Ah, gotcha. Ok then you can totally give all the credit to your amp and cabs plus your playing even if you don't want to.
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Genz Benz Streamliner, Part 10
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edmidlifecrisis
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So I am lucky enough to have 2 Streamliners. I bought a 900 a number of years ago, partially based on info from this forum, from a local shop that had one left. Good deal. And played it for a long time. Then a couple of years ago someone who worked at this shop decided to move away and sell his gear. So I bought his 600 for a ridiculously low price. I hooked it up to my rig (two Markbass cabs) and everyone loved the sound even more than the 900! So I have been using the 600 for gigs and band practice ever since and my 900 is a backup that I hook up now and then to give it some air! I had been using a Markbass amp that I sold since I didn't need 3 amps! It was a nice amp too.
Wonderful amps. I usually leave the amp on for a long time, too. Our practices are long so the amp is usually on for 5 hours plus.
Wonderful amps. I usually leave the amp on for a long time, too. Our practices are long so the amp is usually on for 5 hours plus.
Possible that with the 600, and less watts, you are able to push the amp a little harder and get more of that tube amp being pushed feel.
Nice!
My thoughts too. Or, with everyone’s love for swapping tubes to get a different flavor, maybe the tubes are different?
Speaking of... I just recently picked up a 2nd Streamliner 900. It sounds just as orgasmic as my first. I have a collection of tubes somewhere, that I bought when I was experimenting with my Shuttle 6.0s.
So, what is everyone’s favorite tube choices for their STMs?
I think there is a tube rolling thread for the streamliner. I still have the factory tubes in mine after all these years.
Mark
Not too long after I got mine I swapped in a set of 50's vintage RCA 7025's. I tried a JAN Phillips 5751 in V1 but prefer the 3 7025's.
Just swapped a NOS GE JAN 5751 in V1. All I can say is WOW! It is way more punchy and articulate. Reminds me of my Eden (I was a hardcore Eden guy), only better. Still finding out all this amp can do. Pretty awesome!
I've never given a thought to tube rolling on my Streamliner. It just seems perfect to me the way it already is. YMMV
I thought so too until I did the swap. It makes it sound even better. The only reason I did it was because there were so many TBers that raved about it in the tube rolling thread. I figured it was worth a try. They were right.
Cool!
I have seen where many have said it sounds better and maybe it does, but I am just so happy with mine that I can't see myself changing a thing.
Unlike a lot of class d amplifiers with tubes, Streamliners are very responsive to tube changes.
I think the cab that gets used with this amp makes a difference. My Epifani UL410 sounded a tad mushy or soft around the edges on the lows. The tube swap tightened it up without losing any of the warmth.Cool!
I have seen where many have said it sounds better and maybe it does, but I am just so happy with mine that I can't see myself changing a thing.
Oh I definitely agree with this. While it has sounded really good with all my cabs, it excels with the GK NEO 112's.
There were a lot of TBers that didn't like the Epi UL series with this head. I found that tweaking the EQ helped, but the tube swap let me back off some of the EQ settings.
Yes, I'm done with heavy amps and cabs. That is why I love my UL410. Handles 1000 watts, weighs only 56 pounds and moves a ton of air.
I had 2 Epi neo 1x12s that turned me against neodymiums. And, I haven't tried another Epifani since either. I should be more open minded and give the brand and neos a 2nd chance. But, I'm just over the moon happy with the Aggies.
Maybe the Epi speaker/cab combo wasn't quite right. My first experience with neos was when I put a pair of Deltalites in my Carvin 2x10 combo. It blew my mind that these light weight speaker could pound out so much bass and it lightened the combo too. The B&Cs in the Epi seem to be in the same league as the Deltalites and the cabinet build is top notch. I also hear a lot of raves about the Genz neos. Lots of great light weight cabs out there to choose from. Maybe there is one that is suited for you. I know my 61 year old back appreciates them.
