jesuscares Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Hello all, SPider valve is my fav amp,but too heavy to carry around & too loud to control.So it pretty much sits at home.However I am trying to use it for my home studio with a direct output.Doesn't really sound too good although I tried both output options.This maybe because I keep the master volume & channel vol v low.I was wondering if I can disconnect the speakers (I see a connection for speakers in the back panel), & crank it up.Is this ok/possible/harmless ? Will that drive the tubes enough to get a good tone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_m Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Do not try this! You'll damage your amp. The output transformer needs to see a load, and running the amp without speakers connected is like shorting the output transformer - not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesuscares Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 hmmm I wish there was a way to silence this noisy amp & still have the tubes going while recording.Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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