Giuseppe Zompatori wrote: > 2008/5/29 schoappied <schoappied@xxxxxxxxx>: > >> thanks, I like your drawing skills ;) >> >> I've a little amp for my guitar, also with a phone input option... can I >> use the art tube mp also for that one, guitar (input) and phone? The >> preamp will make the sound maybe better, or doesn't make that sense? >> >> And my guitar amp has not an master channel... can I use the art tube >> mp, to use for example rakkarack with my amp? >> > > Bear in mind that ART preamps usually run their single tube "voltage > starved" killing headroom/freq response. I haven't looked at the specs > but I bet that they also choose the wrong tube if they did go for > 12AX7s since 12AU7s sound much better at lower plate voltages. > You can ask any tube guru you know about that, I am sure he'll confirm > what I am saying. > I wasn't aware of those issues until I started building tube amps > myself and experimenting with different supply voltages. > I'd rather buy an all solid state device with a low supply voltage, it > would sound way better. > > Thanks for your advice... What are good preamps for a 'starter'? As I told before, I want to be able to record voice (shure sm58) and guitar and have a electric guitar (epiphone les paul) with a orange crush 30 r amp. Dirk _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
