Chris Hurley
Power User
I figured that the ART SLA-1 would be plenty loud in bridged mono mode. I normally run mono anyway, but if I wanted to run stereo in the future, I wasn't sure that 100w per side would be enough.
My SLA-1 arrived today and I hooked it up in stereo mode to my single 8 ohm cabinet and cranked it up. It is very, very loud. I never did turn it all the way up, but I was close and it was bone crushing. I normally play a 50W tube head and I never run it this loud.
Some people might need more, but I'm very happy with the output capability of this unit so far.
The SLA-1 might be putting out more than 100W in stereo mode with only one side driven. I'm not sure.
Tonally, it seems to reveal that my tube power amp accentuates high frequencies more than I'd thought. The SLA-1 (like my ADA Microfet 100) seems considerably darker on the same patches. Dialing up the presence on my presets brings the rig to life, though it blows the highs out of proportion on my headphones. I'll work that out with EQ easily enough.
So far, this seems like a nice 1U solution that has a surprising amount of power. It's very, very loud.
My SLA-1 arrived today and I hooked it up in stereo mode to my single 8 ohm cabinet and cranked it up. It is very, very loud. I never did turn it all the way up, but I was close and it was bone crushing. I normally play a 50W tube head and I never run it this loud.
Some people might need more, but I'm very happy with the output capability of this unit so far.
The SLA-1 might be putting out more than 100W in stereo mode with only one side driven. I'm not sure.
Tonally, it seems to reveal that my tube power amp accentuates high frequencies more than I'd thought. The SLA-1 (like my ADA Microfet 100) seems considerably darker on the same patches. Dialing up the presence on my presets brings the rig to life, though it blows the highs out of proportion on my headphones. I'll work that out with EQ easily enough.
So far, this seems like a nice 1U solution that has a surprising amount of power. It's very, very loud.