ones.
That's a recurring observation from owners that have the original amps, so why not provide the original experience in the Fractal as an option?
To the tolerance degree yes but the 50k linear sliders are pretty consistent.I think the point is almost every one is slightly different, so theyd have to model your exact amp. So the better solution is to improve the design and let people use their ears.
How about “just use your ears” instead?
you can lose the /s, because you're exactly right; we do need to measure these things (or someone does) because our perception is subjective. Depending on the context things can sound very different to you even when they are objectively the same.No, no, no - nothing is ever that simple! We need to measure resistance changes, response curves, and nalyze the frequency response of the amplifier with different potentiometers so we can see the difference!!! /s.
sure. But if you go out to buy roses for your S.O., you want to get roses and not kale. Trust me.I feel slightly misunderheard here. The gist of my post is “a rose by any other name still smells as sweet” — either the sound of an amp in a Fractal works for you or it doesn’t, regardless of the name it’s given or the “real world” amp it is supposedly modeled after.