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Egnater / Randall Modular Amps
Running an MTS head at 50 watts?
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<blockquote data-quote="Stratoblaster" data-source="post: 840" data-attributes="member: 106"><p>Hello all,</p><p></p><p>Noob here. Looking at possibly getting an MTS100M2, but would really like to know the answer to the original question first.</p><p></p><p>If there was a 50-watt, 3-module option, that's what I'd probably really go for. Going from four to two tubes / 50 watts helps somewhat with keeping things from getting unreasonably loud, but also means half the cost in retubing for power tubes. I don't find the 6V6 option too appealing, because it doesn't look like it gets much lower than 50 watts anyway, plus you can't easily switch back up to full 100 watt power without rebiasing. I'd probably run my hotplate much of the time even with 50 watts.</p><p></p><p>Orren- how do your Yellowjackets sound? I've heard they can change tone significantly, though not necessarily in a bad way.</p><p></p><p>So does anyone know, can this amp run safely with 2 power tubes removed? Which ones should be removed if so?</p><p></p><p>Will pulling two tubes affect the speaker output impedance? (My Ampeg VT-120 from 1990 has a half power switch which cuts out two of the 4 power tubes, but warns that the speaker output impedance doubles- i.e. I need to plug my 8 ohm speaker into the 4 ohm jack when running half power.)</p><p></p><p>Thanks for any replies, sorry for the long-winded 1st post...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stratoblaster, post: 840, member: 106"] Hello all, Noob here. Looking at possibly getting an MTS100M2, but would really like to know the answer to the original question first. If there was a 50-watt, 3-module option, that's what I'd probably really go for. Going from four to two tubes / 50 watts helps somewhat with keeping things from getting unreasonably loud, but also means half the cost in retubing for power tubes. I don't find the 6V6 option too appealing, because it doesn't look like it gets much lower than 50 watts anyway, plus you can't easily switch back up to full 100 watt power without rebiasing. I'd probably run my hotplate much of the time even with 50 watts. Orren- how do your Yellowjackets sound? I've heard they can change tone significantly, though not necessarily in a bad way. So does anyone know, can this amp run safely with 2 power tubes removed? Which ones should be removed if so? Will pulling two tubes affect the speaker output impedance? (My Ampeg VT-120 from 1990 has a half power switch which cuts out two of the 4 power tubes, but warns that the speaker output impedance doubles- i.e. I need to plug my 8 ohm speaker into the 4 ohm jack when running half power.) Thanks for any replies, sorry for the long-winded 1st post... [/QUOTE]
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