![]() ![]() ![]() LiberaToe Alter Ego - Modern Tape Delay with Great Features.Driftwood Amplifiers Purple Nightmare Preamp - 2W Amp + Preamp with Killer Tones from Rock to Metal.Sonicake Matribox - High-Quality Sounds on a Budget.LiberaToe BENTHAM - Dual-Channel with Hi/Lo Pass and Midrange Push Combination.Hagerman Amplification Half Watt - Big amp sound in a small package.Hagerman Amplification Tsar Face - Even Bias with real Soviet-Era Transistors.Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X - Review Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X.LiberaToe Dalgona Switcher/Junction Box - Coordinate your pedals, guitars and amps with DALGONA.Synthetic scales from tetrachords of altered modes - Part 2.Synthetic scales from tetrachords of altered modes - Part 3.Antelope Discrete 4 Synergy Core review.Arturia AudioFuse 8PRE audio interface review.Rent-to-own Ozone 9 and Neutron 3 together on Splice.Interview with Haydn Bendall (Kate Bush, Massive Attack, Gary Moore, Roger Waters, Paul McCartney.How to get the best results when you record vocals.Optimize Your DAW Computer for Your Home Studio.Basic Concepts in Electronic Music Production.Understanding the Basics of Sound Synthesis.The Mighty Kick Drum Microphone: Part 1.The Mighty Kick Drum Microphone: Part 2.The Importance of Space in a Mix: Part I.To read the full detailed review see: Vox AC15VR Combo Amp In short, unless you hate the sound philosophy and VOX itself you can buy it with your eyes closed. We appreciate the ease of use, the little time it takes to find good quality sound. It has no Speaker output, but output to an external cabinet is possible. To conclude, this little amp found for less than $400 in the USA, is sufficient for guitarists who want to play at home with the master volume that can push the gain without making enemies in the neighborhood. Be careful to respect the 8 Ohms impedance and perform the operation when the amplifier is off! Conclusion On the rear panel, it is possible to connect an external speaker to the amplifier and to bypass the internal speaker. But don’t laugh at VOX, in this model there is no amp simulation, no useless effects, no loops effects, no direct output. We notice a control panel that runs essentially unadorned or without any funky colors. As for the treble, the sound tends to become a little aggressive after 12 o’clock both on its clean and distortion channels. Try the setting Palm Mute pushed, and you’ll understand. Pushing the bass potentiometer, it overwrites the signal to unravel the inherent charm of VOX amps. The VOX AC 15VR is equipped with a two band equalizer bass / treble, like almost all VOX amps if I remember correctly. The latter also allows you to switch between channels. You can manually engage it the by raising the potentiometer or by using the optional foot switch. But it is enough to give a little life to clean sound if you do not exceed 9 o’clock on the dial. In this same section, there is also a digital reverb that quickly becomes rough when you push a little volume. It is best to adjust the volume of the channel used to get the desired sound (gain level) and then raise the master meter to increase the general level, being careful not to push too hard, otherwise saturation is inevitable (but if you want to, go ahead!). The “master” section includes the overall volume of the amp. The amp features separate channels: a clear controlled by the “normal volume” and a channel focused more crunch / distortion with two gain levels (OD1 and OD2). The tube therefore serves to color the signal, the bulk of the amplification being provided by the transistors. It is then connected to a solid state power amplifier where the transistor amplifier is more powerful and neutral than the tube amplifier. This “amplification” tube has even been renamed “Valve Reactor” for the occasion.Įxplanation: A 12AX7 tube is a dual triode, which is present in the circuitry only to give color to the sound. It is the same technology that was used in the Valvetronix series. VOX uses here a different technology in the VR series: The preamp section is provided by transistors and the op-amp, while the amplifying part is based on a single 12AX7! What ?! This can’t be right! I admit, I myself second guessed this specification, but it is correct and verified. (reminds me of my Marshall 8080 First series). This technique allowed them to smooth out a little transistor stiffness and also to allow these amps to properly take on the pedals’ full power. It was often a mix between a transistor amplifier and a 12AX7 tube as a preamplifier. Hybrid TechnologyĮveryone has heard of Marshall’s hybrid series (Valvestate) or Fender’s. This 15 Watts model is what’s on the menu for today. This year, VOX is spoiling us with a hybrid series, using a special amplification technology mixing transistors and tube. A few years ago, Vox launched their legendary AC30 as an amp head or as a combo, all made in China at an affordable price. ![]()
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