Will it give more robust sound output over the stock sound drivers? Currently when I want to rock out with a great song I have to overdrive the amp?
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If You set it to "heaphone out" and plug into the rear channel output jack it will put out lots of power for headphones or powered speakers however plugging into the frt panel jack with it set to frt panel speakers should be fine for powered speakers but not headphones. be sure to set impudence at 64ohm exciter mode for most power if using rear panel outputs . Thing is the REAR panel jack is the only one the more powerful built in headphone amp outputs to. Auto switching from frt to rear jacks does not work despite what it says (known issue ) you have to set it manually to frt or rear panel out in the ASUS audio control center application.
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If You set it to "heaphone out" and plug into the rear channel output jack it will put out lots of power for headphones or powered speakers however plugging into the frt panel jack with it set to frt panel speakers should be fine for powered speakers but not headphones. be sure to set impudence at 64ohm exciter mode for most power if using rear panel outputs . Thing is the REAR panel jack is the only one the more powerful built in headphone amp outputs to. Auto switching from frt to rear jacks does not work despite what it says (known issue ) you have to set it manually to frt or rear panel out in the ASUS audio control center application. If You set it to "heaphone out" and plug into the rear channel output jack it will put out lots of power for headphones or powered speakers however plugging into the frt panel jack with it set to frt panel speakers should be fine for powered speakers but not headphones. be sure to set impudence at 64ohm exciter mode for most power if using rear panel outputs . Thing is the REAR panel jack is the only one the more powerful built in headphone amp outputs to. Auto switching from frt to rear jacks does not work despite what it says (known issue ) you have to set it... » Read More If You set it to "heaphone out" and plug into the rear channel output jack it will put out lots of power for headphones or powered speakers however plugging into the frt panel jack with it set to frt panel speakers should be fine for powered speakers but not headphones. be sure to set impudence at 64ohm exciter mode for most power if using rear panel outputs . Thing is the REAR panel jack is the only one the more powerful built in headphone amp outputs to. Auto switching from frt to rear jacks does not work despite what it says (known issue ) you have to set it manually to frt or rear panel out in the ASUS audio control center application. « Show Less
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If you're using stock intel this is light years ahead. People buy soundcards mostly because the sound your pc comes with is terrible these days unless you've got a really high-end rig. Sound coming out of this with Sony extra-bass headphones is awesome.
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All the amp does is makes it sound better as long as you can make the speakers fit your good. I have mine on a stock radio on my f150 and they sound and hit real good.
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It will be fine. It's actually more than you need. Assuming you have a true 1100 watt rms amplifier, and correct wire sizes , clean connections , these drivers are only rated at 400 rms I think. So if your only running one be cautious on how much gain you use. Just remember it's distortion that kills drivers not to much power. Good luck
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This replaced my stock amp in my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport quite well. Just added an external fan for heat the amp was putting out, seemed to work well without fan but I didn't want to take the chance anyway. It's been doing better than the stock one though and I've actually a Nexus 7 doing all my stereo needs along with "Nice Extra Capabilities" now without issues. Hope this helps.
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You have your high and low volume...cord output course...headphone jack and overdrive..if thats what you mean...for a basic amp its pretty cool...I dont know much about guitars or amps too much but sound quality is good
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Hi, I have my Emotiva UPA-700 connected to a Marantz SR6007 Home Theater AV Receiver. I felt that the sound is not louder, but it is clearer. I tested it to see if it was worth keeping the Emotiva. I felt it was worth it. Also, as an FYI - Since I have 4 ohm impedance Dynaudio speakers I decided to go with a separate amp to protect my receiver. The thing that surprised me the most was my volume level is at about the 2/3rd level. (With my earlier Yamaha receiver without any amp, it was usually at the 1/4th level).
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I wouldn't advise it if you have an stock amplified system. But it's a good purchase if everything else is aftermarket.
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your bbe maximize just gives you a loudness boost, while the driverack will do what an equalizer and a crossover will do together, so if you buy a driverack you could eliminate the use of these two devices, but if your sound is good right now save yourself some money cause this thing is expensive. A Hernandez
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I love this little guy but more of an overdrive sound with just the amp. It will take pedals nicely so you could push it into more of a metal sound. Here is a great review that will show you some sounds (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzDohmkXeJs)
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With a stock 12AX7 preamp tube it starts pushing into overdrive at about 1/3 of a turn. I have replaced mine with a groove tube 12AU7 and it is clean for 3/4 of the gain/volume control.I highly recommend this amp... just try a few tube types or a Jet City Retrovalve to see all that this amp can do.
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It does for me, but I do have a small volume boost from my pedal board. I promise you, it is the best $100 you will ever spend. I have two close friends who are incredible guitar players, and they both bought one, and they love it.
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Sorry for the late response. Just tried it with a bass and bass amp. It's functional, there was some ground buzz when I turned the level up. Probably because of my setup. I don't know if you'll get that Metallica sound, but the pedal definitely works.
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The amp has clean/overdrive, but if you are looking for any real distortion I'd suggest getting a standalone distortion pedal
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It works exactly the way Kevin Oberg described it. It controls clean/drive and reverb enable/disable. I would also add that it gives a full bodied sound. Without it the sound is thinner and the notes have too much edge for my taste. You will feel the difference as soon as you plug it in. The sound will be more colorful. My amp is a Peavey Classic 50 212. I hope this helps.
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If you are going to use the amp for a home theater sound it doesn't really use that much power.I on the other hand DJ,so that is usually raw power from the amp so you can use a pre amp or a crossover to control the output .But even when you use the amp in its on it is great ,and you don't have to worry about blowing up you're speakers they will do just fine.and you will be able to tell from your speakers if the amp has to much power,or not enough.if any more questions feel free to ask.....
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run it clean,no gain it will sound great. if you use the gain ,its all you will need..it has plenty of gain
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believe it or not im pushing 2 with a 500 watt dual brand amp and it sounds great i wasnt after loudness as much as clarity and ritch bass and i get both with less amp then trying to run max.