ped Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 The ones on the left (Bad,Normal,High quality) I think show the quality of the power source. It always says high quality. Maybe it refers to the skill of the player ;0) The next lights I am not sure about. The -15 lights up green when the amp is played at moderate volume. The lights dance upwards when I play but at pretty high volume the lights up to only -9. What do the numbers mean? Cheers ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 [quote name='ped' post='439680' date='Mar 19 2009, 08:28 PM']The ones on the left (Bad,Normal,High quality) I think show the quality of the power source. It always says high quality. Maybe it refers to the skill of the player ;0)[/quote] As a Doctor of Ampology, I can confirm that you are quite correct. [quote]The next lights I am not sure about. The -15 lights up green when the amp is played at moderate volume. The lights dance upwards when I play but at pretty high volume the lights up to only -9. What do the numbers mean? Cheers ped[/quote] Decibels above or below some arbitrary power outut level. +6 is the notorious '11', 0 is probably the rated power of the amp. If you don't go above -9 you're not trying hard enough. Get another guitarist, and give the drummer some bigger sticks ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Great, thanks for the info. It is chuffing loud! ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 I'm intrigued. What make/model amp is it Ped? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 No idea mate! I got it for £90. It's 800w (400w stereo), digital, weighs nothing and is totally silent. I bought it from a chap on eBay... actually come to think of it, the make is 'Starsound' I think but I can't find a manual or anything. The seller used it for a long time so maybe it is quite old. Cheers ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Nailed Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 [quote name='ped' post='439784' date='Mar 19 2009, 09:54 PM']No idea mate! I got it for £90. It's 800w (400w stereo), digital, weighs nothing and is totally silent. I bought it from a chap on eBay... actually come to think of it, the make is 'Starsound' I think but I can't find a manual or anything. The seller used it for a long time so maybe it is quite old. Cheers ped[/quote] The 3 most furthest are probably just gain inidcators with Maplins-style patronising lettering. High quality means good incoming signal level. The rest are db meters, with 0db being the full 400W output per side. If it's less than that and loud enough for your needs, it means you've got headroom to spare which is a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted March 20, 2009 Author Share Posted March 20, 2009 Great, cheers Dan. I like the simplicity of this pre - no fancy lettering, just D800 and some volume knobs. Awesome. ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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