Re: [Harp-L] 15 inch speakers for 2 watt tube amp?

["Drew Ross" <spiritualpersonality@xxxxxxxxx>]

Ralf --
Lovepedal, which makes guitar pedals, used to make a 1/2 watt little solid
state amp in a pedal box, and Zvex makes a 1/2 watt tube amp (
http://zvexamps.com/) as well as a 1W/channel stereo tube amp. I'm thinking
that you could read about what people have done with the Zvex amps as a
baseline.

Please let us know what you end up using. I have one of the Lovepedal amps.
I plan to experiment more with it with harp.

Aloha,
Drew



On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 4:23 PM, Ralf Kapp <truebe_zitrone-aroma@xxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm playing in a duo with a guitar player. He uses a 50 watt Mesa Boogie
> amp through a Marshall 4x12 cabinet at moderate volume and I play a DIY mic
> with a vintage hi-z dynamic element into an unmodified 1956 record players
> tube amp with 2 watt and a tiny oval speaker about the size of my hand. We
> like the sound of that setup very much and it gives enough volume for a loud
> but not deafening musical experience. That thing really has bite without
> being harsh, and if I let her, she really can sing.
>
> Today Doc Meyer, my guitar player, brought a signal splitter, split his
> signal and fed the newly gained signal into a solid state bass amp plugged
> to a 4x10 bass-reflex box to get more bottom end (which in my opinion is a
> good thing). We're still talking about moderate volume where very loud
> speaking is sufficient, no need to shout, but i saw my tiny hand-sized
> speaker confronted with a wall of sound. No chance... So I asked the Doc if
> he'd let me plug into his Marshall 4x12, just to see what happens. My amp
> has a seperate output for external speakers, cables were handy, so I tried.
> I kind of liked it, it had bottom end, though a bit mushy, and it was
> definitely louder.
>
> Next I plugged into the 4x10 bass-reflex box. Nice Chicago-like sound, less
> bottom end but still quite loud and aggressive, but the sound didn't fit our
> tastes.
>
> Then I saw this 2x15 Allsound bass-reflex box in the corner... should I
> try? I tried. Whow! All those deep difference tones that little speaker
> never was able to reproduce were suddenly all there, the mids and highs
> supported the native sound in a similar way as the original speaker,
> although it was harder to let her sing. Everything sounded so clear, but at
> the same time warm and round: the perfect sound and I was able to compete
> again.
>
> And now comes the question: has anybody out there made any experience, good
> or bad, with an ultra low power amp (< 5 watt) plugged to any kind of 15
> inch speakers? After what I experienced today I definitely know that I need
> such a big thing, but there are more possibilities than just bass-reflex.
> So, what works, what doesn't? Any feedback is appreciated, though it's no
> use trying to talk me out of this.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Ralf
>
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