Soundlab 20w "valve" amps

[pyrohaz]

Hey guys, I have searched the forums for a post like this, along with google but to no avail

Does anybody know about these cheapo Soundlab 20w "valve" amp deals? Im expecting it to just be a valve preamp stage seeming at 20w valve stage would be kinda pricey (considering these amps are only costing lke £60) can anyone give me insight?

http://www.boomerangsounds.co.uk/product.php?xProd=1571

Cheers as ever!

[T-Bird]

Hi.

I have no experience about that brand, but IMHO as a DIYer is that it's impossible to build (sell) a 20W tube output section.

That said, it is possible to bend the numbers and say that a 5W tube amp equals 20W SS, so for the marketing people 5W tube = 20W SS

The safest assumption is the same as Yours though, a 12AX7 somewhere in there.

Regards
Sam

[KramerBassFan]

Or likes like a Behringer, and throws "valve" around, even with the lack of any real tube components, and it just claims it sounds like a valve amp.