NAD 5150iii Stealth 100
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[Nathan]
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Ive got a 5150iii 50w (Ivory v1) and a 6505+ (that never gets used). The 6505+ is already mentally going to a friend so when I saw the Stealth 100 come up I thought, perfect upgrade.Congrats! Can never go wrong with a 5150 variant.
CorrosiveMatter
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She’s a beaut Clark!
MirrorProfiles
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This is the truth. Unless a 5150II comes up, because the original look is cooler.
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[Nathan]
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Only had an hour or so to put it under a microscope today but the stealth saturation seems to be a lot dryer than even the 50w or 6505 (totally unexpected at first but started gelling with it as I tweaked). I’ll set up some reamps tomorrow but yeah it’s already fairly different to what I expected.
The 6505+ is mentally sold to a mate who actually wants to use it in a band (crazy I know) but I’m sure he won’t be disappointed if the EVH 50w goes to him and the 6505+ stays here. Whatever has the most overlap with the Stealth will go, I’m guessing it’ll be the 50w
The last and most irrational option is picking up the 6505+ reissue but I haven’t heard much about them since launch. And if you think dumping another $1000aud into the equation to own the same amp as I have now but being squeaky clean Being the only difference…. Well, we’re too far gone for rational at this point
[Nathan]
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I’m old enough to get the blues brothers reference…. Now I’ll take 4 fried chickens and a coke5153 and 6505, you’ll be set for both country and western.
Kickass dude
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At this point I really feel like I’ve lost the handle on all the 5150 variants.
Is there a TLDR somewhere?
Is there a TLDR somewhere?
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Evh makes
6l6
El34
Stealth
In 50 and 100 watts
The smaller lunch box ones don't matter
MirrorProfiles
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and the circuits between the 100W and 50W all vary a bit, each time they released a new model, they tweaked the voicing a bit. Some of the 50W versions got updated too. Its confusing and not really clear what the differences are, but its never just the valves and power sections that are different.
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V1 had the vol jump between green and blue channels
V2 has concentric knobs on the vol and gain to fix that
[Nathan]
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Still getting used to the Stealth, its actually a lot different than what I expected dare I say "harder" to get the tone in my head over the 50w Ivory.
So far its darker than I thought, presence for me is always 3oclock and treble around 2-3 as well.
The gain really wants to be smooth and tight. You have to push it further than I expected to get a bloomy sort of chug (without pedals).
Anyway some quick tracking/reamping today... paired with Ed's EVH IR pack. I've got the full mix and ISO guitars there... I'm no mix engineer but I've studied at the school of youtube. It's all on the RED channel, gain around 11oclock while the BLUE gain knob is on 3oclock.
So far its darker than I thought, presence for me is always 3oclock and treble around 2-3 as well.
The gain really wants to be smooth and tight. You have to push it further than I expected to get a bloomy sort of chug (without pedals).
Anyway some quick tracking/reamping today... paired with Ed's EVH IR pack. I've got the full mix and ISO guitars there... I'm no mix engineer but I've studied at the school of youtube. It's all on the RED channel, gain around 11oclock while the BLUE gain knob is on 3oclock.
2dor
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Sounds nice & gritty.
Really dig the mix too; what did you use for drums & bass guitar?
