NAD: PRS Archon Classic 50 (6CA7)

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Since June is "Men's Mental Health Month" & I think I sometimes need professional help, this "emotional support amplifier" arrived today :sofa

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Lord have mercy :bag
 
Congrats, mate! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on how it sounds! I've been considering pulling the trigger on one but I'm a bit hesitant about doing so without hearing it in person/playing through one.
 
saarangnarayan said:
Congrats, mate! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on how it sounds! I've been considering pulling the trigger on one but I'm a bit hesitant about doing so without hearing it in person/playing through one.
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It's got good range in it; just strummed through it a bit. The Bright switch on the Lead channel works even with the Gain dimmed up (which is atypical for a Marshall) and really has an audible effect - brings the cut.

Amp doesn't feel as crazy gained up like the BadCat Lynx - that amp is pure insanity. The Archon Classic has a nice, open timber a la a good Marshall - very reminiscent of my Ceriatone Molecular 50W without any clipping diodes. The clean channel feels nice too - need more time with it.

The price on these things is pretty good imho. Need to put it through its paces & test the FX Loop.
 
2dor said:
It's got good range in it; just strummed through it a bit. The Bright switch on the Lead channel works even with the Gain dimmed up (which is atypical for a Marshall) and really has an audible effect - brings the cut.

Amp doesn't feel as crazy gained up like the BadCat Lynx - that amp is pure insanity. The Archon Classic has a nice, open timber a la a good Marshall - very reminiscent of my Ceriatone Molecular 50W without any clipping diodes. The clean channel feels nice too - need more time with it.

The price on these things is pretty good imho. Need to put it through its paces & test the FX Loop.
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You're not by chance a Poison The Well fan are you?

 
2dor said:
It's got good range in it; just strummed through it a bit. The Bright switch on the Lead channel works even with the Gain dimmed up (which is atypical for a Marshall) and really has an audible effect - brings the cut.

Amp doesn't feel as crazy gained up like the BadCat Lynx - that amp is pure insanity. The Archon Classic has a nice, open timber a la a good Marshall - very reminiscent of my Ceriatone Molecular 50W without any clipping diodes. The clean channel feels nice too - need more time with it.

The price on these things is pretty good imho. Need to put it through its paces & test the FX Loop.
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That's really nice to hear! I really love the Cameron CCV models (I notice that Camerock module in the SYN-1!) so I was thinking this would be a great analogue alternative. I'm torn between this and a JVM410H, but the JVM is nearly twice the price here.
 
saarangnarayan said:
That's really nice to hear! I really love the Cameron CCV models (I notice that Camerock module in the SYN-1!) so I was thinking this would be a great analogue alternative. I'm torn between this and a JVM410H, but the JVM is nearly twice the price here.
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This isn't as noisy as that for sure but the JVM is a lot more flexible etc. I'm pretty sure the JVM has a lot more gain in it too but whether that's usable gain, depends on the user. For my own tastes, the Archon Classic feels like it has enough gain for the brootz - throw in a boost pedal & you'll get his infernal majesty knocking on your door to turn it down.
 
@2dor Just trying to remember... weren't you looking at the Kraken at one point? I've also been looking at the Kraken on and off.

Did you buy the Archon instead?
 
jellodog said:
@2dor Just trying to remember... weren't you looking at the Kraken at one point? I've also been looking at the Kraken on and off.

Did you buy the Archon instead?
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I was looking at the Kraken MKII for a lightweight solution yes but then I went and got the Bluguitar Amp1 Iridium which is even more portable, has a noise gate, boost, reverb and sounds very convincing.
 
The Lead channel on this thing is Hot-Rodded Marshall all day long.

Amp doesn't crap out with the Gain (called Volume for some weird, probably academic, reason) dimmed all the way up.

Briefly tested the FX loop - doesn't seem any much noisier than the Lynx or the Badlander. Master volume is before the FX Loop though; both the Lynx and the Badlander have a post FX-Loop Master volume.
 
2dor said:
The Lead channel on this thing is Hot-Rodded Marshall all day long.

Amp doesn't crap out with the Gain (called Volume for some weird, probably academic, reason) dimmed all the way up.

Briefly tested the FX loop - doesn't seem any much noisier than the Lynx or the Badlander. Master volume is before the FX Loop though; both the Lynx and the Badlander have a post FX-Loop Master volume.
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How is the overall noise level of the amp compared to the Badlander (which is pretty much dead quiet)?
 
JiveTurkey said:
How is the overall noise level of the amp compared to the Badlander (which is pretty much dead quiet)?
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It's in the ballpark of the Badlander - pretty quiet at least the unit I have - but it's not as gained up as the Crush on the Badlander, I'd say it's somewhat in between the Crunch and Crush of the Mesa (on the Lead channel)
 
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