BassmanPaul

In solid stae amplifiers it's vital that the output devices are cooled. that requires either large heatsinks or smaller with a fan pushing air across them. It's what we have to live with. Class D are more efficient and generate less heat that is more easily disposed of.

I never understood why they called it Football when the oval 'ball' seems to be carried most of the time! the US has the National Football League NFL and here in Canada we have the Canadian Football League CFL. Edit: At school I was required to play Rugby. I hated the game! Grammar schools seemed to play Rugby whilst lesser schools played football. I always wondered about that! I knew that if the ball ever came to me it was prudent to get rid of the thing before I was crushed by burly guys on the other team! The 'Beautiful Game' is called Soccer. At the moment the ladies teams are being badly treated by the league and haven't even been paid yet for the 2022 season. Disgusting!!

Their tube amps were popular as a chassis for modifications and customization. I've done a few myself.

Built in the town of Pickering a couple of miles further East along Kingston Road from where I live.

Loads of them over here!

Since I started stacking my Acme B2 2x10 vertically I wouldn't go back.

Personally I feel that all too much attention is given to fan noise. Solid state output devices need to be cooled to be safe to operate. A fan is the easiest and most efficient means to do so.

It does help if you understand how an amplifier operates and what the controls will do.

We're above freezing at the moment. Unusually warm in fact! LOL

Fridge is a sore subject in my home. One of ours died and left us with a pile of food to cook or give away! Replacement arrives sometime on Saturday the 11th. Bah Humbug!!

Charlie you're using a Canadian amp manufactured a couple of miles east along Kingston Road from my home!! Whoda thunk!

Or it could be a lady selling off a naughty husbands property at dirt low prices.

For me, I wouldn't play through an 8x10 if you gave it to me!

@rogo Don't put a water bottle on top of your amp. If it tips over and spills water into your amp it could be toast - so to speak!

Gareth even the best of us make mistakes!

Agreed - I should have included that tidbit! LOL Also if two lengths of tape cross then tack them together with solder.

I use a pair of 2x10s stacked on their ends for a vertical 4x10. The top cabinet lets me hear what I'm playing and both together disperse around the room far better.

It's what I do.

Single coils are notorious for picking up noise. This is what I was getting to with my post. You might be able to resolve the problem by screening the control cavity and under pickup area with copper self adhesive tape. It's fairly easy to do.

Are you standing too close to the amp? If so try moving away from the amp.

Remember to belt the cabinet in securely. You don't want it joining you in the front if you need to brake hard for some reason.

In your place I would be contacting the folks who shipped it for recompense or a replacement!

Back seat?

@Jaybeevee sorry for the derail but weird weathera ffects us all!! LOL

We just got snow and piles of it!! Biggest snow storm in decades! Some of the neighbours got together with our snow shovels and Ice picks and cleared the snow from driveways and walkways. it's not work when you're with a bunch of friends just fun!