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Re: Any "forever" amps?

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 4:21 pm
by Bg
Mike Clayton wrote:My latest keeper hopefully with pics this time...Image
yeah you need to copy the image address of each one... click on the image in imgur, copy the image address and then post each one between the image tags

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Re: Any "forever" amps?

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 4:26 pm
by Bg
I'm going to make image uploading easier! restrictions were in place about 5 years ago due to bandwidth, nowadays we can have all the bandwidth we want ;)

Re: Any "forever" amps?

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 4:38 pm
by MikeC
OK, getting there. Thanks.

Re: Any "forever" amps?

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 4:44 pm
by sizzlingbadger
TmcB wrote:
sizzlingbadger wrote:
Relay stuck to the chassis with tape in that one too, why would they do that ? its just so lazy.
Looks like the same heat-transferring cement/paste they’re used under that Transistor for the power scaling so might not be so shabby
Its sponge tape, I had one in my hands.

Re: Any "forever" amps?

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 4:47 pm
by TmcB
sizzlingbadger wrote:
TmcB wrote:
sizzlingbadger wrote:
Relay stuck to the chassis with tape in that one too, why would they do that ? its just so lazy.
Looks like the same heat-transferring cement/paste they’re used under that Transistor for the power scaling so might not be so shabby
Its sponge tape, I had one in my hands.
Yeesh...that’s pretty dire. Kinda weird when everything else is bolted down.

Re: Any "forever" amps?

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:44 pm
by Polar Bear
jeremyb wrote:
TmcB wrote:
GrantB wrote:
Mesa Blue Angel?
Have dallied with that possibility for years.

You ever had one?
Mk V might be another option?
The least Vox sounding amp in the history of amps. Toany would love all the dials and relentless fiddling!

Re: Any "forever" amps?

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 11:01 am
by godgrinder
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Will probably keep my SLO100 forever. Their longtime transformer supplier Deyoung won't be making audio transformers anymore. Mike has also closed his own facility. So they'll all be OEM'd with different transformers from now on.

Kind of regretting selling the HR50+, it was sold not too long before the news.

Re: Any "forever" amps?

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 1:52 pm
by GrantB
godgrinder wrote:Image
Will probably keep my SLO100 forever. Their longtime transformer supplier Deyoung won't be making audio transformers anymore. Mike has also closed his own facility. So they'll all be OEM'd with different transformers from now on.

Kind of regretting selling the HR50+, it was sold not too long before the news.
This rig scares me.

Re: Any "forever" amps?

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:17 pm
by Capt. Black
GrantB wrote:
godgrinder wrote:Image
Will probably keep my SLO100 forever. Their longtime transformer supplier Deyoung won't be making audio transformers anymore. Mike has also closed his own facility. So they'll all be OEM'd with different transformers from now on.

Kind of regretting selling the HR50+, it was sold not too long before the news.
This rig scares me.
Master volumes... nothing to fear here.

;)

Re: Any "forever" amps?

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:33 pm
by kwhelan
do you think it may be done to isolate the component from earth or eddy currents or something
seems too odd to just be random
sizzlingbadger wrote:
TmcB wrote:
sizzlingbadger wrote:
Relay stuck to the chassis with tape in that one too, why would they do that ? its just so lazy.
Looks like the same heat-transferring cement/paste they’re used under that Transistor for the power scaling so might not be so shabby
Its sponge tape, I had one in my hands.

Re: Any "forever" amps?

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:34 pm
by TmcB
Polar Bear wrote:
jeremyb wrote:
TmcB wrote:
Have dallied with that possibility for years.

You ever had one?
Mk V might be another option?
The least Vox sounding amp in the history of amps. Toany would love all the dials and relentless fiddling!
It’s true, I wouldn’t even bother to plug a guitar in

Re: Any "forever" amps?

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:35 pm
by TmcB
kwhelan wrote:do you think it may be done to isolate the component from earth or eddy currents or something
seems too odd to just be random
I’m guessing that due to the shape and position there wasn’t much to really attach it to in a PTP way

Re: Any "forever" amps?

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2019 8:11 am
by sizzlingbadger
kwhelan wrote:do you think it may be done to isolate the component from earth or eddy currents or something
seems too odd to just be random
sizzlingbadger wrote:
TmcB wrote:
Looks like the same heat-transferring cement/paste they’re used under that Transistor for the power scaling so might not be so shabby
Its sponge tape, I had one in my hands.
No, they should have designed a proper PCB for all the relays, that also allowed the resistors to sit properly. Perhaps the channel bridging option was an afterthought ?

Re: Any "forever" amps?

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:24 am
by MogwaiBoy
Maybe my Electra-Dyne head because I'd be lucky to ever find one again for that price.

Re: Any "forever" amps?

Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 9:13 am
by Danban
As I think someone else mention on here I love my Fender Supersonic 22, it just does what I want and has been very flexible too.

I’ve been through a multitude of amps over the years including:

Marshall Tsl100
Mesa Single Rectifier
DSL401
Laney LH50
Peavey Classic 30
Blackstar HT40
Mesa Stiletto Duece
Mesa Triple Rectifier
Marshall DSL 50 with C12 and choke mod (That amp was great!)
Vox AC30 C2 (Creambacks)
Vox AC30 HW2X (Blues)
Fender Supersonic 22

The only thing is that I wish I had the head version and 2x12 cab.

However this has now sent me down the rabbit hole looking into getting either a Fender Deluxe 5E3 or a Princeton?