Back on subject - i like the look of the amp - a bit like a THD Univalve
I have wanted a single ended amp myself for a while- especially to be able to swap out power valve and hear the differences between them
aye, i went with a valve junior for the single-ended thing, but no ability to swap tube types there unfortunately (at least without some pretty major mods). far as I'm concerned, the ability to switch power tube types almost makes the windsor combo worth it (as long as it doesn't sound like cr@p), if it sounds anything like the windsor head at all, that's a bonus. (EDIT: also, being single-ended means you won't have to faff about with biasing and the like which is handy)
I liked the thd flexi more than the bivalve (don't think i've been able to try the univalve), for some reason, i liked it for the ability to tube swap too. But this is a load cheaper (like a grand cheaper!)...
My only concern is, if it's anything like the windsor head, maybe it's a little too high gain to get the full value of tube swapping when it comes to tone (i.e. most of the tone and gain are designed to come from the pre-amp)? and the cleans on the windsor head were pretty rubbish (not that that really matters, but it kind of means you can't judge how cleans sound with loads of different power tubes...)
but i remember when it was released in the states, it was like $400, i remember thinking, "that's great, but I bet it's going to be closer to £400 over here... :(". Now that it's not, that is an extremely intriguing prospect.
what are the odds they don't turn up in northern ireland for about 5 years?
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