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Edit: the stock speaker is a celestion eight 15. So same sensitivity as the WGS g8c at 95db. So no volume change as such. Has s brittish sound. Might be good though.
Thanks again.
1W though any fairly normal speaker is loud in the house - to get it down to the sort of volume that won't annoy your family, you need to be talking in tenths of watts or even less.
You either need an attenuator or an amp with a master volume if you want to make it distort at that sort of level.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Indeed you are of course correct it wouldn’t be much of a reduction in actual volume.
Would the change in overall wattage by changing the rectifier valve reduce the headroom and allow the amp to overdrive earlier or is my understanding of headroom fundamental flawed.
I actually quite fancy one of these amps as I really can’t justify the expense of a real fender tweed champ and these seem a reasonably priced option. The earlier ones were hand wired too so easy to mod, not sure if the newer ones have gone to PCB or not.
Luckily its it’s not the volume of my phone laying that annoys my family, just the quality of my playing.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Level-Control-Attenuator-LP-100-8-Ufixt®/dp/B071XNH4XM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GJ3BA6OTVWW6&keywords=l-pad+attenuator&qid=1556139652&s=gateway&sprefix=l-pad+a%2Caps%2C132&sr=8-1
Sorry, the link just will not paste in correctly! Just go to Amazon and search for L-Pad attenuator, it's the first result.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Edit: Just re-read your post... should be the one I think!?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Having said that, if you want the full valve amp experience at a volume that shouldn't interfere too much with your wife's viewing pleasure, you could do worse than getting a ZVex Nano Head. Even they can get surprisingly loud so I'd recommend sound proofing your bedroom.
In this video there is a guy at some point who talks about not going past 3 on the volume (on a tweed champ)!!!
Even though I talked about using it when my wife watches telly, she does go out: )
I'm also now thinking about the Subzero 5w as it does have a master volume and can occasionally they come up quite cheaply.
Decisions, decisions!
Also see this picture which seems to show to me that the neutral pin is connected to the earth pin. Is this a good idea!?
The amp will be out of warranty is there a need to earth it properly? If yes I'd replace the cable and plug, would I just use the chassis for earthing to?
Cheers
Simon