Foorever
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is the DC-3 class A?
Mesa Boogie DC-3
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I have another question about the DC 3 power amp section ... why 4 EL 84's? All the other 30 watt boogies use 2 EL 84's and a bit of "dyna watt" circuitry. I understand that the DC 3 is a 35 watt amp ... so each tube is contributing about 9 watts.
The Maverick power amp also uses 4 EL 84's as does the Peavey classic 30. I know there is more to Class A or Class AB than just number of power tubes (and yes I have read and barely understood the Class A vs. Class AB paper at the Mesa Boogie website : ? ).
cb
The Maverick power amp also uses 4 EL 84's as does the Peavey classic 30. I know there is more to Class A or Class AB than just number of power tubes (and yes I have read and barely understood the Class A vs. Class AB paper at the Mesa Boogie website : ? ).
cb
jdurso
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howdycb said:
there is another class A article that was in Guitar Player a couple months back that i found a little more clear cut in defining class A... and to the point of the artcile niether the Maverick or the DC3 or even the Lone Star Special are ture class A if that means anything to you
I think what the defining issue should be is "does this power amp configuration preserve the 2nd harmonic?" Its my understanding that the ability to include (or more correctly "not cancel") the 2nd harmonic in the output is what makes the class A sound so desirable. Does the Maverick power amp do this (preserve the 2nd harmonic?) ... does the DC 3's power do it?
