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Re: 1W tube amp..?

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chrisz wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:13 pm

I have a Marshall Class 5 and I’m doing a trick to play it in low volume, plugging (halfway) the speaker into the headphones input, not sure if this is alright for the amp.
That sounds... brave.
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Re: 1W tube amp..?

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chrisz wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:13 pm
willow13 wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 3:59 pm
chrisz wrote: Sat Jan 30, 2021 2:59 pm I'm looking for a 1W tube amp for home, bedroom volume use.
Anyone knows if there is something out there in the market?
I have a 5w using it at low wattage mode all the time and I feel its a bit same.
"I feel it's a bit same"? .. what does this mean :?:

Personally I would just get some kind of Boss Katana for anything at all "home use" ... nothing will sound better at low volumes
I have a Marshall Class 5 and I’m doing a trick to play it in low volume, plugging (halfway) the speaker into the headphones input, not sure if this is alright for the amp. Also I have a relatively big amp on my sofa..
This amp is good to just crank it up properly (impossible in the apartment). He is doing good just one thing (or two).
Yes, I see these Katanas are very popular.
Plenty of people have put a VVR into the class 5 with great success, you could look at something with a good master volume if you want tube tone at lower volumes, my AC10 sounds sensational at bedroom friendly volumes!
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Re: 1W tube amp..?

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robthemac wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:32 pm
chrisz wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:13 pm

I have a Marshall Class 5 and I’m doing a trick to play it in low volume, plugging (halfway) the speaker into the headphones input, not sure if this is alright for the amp.
That sounds... brave.
There is a common trick with the Class5 where you use the headphone input to get lower output. Back in the day I had Ryan add a switch to mine to do the same thing without messing around with the plug.

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Re: 1W tube amp..?

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robthemac wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:32 pm
chrisz wrote: Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:13 pm

I have a Marshall Class 5 and I’m doing a trick to play it in low volume, plugging (halfway) the speaker into the headphones input, not sure if this is alright for the amp.
That sounds... brave.
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