19 Jun
2010
19 Jun
'10
12:24 p.m.
On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 09:34:29PM -1000, david wrote:
fons(a)kokkinizita.net wrote:
None of this depends on the gain setting which for most
power amps is just a potentiometer at the input, with
at most a low or unity gain stage in front. Reducing the
gain does not reduce the available power - it just takes
more input.
Instrument (guitar) amps are a different matter.
Ciao,
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FA
O tu, che porte, correndo si ?
E guerra e morte !
As long as you don't overload anything, there
should be no difference.
Things like 'fuller bass' are impossible to comment on. If in doubt,
*measure* it.
Yup. Although I remember advice from decades back saying that
whatever your amp's volume setting, it needed to have enough power
to drive the bass frequencies. Those take more power because the
speaker has to move a lot more air for a strong bass response. So
it's possible that your amp gives you better bass response when you
have it cranked up, simply because that's when it has enough power
to really drive your bass speakers.