Educate me please,EQ?

Bertotti

Bertotti

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I mentioned before I love my triple XXX Amos but they have an active EQ, don’t kill Ken if that’s a wrong term. The EQ starts at noon on the knob and it will boost or cut depending on which way you turn the knob. Active EQ I think is the correct term.

I have been going through the amp list on the wiki page but tue descriptions say bass middle treble. I have no clue which amps have a similar tone stack as my Triple XXX. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Am I missing a list or sheet somewhere with deeper descriptions of the circuits?

Thanks everyone!
 
You can select different tone stacks in the Preamp page of the Amp block and there is an Active tone stack in the list. A quick search of the Wiki shows the CA3+, JMPRE and Legend 100 models have active tone stacks. Thanks for the reminder, I have been wanting to try it. I had a JSX combo a few years ago and liked how the tone controls worked.
 
JoKeR III said:
You can select different tone stacks in the Preamp page of the Amp block and there is an Active tone stack in the list. A quick search of the Wiki shows the CA3+, JMPRE and Legend 100 models have active tone stacks. Thanks for the reminder, I have been wanting to try it. I had a JSX combo a few years ago and liked how the tone controls worked.
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Thanks! Please tell me we’re in the wiki that it indicates type of tone stack. I didn’t see anything other than a description like I mentioned.

My Triple XXX are originals not the second version. I still have a JSX Mini which is a nice little amp but that 8” speaker holds it back. Through a bigger cab it really brings more life to it.
 
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Bertotti said:
Thanks! Please tell me we’re in the will that it indicates type of tone stack. I didn’t see anything other than a description like I mentioned.

My Triple XXX are originals not the second version. I still have a JSX Mini which is a nice little amp but that 8” speaker holds it back. Through a bigger cab it really brings more life to it.
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I did a search for 'Active' in the Wiki Amplifier Models List.
 
JoKeR III said:
I did a search for 'Active' in the Wiki Amplifier Models List.
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Thanks sadly that doesn’t work for me when Intype active into the search on the amp list page. I get a lot of other links but nothing shows me active amps. Maybe because I am using my phone? Oh well. I tired thanks!
 
Brewce said:
Probably need to search the amp parameters page ;)
Hm, not the name either it seems. One of the other amp pages then.
Maybe https://wiki.fractalaudio.com/wiki/index.php?title=Amp_block
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I’m finding all kinds of info in these pages but now what I’m looking for. Probably operator error but I’m not sure where I’m erring! I will just pick an amp I think sounds similar and change the tone stack I guess. XXX was similar to a triple rec so I’ll start there. Thanks guys I appreciate the help and suggestion!
 
The word "active" appears 23 times on that page.

Maybe a phone doesn't load the whole page immediately? (then scroll to the end first)
 
This is what I get when I search Active in that link.
 

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In the wiki, go to the Amplifier models list page, and search for "active" there. At least on my phone, you can't search for while words only, so you find "reactive" too, but there are some that are what you're looking for.

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Use the browser's "Find in page" tool, to search only on the text of that page.
 
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Funny the only reference I see so far is JMP-1 I will keep digging. In the end I may just load up each amp and look at the tone stack and start a list.
 
Does it really matter? If you have an active EQ at 0 db with the knobs at noon and can boost frequencies by let’s say +15 db when set to full clockwise, or a passive EQ circuit designed so that the frequencies start at +15 db with the knobs on 10, and then attenuate down to +0 db with the knobs at noon, Is it really going to make that much difference? Especially in a modern high gain amp where the poweramp and phase inverter is meant to run clean?
 
GreatGreen said:
Does it really matter? If you have an active EQ at 0 db with the knobs at noon and can boost frequencies by let’s say +15 db when set to full clockwise, or a passive EQ circuit designed so that the frequencies start at +15 db with the knobs on 10, and then attenuate down to +0 db with the knobs at noon, Is it really going to make that much difference? Especially in a modern high gain amp where the poweramp and phase inverter is meant to run clean?
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Personal preference I guess. I have amps with both but I like the a EQ on my XXX the best. I don’t know why but I find the active in the TX more versatile some I’m not sure it is as straight forward as you make it sound.
 
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Does it really matter? If you have an active EQ at 0 db with the knobs at noon and can boost frequencies by let’s say +15 db when set to full clockwise, or a passive EQ circuit designed so that the frequencies start at +15 db with the knobs on 10, and then attenuate down to +0 db with the knobs at noon, Is it really going to make that much difference? Especially in a modern high gain amp where the poweramp and phase inverter is meant to run clean?
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Nothing is the same as anything else. Both the default "flat" response and the interaction between it and the tone control capabilities are going to be different.

Not better or worse necessarily, but different. The trick is to find some happy places amongst all that.

"If it sounds good (to you) it is good".
 
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