DB 680&728 vs. DB 750/751

[babebambi]

Only speaking of tone, will the pre/power combo cover all the bases of which the hybrid is capable in this case?

GAS is getting the best of me, I am already committed to a 728 and also have a good lead on a 680. But those integrated heads are sounding so very nice too.

Please talk me out of more purchase ...

[jasonbraatz]

If you already have the 728, get the 680.

The 750 is great as far as gigantic hybrid heads go, but it's not even in the same league as the 680/728 in my opinion. I don't know if anything is, really.

[tombowlus]

In all honesty, I find the DB659 to be a better match than the DB680 with the DB728. And yes, both the DB750 and DB751 are mack daddy heads, but the DB728 is a truly glorious beast! At least IME/IMHO, the DB659 brings out the best in it, and accentuates what it does so well. The DB680 sounds fine with it, too, but it tends to tame the beast a little too much (to my ears, at least).

Great score on the 728, though!

[Pickebass]

Originally Posted by tombowlus

In all honesty, I find the DB659 to be a better match than the DB680 with the DB728. And yes, both the DB750 and DB751 are mack daddy heads, but the DB728 is a truly glorious beast! At least IME/IMHO, the DB659 brings out the best in it, and accentuates what it does so well. The DB680 sounds fine with it, too, but it tends to tame the beast a little too much (to my ears, at least).

Great score on the 728, though!

As always Tom is dead on! I owned all the aguilar line at one time or another and actually at one time paired the 659 with the 728 and it is a wooly beast. I have the 750 and it's almost like owning a high powered sports car (think cobra 427)... just a dangerous amount of raw power. Keep small animals and children away... someone could get hurt.

[Foz]

Ya but with the DB 680 you have an excuse to buy another DB 728.

Two words for you my friend... "bi-amp".

You need to plan ahead for future GAS.

[Tom you made sexual harassment Panda sad... ]

[jasonbraatz]

Originally Posted by Pickebass

As always Tom is dead on! I owned all the aguilar line at one time or another and actually at one time paired the 659 with the 728 and it is a wooly beast.

See, the reason I liked the 680/728 combo so much was that you got all the tube "depth," it was ridiculously loud and punchy, but it was still really clean - not wooly at all.

Of course, then I put distortion in front of it, so, uh...

[ryanowens]

FYI....

Aguilar DB680 DB728 Tube amp of DOOM :)