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04-13-2011, 04:12 PM
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Not considering tone, features, size/weight, on average, who makes the loudest (dB/watt) solid state amps out there? I'm not looking for a scientific answer, just from what people have heard and played through. I hear that Hartke HA amps are up there in terms of loudness. Any thoughts? |
04-13-2011, 04:33 PM
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04-13-2011, 04:35 PM
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04-13-2011, 04:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: KY USA | | | Yeah, an amp is silent without speakers. Speaker cab efficiency and number of speakers are essential parameters in generating loudness. A large Nexo PA system would be in the running for loudest system. Some audio laboratory in Germany might take the cake.
Aside from musical amps+speakers, the loudest in the world would be moving molten lava within the Earth through the 'speaker' at Krakatoa volcano. The eruption in 1883 was reportedly heard from over 3,000 miles away. Ah, but that's seismic rather than solid state. |
04-13-2011, 05:00 PM
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04-13-2011, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by john nam  Is he throwing bananas at the speaker?? | Who hasn't.
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04-13-2011, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by john nam Is he throwing bananas at the speaker?? | Duuuuh!
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04-13-2011, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by AwkwardLoudness Yeah, an amp is silent without speakers. Speaker cab efficiency and number of speakers are essential parameters in generating loudness. A large Nexo PA system would be in the running for loudest system. Some audio laboratory in Germany might take the cake.
Aside from musical amps+speakers, the loudest in the world would be moving molten lava within the Earth through the 'speaker' at Krakatoa volcano. The eruption in 1883 was reportedly heard from over 3,000 miles away. Ah, but that's seismic rather than solid state. | I think we're all looking "Seismic State" |
04-13-2011, 05:20 PM
| | | | Class-d is the loudest per ampere pulled from the wall socket.
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04-13-2011, 05:23 PM
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04-13-2011, 05:42 PM
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04-13-2011, 05:43 PM
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04-13-2011, 05:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Orange County, CA | | | I understand about the speaker thing, but I already have cabs, I'm just looking for a loud backup amp. |
04-13-2011, 05:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bristol, Connecticut, USA | | | Yep. There's no loudest amp in terms of db / watt, that is the speaker system's job. |
04-13-2011, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by john nam I understand about the speaker thing, but I already have cabs, I'm just looking for a loud backup amp. | Do you mean combo amp?  |
04-13-2011, 05:59 PM
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04-13-2011, 07:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Orange County, CA | | | Not a combo, an amp. I disagree, there are 500 watt amps that are quiet and others that are loud as hell, when played through the same cabs. Like Frankenp said, I used to play through an old BXR 300 and it was unbelievably loud (and heavy) and I doubt that the speaker was that sensitive. |
04-13-2011, 07:19 PM
| | | | There isn't a scientific answer like maybe the gain setting isn't matched.
Class-d is still going to get the most out of an outlet. If it's too quiet and some more gain.
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04-13-2011, 07:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bristol, Connecticut, USA | | I understand what you are saying now but the truth of the matter is that a watt is a watt. The only way that one 500 watt amp is louder than another through the same cab is if the manufacturers are using different methods of rating their amps. I guess that isn't beyond the realm of possibility!  I wish I knew who made the loudest 500 watt amp but sadly I don't  |
04-13-2011, 07:29 PM
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...even if you don't this will be pretty loud...
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