Talk:Vox AC30

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Would it be worthwhile to include electronic specifications and details about the amplifier, such as schematics and remarks on the construction? --Hector 00:46, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] First class, yes! Class A, no.

I've corrected the statement that the AC-30 is a class A amp. It isn't, though that idea is very widely held and circulated in the guitar amp community, to the point of being a cherished myth. I've listed three different technical citations in support of this fact. If you want to dispute my changes, please provide similarly technical citations to support your view. I doubt you'll find any. "Such-and-such-amp-guru said so" is not proof; class A operation is a well-defined engineering concept, and is not a matter of opinion. Most amp gurus simply parrot this myth because it's what they've always heard. If you set out to prove that it really is class A (as I once did), you'll learn a lot and quickly discover the truth, so I encourage you to do so.

Please don't follow up with "It's class A at lower volume levels.". Nearly all class AB tube amps run in class A at low to moderate levels, Fenders and Marshalls included. An amp needs to be class A at all output levels in order to be a class A amp. Again, this is by definition, and not an opinion.

This is in no way a denigration of the AC-30, because there is nothing "wrong" with class AB. It is a fantastic amp, a legend and deservedly so. The fact that its output circuitry is class AB and that so many people ascribe its very real sonic virtues to a non-existant "fact" do nothing to diminish its greatness.

Even Vox themselves don't claim it's a class A amp. See their web page. 64.171.68.130 22:13, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

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