What are the differences between Tube and Solid States?
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Tubes need to be changed when there is a difference in the sound and in general every year anyway to make sure they don't fail on you. Transistors never need to be changed unless they burn or a bad short in the circuitry of the amp is encountered. But if that happens for the most part the entire amp is fried. Tubes have a natural compression and smooth creamy distortion when pushed at higher volumes. Transistors are clean no matter how loud the volume is set unless there is a master control. A tube amp of 15 watts can normally out volume a transistor amp of up to 50 watts and even more though this depends on tube amp manufacturer and condition of tubes. I've had them all from a 1965 VOX AC30 to a 100watt Galien Krueger 212G transistor amp that I used for 2 decades. Now I use a VOX AC15C1 with an Epiphone Casino and I get creamy distortion, amazing string feedback, tonal and sensitivity range that I could never get with the Gallien that I used for rock bands with A LOT of pedals. You being an acoustic player may prefer the clean transistor sound which is not inferring tube amps can't be clean but as the volume goes up the natural distortion also does except for Ampegs which stay clean until your ears bleed.
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The answer below explains it well, and there's lots of good info on You Tube. Here's a basic explanation: http://youtu.be/G-V2ubp_zIU
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Not tubes exactly. Just small plastic containers each containing a single dose. Worked great.
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Mostly plastic, the tube itself I think is aluminum. This thing is not really worth the money, I found it heavy and bulky especially for snowboarding.
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The difference is the product has an offset inside diameter which allows easy installation, with thicker padding toward driver or side where protection is needed. It is also denser than most closed cell pipe insulation and not as flexible so it absorbs more impact energy.
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A1：yes, one tube on,low heat : two tubes on,high heat. It can swing to adjust directions too. A2：radiant heat .
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Gemini doctor have been VERY helpful to me on this matter. But the main tubes - the EL-34's - are quite common. The other tubes are only slightly esoteric. All info is available from them and should be listed in product info. The other tubes besides main tubes can be sourced by several vendors- I can reccomebd someone to you if you buy an amp. The prices are fine, if not as cheap as an EL-84 amps'.
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Hello, depends on what you mean solid state, if you mean integratred circuitry, well then yes, these products have come so far ahead that there are very limited moving parts, if any at all. I can just say that IPAD is a good product for a number of reasons... it depends if you like apple platfoms which are a bit proprietary and limited or more of an open platform as comes with Anderoids. RED
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They're both pretty comparable as far as volume goes. But you have to realize you're talking about solid state wattage here, which is very different from Tube wattage. There's really not going to be much difference in overall volume from a 75w and 100w solid state amp. But when you say "as loud as a 75W amp should be" that doesn't quite make sense. A 75w tube amp will blow the doors off your house. You would never need to turn it past 1 or 2 and you'd never hit that sweet spot with preamp breakup. One brand's 75w solid state amp can be louder than another. It's not quite as uniform as to how the wattage is used in solid state amps. If you're looking for something loud enough to play with a band, this would be loud enough for most gigs. If you need anything louder, you'd most likely be playing somewhere that has a PA system, so they can just mic it up for you.
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The tubes are plastic and My unit is in storage. I use it on a table and use to large c clamps to hold it down. Its better if you have 2 people when using it.
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It's both depending on the temperature, you can maintain it in solid form if you keep it refrigerated. Right now my temperature is in the high 80's and I am running the AC it's still in solid for although a bit softer. Hope this helps....
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I recommend one!! I bought 3 tubes & only used half of the one I opened. The other tubes are still unopened & I live in a two story home!!
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We keep the tubes refrigerated. I can't remember how we learned that it was best to keep them refrigerated, but I believe they 'keep' longer when refrigerated.
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Tubes are metal, frames that tubes fit into are plastic and the shelves that lay on top of tubes in frames are metal.
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It comes with a limited amount of tubes. You can buy tubes on line, Walmart, dollar stores etc. You can also get flimsy ones for free at your bank.
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Confirmed! There are tubes that are a flexible type of material. Whether its rubber, I do not know...
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Yes and yes,, subtle differences not enough to worry,, just be sure to check inside diameter of the tube and outside diameter of the wire.. yes and yes... more info than needed,, sorry..