Tube power amps !

maguchi said:
Naah. Had a Triaxis already before and din't like it. Tried Marks, they din't do anything for me. Got a Mesa Boogie amp now, and had another one before but they are/were of the tamer variety. For more than 20 years now that Marshall JMP-1 preamp has done everything I ask of it from classic rock to metal. And it takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
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If you didn’t like Marks that explains why you don’t like Triaxis but Jmp1 is very flat and lacking in complexity and dynamic depth particularly the clean.
 
Eagle said:
If you didn’t like Marks that explains why you don’t like Triaxis but Jmp1 is very flat and lacking in complexity and dynamic depth particularly the clean.
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Naah, not even. JMP-1 is smooth and rich and sound more detailed. I was forced to play through those Boogies many times. Triaxis and Marks are kind of harsh, rough and one dimensional compared to a JMP.
 
maguchi said:
Naah, not even, JMP-1 is smooth and rich and sound more detailed. Triaxis and Marks are kind of harsh and rough compared to a JMP.
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Had jmp1 and they are ok but nothing like as good as many of the others. Very good interface though.
 
EOengineer said:
A Mesa fifty/fifty just popped up near me for an ok price. Looks like my Studio Preamp might form Voltron this weekend.
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The fifty/fifty is a perfect compliment to the studio and quad preamps. I had one.paired with my Triaxis until I upgraded to the 2:90. The friend who bought it had the studio pre and 20/20. Needless to say, we both were happier after our upgrades.
 
gearJunkie said:
The fifty/fifty is a perfect compliment to the studio and quad preamps. I had one.paired with my Triaxis until I upgraded to the 2:90. The friend who bought it had the studio pre and 20/20. Needless to say, we both were happier after our upgrades.
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The 2:90 is a monster, used to use one with a triaxis as well. It’s the only Mesa I’ve ever had a rocky reliability history with. I keep looking around for deals tho. :rofl
 
I had a 20/20 for a while but it was too woolly. I switched to a Marshall 9200 at the time. Great sounding but the fan noise was terrible. I need to investigate silent fans in gear because I often play quite plugged in. I’m back on a VHT 2/50/2 which is probably the best thing outside of the 4U VHT amps. Boogie power amps are too “ Boogie “ sounding for me unless your preamp really suits that and many don’t.
 
gearJunkie said:
The fifty/fifty is a perfect compliment to the studio and quad preamps. I had one.paired with my Triaxis until I upgraded to the 2:90. The friend who bought it had the studio pre and 20/20. Needless to say, we both were happier after our upgrades.
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Following up on this - the main feature set pulling me toward the 2:90 is the deep and modern switching, which I could see adding flexibility to the Studio Preamp. The fifty/fifty is very tempting though. I wish it could do bridged mono.
 
Here’s the promo Petrucci did for Mesa 10 years ago when they were clearing out their Triaxis / 2:90 stock before discontinuing them. I’ve played a lot of amps and a lot of rack amps, and for me the 2:90 is home.

 
Desertdweller said:
Here’s the promo Petrucci did for Mesa 10 years ago when they were clearing out their Triaxis / 2:90 stock before discontinuing them. I’ve played a lot of amps and a lot of rack amps, and for me the 2:90 is home.

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It’s a great power amp for sure but it’s not neutral and it needs to suite the preamp.
 
Eagle said:
It’s a great power amp for sure but it’s not neutral and it needs to suite the preamp.
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At least in my case I’m not looking for neutral - I’m looking for boogie tones. That said the LXII is popping up on my radar and seems very interesting in that footprint.
 
EOengineer said:
At least in my case I’m not looking for neutral - I’m looking for boogie tones. That said the LXII is popping up on my radar and seems very interesting in that footprint.
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I’ve had both the Synergy 5050 and the 2:90, so I’ve been LXII - adjacent for sure. If I wanted a 1 rack u, I’d get the LXII or the Syn5050. The Syn5050 is nearly identical, but the LXII has shown to be a more open sound (more presence, overall a bit higher-fidelity), but the LXII suffers from a ridiculous location of the depth and presence pots that 100% steers me away from buying it. The depth and presence pots are on the front of the Syn5050 and I liked messing with the values of those, so I’d see no reason to recommend the LXII over the Syn5050 as a result. But they are both very very good power amps.
 
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Since those two VHT Valvulator 1's have one input and two outputs, I can use the Crate Power Blocks for stage volume and use two Seymour Duncan 700 Power Stages for the audience in larger venues .
 
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