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Tarekith Just Startin' 13 posts since
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May 29, 2012 4:36 PM

Usable DT25 volume?

I was just wondering how loud the amp has to get in order to take advantage of the tube gain from the power stage.  I know I'm a freak, but I really don't enjoy playing my guitar super loud, but the DT25 being only 25w has me intrigued.  Especially paired with my HD500.  I know that it has a low volume mode, but that removes the actual tube power section for modelling, which kind of defeats the point of getting a tube amp  Might as well just run the HD500 direct like I am now.

 

 

Can you get good tone at a reasonable level, or does it need to get pretty loud to hit it's sweet spot?  In other words, if my wife was home watching TV downstairs, would I get yelled at for making my guitar sound good? 

  • phil_m Expert Line 6 User 4,243 posts since
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    Jun 4, 2012 7:18 AM (in response to Tarekith)
    Re: Usable DT25 volume?

    I haven't gotten my DT-25 yet, but generally, 25W of tube power is still pretty loud. I suspect that the  For comparison, a Fender Deluxe Reverb is rated at 22W, and to get it to the point where the power tubes are really working, it's a bit louder than I'd play in my house typically.

  • spaceatl Expert Line 6 User 4,456 posts since
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    Jun 4, 2012 7:43 AM (in response to Tarekith)
    Re: Usable DT25 volume?

    LVM doesn't remove the tube power amp...just scales it to 12 watts AB...It actually saturates pretty nicely in that mode...

      • spaceatl Expert Line 6 User 4,456 posts since
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        Jun 4, 2012 9:03 AM (in response to Tarekith)
        Re: Usable DT25 volume?

        Well, it depends on what you are referring to I guess....

         

        If you mean the XLR output, then yes the tubes are removed from the XLR output and becomes fully modelled in LVM....

         

        But the amp powering the speaker is always a tube power amp...just scaled in LVM mode....

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