vox ac4tv & ac4ci-bl

[kipper]

hi all anyone got views or tried either one of these vox ac4tv & ac4ci-bl amps both seem very good.
thanks peter

[istvan]

I have since a week a Vox Ac4TV mini!For home the best amp with Charlie EFTP!
istvan

[kipper]

thanks istvan what machine are you useing for eftp please. peter

[istvan]

I have Alesis Q2,Magic Stomp,Zoom 508,Zoom G

[Mark Burton]

Hi Peter

I have an AC4TV and it's great for home use.

Although the ESE totally overloads it and is unusable, the magicstomp and the Q20 are fine

cheers
Mark.

[kipper]

thanks for that mark. peter

[twang46]

Hi Peter

My experience with the AC4 tv (10" speaker) is that it is a great sounding amp @4w when working at a decent volume.

At low (bedroom) volumes @ 4w the "hum" is intrusive & makes it unusable as a low volume recording amp although the underlying "Vox tone" is still there if you can ignore the background hum & buzz

Using the attenuator to reduce the volume also reduces the hum to very acceptable levels but "sucks" the tone in my opinion.

The model I had was an early one, (2009 manufactured) the later models have had some changes made to reduce hum & noise & should be quieter than the version I had.

There are "mods" described in forums & kits for sale that do address these problems.
I think Amanda (valve whiz) also did some work on one of these ?

Nice amp, but (early models) spoiled for me by the very noticeable hum at low volumes on standard setting as well as the cheap cab (nice speaker though )

Cheers

Dick.

have a look here for some more on this subject

charliehall.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=amps&action=display&thread=14043

[kipper]

hi dick thanks for the link i have just read it. hum is an issue i have with amps for home use. maybe i should look at the pathfinder 15r. there are great reviews here and on the webb. i wonder what the ac4ci-bl is like. peter

[istvan]

I have the mini version,and I find it ok.
istvan

[twang46]

Hi Istvan

If the amp you have is the newer version they do suffer less from the "hum" I encountered with the amp I had (2009 model)

However l do not subscribe to the "it's a valve amp so there is always going to be hum" way of thinking
Valve amps can be made to run with minimum hum & buzz if designed & produced correctly

Hum also seems to bother some people more than others.... hum does bother me quite a lot, more so because I know it does not have to be there.

Dick.

[kipper]

hi dick i am amazed at the amount of reviews on the net that read great amp hums, but thats only to be expected from a valve amp. peter

[twang46]

Feb 1, 2013 19:36:07 GMT kipper said:

hi Dick i am amazed at the amount of reviews on the net that read great amp hums, but thats only to be expected from a valve amp. peter

Me too Peter
(Although I have been told it is very easy to eq out amp hum at the desk in studio's)
I would have kept the AC4 if I could have sorted the hum......spoiled a good amp for me

Dick.

[istvan]

Hi twang.I know the vox amps-and I have a AC30 Blue-alnico too has a hum.My friend say,the vox have more hum.The Peavey classic is hum-less.May the mini with full volume has more hum,if I have time I look this problem.Only my old little Vox 1 W transistor is without hum.This model is 10 years old and is ok for home too,but the sound a little dry...
istvan
You have right this mini vox is new model.

[istvan]

Full power has the mini a hum too!
istvan