Comments on: regarding guitar tube amplifiers? http://vintage-stereo-equipment.com/regarding-guitar-tube-amplifiers Seller of Vintage Tube Amplifiers, Vacuum Tubes and Accessories Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:55:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: wires http://vintage-stereo-equipment.com/regarding-guitar-tube-amplifiers/comment-page-1#comment-245 wires Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:05:41 +0000 http://vintage-stereo-equipment.com/regarding-guitar-tube-amplifiers#comment-245 A pre amp is a low level amplifier meant to be the first stage in amplification. It generally brings to signal up to "line" or "aux" level. It is not intended to drive speakers. Pre amps are often used to connect to a mixer, the mixer in turn feeding a power amp. A power amp is generally meant to accept the line or aux levels in and amplify them to drive speakers. Some amplifiers are both in one box. You can connect your instrument to the input and speakers to the output. A pre amp is a low level amplifier meant to be the first stage in amplification. It generally brings to signal up to “line” or “aux” level. It is not intended to drive speakers. Pre amps are often used to connect to a mixer, the mixer in turn feeding a power amp.

A power amp is generally meant to accept the line or aux levels in and amplify them to drive speakers.

Some amplifiers are both in one box. You can connect your instrument to the input and speakers to the output.

]]> By: jonas torregrec http://vintage-stereo-equipment.com/regarding-guitar-tube-amplifiers/comment-page-1#comment-244 jonas torregrec Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:46:40 +0000 http://vintage-stereo-equipment.com/regarding-guitar-tube-amplifiers#comment-244 pre amp will distort so if you have a all tube amp you will get sweeter tone when distorted pre amp will distort
so if you have a all tube amp you will get sweeter tone when distorted

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