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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Small 5 watt and 15 watt amps that are "designed" to sound like 100 watt amps suck ass.
First off the designs don't allow for a large output transformer or large tubes. Outside of an AC30 (Matchless, Bruno - all AC30 clones), EL84 based amps sound like shit. It's just impossible to make a 5 watt transformer sound like a 100 watt transformer.
Personally, I think they're a waste of money. There are far more elegant solutions to miking up a cab, including sound proofing and treating a closet, isolation cabinets like those offered by James Demeter, Randall, Silent Sister, etc., THD hotplate or just running a 100 watt head straight to a cabinet for a load with the master volume set to zero, then sending the effects loop signal directly to a DAW for use with cabinet sims in Guitar Rig, ReCabinet, Red Wirez.
They're a marketing gimmick.
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I've played some of the Orange lunchbox amps at the shop and while they may not be ideal, they sure as hell sound better than my Crate on 3 volume. My problem is that I've got a 110-pound monster that I originally got 20 years ago for gigging. It's worthless for recording.