louderthangod wrote:I think there's a technical reason too...those old solid state amps still had big transformers, the modern solid state amps will have a shit ton of watts and weigh nothing because they've got tiny transformers. The modern amps just aren't nearly as loud as the old ones despite the huge wattage numbers. My 100 watt beta lead is as loud as 100 watt tube amps and unlike modern solid state, it actually sounds good when pushed hard. The low end on modern solid state amps is this round, mushy garbage and it's a transformer thing, that big chunk of iron really matters.
this is what i was basically going to say. old solid states were built with the same basis as tubes where. and then they started cheaping and crapping up the parts they used. one was the transformers they started using.
side note finally got some new speakers for my computer that I'll also use for studio monitors. some nice Klipsch. first album I used to try them out to see if they are up to snuff... Gorguts: Obscura
Almost blew my fucking head off as well cause I had the vol up on the media player though my output level on the computer is only set to 30percent basically set for when I use my head phones and I had the speakers on what looks like 3 and well fuck me and the cats had a scare to boot.
As in I will be performing from the audience area. 
We'll make it work. 
