why does a guitar amp need a milled aluminium chassis? What exactly is an Audiophile AC cable? and what effect will it have on a high gain guitar amp?
Oh, the price!! Yes, I agree.
I wish he was, they’d at least sound better
I was talking in general with this point as is clear from the previous posts. The power sockets appear to be board mounted in the picture though. They may be additionally supported but this will still stress the board when changing tubes.
The power tubes socket may be soldered directly to the board but they are clearly mounted through the chassis.
It’s a cost saving measure.The power tubes socket may be soldered directly to the board but they are clearly mounted through the chassis.
That's a completely reliable way to mount sockets especially on a thick board.
Have you actually tried to change tubes in this amp and saw the board flex or are you once again making your "objective analysis" from low resolution internet pictures?
Nobody said it isn't, not even Friedman himself. What he's saying is there no negative impact on quality. Maybe reading the whole FB thread would help.
I have played plenty of Friedman amps. On the whole I like them. The new Soldano amps too and yes I know where they are coming from ( not as good as the originals though, slightly less dynamic IMO ) but drop the chassis in an original SLO or X88R and you will see art not a photocopy of it.
It is pretty common for boards to flex when tubes are mounted directly to them. The 6505+ I just got, the preamp board is basically like a trampoline !!! Loads of amps with board mounted tube sockets flex. It is just physics. I don't even think it is particularly a bad thing. Just don't be a d******d when removing and putting tubes in. Simple.
Nobody cares that you think nobody really cares.This thread is hilarious.
"I don't like it. It's too expensive."
Nobody really cares. Don't buy it.
Yeah I seem to recall that from my first gen 5150.
Well I wouldn’t have paid SLO money after they didn’t have DeYoung iron, and I actually like Onetics.
Man..that amp sounds like ass paste too boot.
My friend has one of the BAD made SLO100's - at least I think that is what it is - and it is one of the best amps I've ever heard. Gave me supreme GAS.
It's still bad design. Not the tubes mounted on the board, but the flexing. It can't be that expensive to add a few more screw holes and posts to properly support it so it doesn't budge when changing tubes. The Marshall JCM2000 DSL50 was also like a trampoline for the preamp tubes.
As were the original SLO100s, and the 2203 that Mike modded, as the Majors he modded and the one channel SLO he made with DeYoung tranny in Avenger disguise.
Those 1st gen DSL's had pretty severe arc-ing problems within the circuit. My amp tech told me he's said tons of them with scorch marks and burnt out chunks of PCB and all sorts! The newer ones aren't as bad I don't think.
I know that, but that's not how the power tubes are mounted on this amp. The sockets are screwed to the chassis, just recessed and soldered to the board. It's a different mounting method than the 6505+ etc...
I agree. I have the 30 and it's one of the best amps I've owned.
