Hello!
As I slowly build upon my Axe-FX Ultra fund, I've been looking into all the necessary bits and pieces that I'll need to use it and I'm feeling stumped when it comes to the power amp details. I've gone through the forums but still can't really figure it out. :?
I want to eventually sell my 1984 JCM800 2203 to fund the majority of the switch to Axe-FX. It's a 100w amp and I run it into my Line 6 Vetta II cabinet which is a 300w stereo cab (which I'm assuming is 150w per side). You can select 4/8/16ohm on the cab.
I don't understand what Ohm is or what the wattage rules are with amps vs cabs. The Vetta II head (I owned this before selling to buy the JCM800) was rated at 300w so I always assumed the cabinet had to be the equivilent wattage or more.
Following what people have said on the forum with regards to picking an appropriate SS power amp, (wattage should be tube amp wattage x 3) I've round my power amp choices to the QSC RMX 1850 or the Carvin DCM1000 which do about 300w when in stereo 8ohm.
I basically want to know whether this is appropriate? Will it be 'better' if I buy a more powerful power amp? If I buy a power amp that outputs 300w in stereo, will I destroy my 300w cabinet? Are the differences between the two brands really MAJOR? From what I can gather it's simply input and output with a volume control (sorry if I sound incredibly uneducated).
I basically want a nice sounding power amp that is loud enough for gigging. I've heard that solid state poweramps are the way to go and I definitely want to play it through a guitar cab.
Any help would be fantastic!
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As I slowly build upon my Axe-FX Ultra fund, I've been looking into all the necessary bits and pieces that I'll need to use it and I'm feeling stumped when it comes to the power amp details. I've gone through the forums but still can't really figure it out. :?
I want to eventually sell my 1984 JCM800 2203 to fund the majority of the switch to Axe-FX. It's a 100w amp and I run it into my Line 6 Vetta II cabinet which is a 300w stereo cab (which I'm assuming is 150w per side). You can select 4/8/16ohm on the cab.
I don't understand what Ohm is or what the wattage rules are with amps vs cabs. The Vetta II head (I owned this before selling to buy the JCM800) was rated at 300w so I always assumed the cabinet had to be the equivilent wattage or more.
Following what people have said on the forum with regards to picking an appropriate SS power amp, (wattage should be tube amp wattage x 3) I've round my power amp choices to the QSC RMX 1850 or the Carvin DCM1000 which do about 300w when in stereo 8ohm.
I basically want to know whether this is appropriate? Will it be 'better' if I buy a more powerful power amp? If I buy a power amp that outputs 300w in stereo, will I destroy my 300w cabinet? Are the differences between the two brands really MAJOR? From what I can gather it's simply input and output with a volume control (sorry if I sound incredibly uneducated).
I basically want a nice sounding power amp that is loud enough for gigging. I've heard that solid state poweramps are the way to go and I definitely want to play it through a guitar cab.
Any help would be fantastic!
Cheers