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With the gain up past 12:00 you will get hiss and gain noise, when I had nothing plugged into the front and had the gain up the unit was microphonic because of the high gain, this is pretty normal although you may have a bad tube. There is no way I could run any high gain amp or preamp without...

Here's a clip with the Recto Pre, 2:100, Mesa Recto cabs. http://www.thesamhillband.com/satall.mp3 Mark www.thesamhillband.com

Don't rule out the Axess stuff...wicked.

Your best to ask Bob Bradshaw at CAE or Mario at Axess Electronics. Axess has products like this as well with a quicker turn around time. Yes the amp selector will do amps and preamps. If you are not using heads and you just want to switch preamps then there are cheaper alternatives like the...

The 2:100 sounds better, trust me. Remember you must have a load on the Triple Rec(speaker or load box) at all times. You can easily switch between 2 preamps. You can switch between amps and preamps with a device like the "Amp Selector" by CAE..this keeps a load on the amps even if you just...

The Recto pre blows it away.

The CAE stuff will do what you are saying....also check out www.axess-electronics.com Mark

I think we hear alot about the 2:90 because it's a good amp and it's been in the market place for quite a while, lots of guys have them, the Recto 2:100 has only been around for the last 2 years or so, not as well known as the 2:90. The 2:100 is a great amp, just call Mesa and ask them the...

Pros: ..you can run stereo ..you can setup a switching system with a line mixer(this is a huge difference in sound quality when using FX like chorus, flange, reverb, etc. When using a line mixer you have complete control of your dry signal giving you higher fidelity. A singer would never plug...

I'm sure you'll love the Recto Pre, it sounds very heavy...I prefer the tone of a Recto Pre and 2:100 to a Dual or Triple Rec head. I run my stuff with a Bradshaw switcher and line mixer, I know that makes a big difference too, everything in parallel makes things so clean and crisp. Let us...

The thing about tube amps is usually when anything goes funky it is tube related, even if you just replaced them. It's a fact of life that tubes are unreliable and fail often....but sound and feel like God. Mark

I was using a Recto Pre for about 2 years live...it rocks. Very heavy sounding!! With a switcher you could easily run the Triaxis and Recto Pre together(Axess Electronics GRX4 or similar). Do yourself a favour and try a 2:100 Recto Poweramp, it sounds killer. I've A/B'ed the 2:90 and 2:100...

Exactly +1!!!!! Mark www.thesamhillband.com

I have a Mesa Rectifier Recording Preamp for sale. It re-tubed recently with Mesa tubes. Works, looks and sounds great. Asking $850usd or trade for TC G-Force. Mark Day www.thesamhillband.com [email protected]

Wow your tax system is worse than Canada..lol. I know there are guys in S America using this stuff perhaps you can find it used on Ebay in your area. Bradshaw makes similar products as well. I doubt you'll ever see Mesa do it. Mark