Opinions on best vintage amplifiers

[shelly_d]

Zombie Thread. Lets all jump in and provide excellent advice on a 5 year old inquiry.

All joking aside, this is why I enjoy this forum, even 5 years later we are trying to be helpful. Great people here.

 

[Old Guy8]

Wonder if he ever bought anything, since 2017?

 

[KentTeffeteller]

McIntosh integrated amp! That's just me though.............

You're not alone, I did just this.

 

[Northwinds]

But if your doing critical listening at a levels of 60-80db, 6-8 feet away from the source, why do you need so much headroom - wattage? Ok, Pro audio i understand, a band, a bar, a banquet hall you need more wattage to fill the space and that the amps won't fatigue , but a 12 x 18' room? i don't know much about headroom, but i think it's equivalent to a reserve gas tank in case you run out of gas there is a reserve, but a modest reserve i can understand but a reserve equal to the actual gas tank it self? that i don't understand...what does all that actual headroom do that is actually audible? What extra does it extract from the source?

I listen at much higher levels lol. I also play along with a Marshall 205H w/ 4x12 lead slant cab. I need the power as I play at concert levels. My wife is very cool about it. My listening area is 16x26 with 8ft ceiling. My stereo is opposite the halfstack. When your playing or listening at around 100dbs or more, you need the extra headroom so there is no clipping in transients or dynamic peaks. Lots of threads here discussing the importance of headroom

 

[jamiecantar]

I listen at much higher levels lol. I also play along with a Marshall 205H w/ 4x12 lead slant cab. I need the power as I play at concert levels. My wife is very cool about it. My listening area is 16x26 with 8ft ceiling. My stereo is opposite the halfstack. When your playing or listening at around 100dbs or more, you need the extra headroom so there is no clipping in transients or dynamic peaks. Lots of threads here discussing the importance of headroom

Ok, that makes sense. Not that there's anything wrong with it. It has it's applications, if your playing high levels consistently with big bursts then, more power is better than less power to prevent clipping...I don't understand too much about it, hence the question. I always thought it was about gain on the volume preamp and all that jargon.

Cool set up. Marshall's - Rock on brother, enjoy