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SWR Interstellar!!

Discussion in 'Amps and Cabs [BG]' started by BassPulsar, Jul 17, 2003.

  1. Jul 17, 2003 #1
    BassPulsar

    BassPulsar

    Oct 16, 2002
    Portugal
    Hi!!

    From what I read at the SWR website (and a review that can be found there) the SWR IOD can be used as a power amp directly connected to a cab.
    Does anyone have any experience using it this way (loudness, sound quality, ...).
    I was thinking of using the IOD as a poweramp just to practice at home. Do you think that this is OK? (live I'll use it with another power amp).

    Does anyone have sound clips of the IOD?

    Thanks all!
     
  2. Jul 17, 2003 #2
    bgavin

    bgavin

    May 3, 2001
    Orangevale, CA 95662
    8 watts...

    Mine is mounted in a rack larger than my Peavey Minx practice amp, so I use the Peavey instead.
     
  3. Jul 17, 2003 #3
    hibeam

    hibeam

    Oct 16, 2002
    USA
    AFAIK, the SWR IOD's internal power is meant to drive nothing more than headphones. I doubt it could be used for anything else.
     
  4. Jul 17, 2003 #4
    BassPulsar

    BassPulsar

    Oct 16, 2002
    Portugal
    Thanks!!

    I think that the output is something like 4 or 5 watts.

    The review says thay it seems pretty loud!!!!
     
  5. Jul 17, 2003 #5
    Tapp

    Tapp

    Aug 29, 2001
    USA, Mississippi
    No, Do NOT drive headphones. Most headphones have a high impedance and could possibly damage the output transformer on the "Stella".

    Yes, you can use the Stella as a practice amp driving an 8ohm cabinet. Using a 4ohm or 16ohm cab would probably not hurt.

    What's fun is plugging a guitar cab and guitar and using the Stella as an amp. It cranks! The EQ controls are not in the circuit when doing this but it still sounds pretty cool for what it is.

    Tapp
     
  6. Jul 23, 2003 #6
    amper

    amper

    Dec 4, 2002
    US
    Sorry, no sound clips...

    But yes, the 'Stella can be used as a power amp. If you connect a speaker to the "Speaker Out" jack, you get 5w into 8 ohms.

    It makes a kick-ass guitar amp.

    The only prob is that the speaker out is pre-eq, so no tone shaping available...