How would a triaxis sound with a 50/50?
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Robert S.
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Re: How would a triaxis sound with a 50/50?
I've never played into a 50/50 but I'm sure they sound awesome, why wouldn't they?
The 2:90 and 50/50 don't have seperate power and stand by switches so you need to connect a cabnet to each output. Supposedly if you dont plug anything into the input and you zero the volume you can run without a load but I wouldn't recommend it. A sound guy set a mic stand behind on of my cabs at a show and unplugged the speaker wire from the speaker. It cooked the screen resisters on that channel.
The rule is, if you fire up an amp make sure it's connected to a speaker. The 2:90 and 50/50 are stereo, so you need 2 speakers.
I've never played into a 50/50 but I'm sure they sound awesome, why wouldn't they?
The 2:90 and 50/50 don't have seperate power and stand by switches so you need to connect a cabnet to each output. Supposedly if you dont plug anything into the input and you zero the volume you can run without a load but I wouldn't recommend it. A sound guy set a mic stand behind on of my cabs at a show and unplugged the speaker wire from the speaker. It cooked the screen resisters on that channel.
The rule is, if you fire up an amp make sure it's connected to a speaker. The 2:90 and 50/50 are stereo, so you need 2 speakers.
Re: How would a triaxis sound with a 50/50?
I use a Triaxis with a 50/50 and I can attest that it sounds awesome! I couldn't be happier. Soooo many different sounds to work with. Now I may upgrade to a 2/90 next year or even later as I know it has some different options and is what the tri was really made for. But its not really on the top of my priority list since I get a great sound right now. And I will say from a volume perspective the 50/50 is LOUD. I mean...insanely peel your face off loud. I run it really high, 7 or 8, as I want power tube distortion, but I have the pre-amp master and channel volumes very low. I can't turn the Tri-Axis pre-amp master above 2 or 3 with the 50/50 that high or it will blow me out of my basement hehe. Unfortunately I don't have any clips!
I use a Triaxis with a 50/50 and I can attest that it sounds awesome! I couldn't be happier. Soooo many different sounds to work with. Now I may upgrade to a 2/90 next year or even later as I know it has some different options and is what the tri was really made for. But its not really on the top of my priority list since I get a great sound right now. And I will say from a volume perspective the 50/50 is LOUD. I mean...insanely peel your face off loud. I run it really high, 7 or 8, as I want power tube distortion, but I have the pre-amp master and channel volumes very low. I can't turn the Tri-Axis pre-amp master above 2 or 3 with the 50/50 that high or it will blow me out of my basement hehe. Unfortunately I don't have any clips!
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Robert S.
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Re: How would a triaxis sound with a 50/50?
You aren't supposed to run the 50/50 or 2:90 on only one cabnet, they are stereo and a cab a side is the way it works. If you don't plug into a channel and turn the level to zero you can run only one side, but I'd run a dummy 8 ohm load on the output anyways. Why take chances with your rig.
If the 212 cab had 2 eight ohm or 2 four ohm speakers in it you could wire it for stereo, same with a 412.
Jeff, if you think the 50/50 is mean you should hear a 2:90. They are absolutely brutal. The thing you'd like is the 1/2 power option. It really lets you get the power tubes working for some settings while allowing you the clean headroom for others. I run my 2:90 into single 112s and it's still deafening with a lot of power to spare. I rarely turn the 2:90 past 1 oclock because I'd be heard in the next county, but the ability to vary the amout of power tube saturation really helps shape your tone.
You aren't supposed to run the 50/50 or 2:90 on only one cabnet, they are stereo and a cab a side is the way it works. If you don't plug into a channel and turn the level to zero you can run only one side, but I'd run a dummy 8 ohm load on the output anyways. Why take chances with your rig.
If the 212 cab had 2 eight ohm or 2 four ohm speakers in it you could wire it for stereo, same with a 412.
Jeff, if you think the 50/50 is mean you should hear a 2:90. They are absolutely brutal. The thing you'd like is the 1/2 power option. It really lets you get the power tubes working for some settings while allowing you the clean headroom for others. I run my 2:90 into single 112s and it's still deafening with a lot of power to spare. I rarely turn the 2:90 past 1 oclock because I'd be heard in the next county, but the ability to vary the amout of power tube saturation really helps shape your tone.
HolyDirt
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Re: How would a triaxis sound with a 50/50?
are you sure about the low power option? on the mesa site under manuals it says that the "lo power" switch reduces the wattage to 15 watts... and aobut the dummy load... what resistance of resistor and what watt rating?Robert S. said:
Donkey Abdul
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Re: How would a triaxis sound with a 50/50?
What about the new Stereo 2:Fifty?
http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Stereo_Power/stereo2-50/stereo2-50.html
What about the new Stereo 2:Fifty?
http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Stereo_Power/stereo2-50/stereo2-50.html
Donkey Abdul
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Re: How would a triaxis sound with a 50/50?
It was the older model, the 50:50 that had the low-power mode which could switch the amp to 2x15 watts. Why would they remove such a useful feature from the new version? Very mysterious.
It was the older model, the 50:50 that had the low-power mode which could switch the amp to 2x15 watts. Why would they remove such a useful feature from the new version? Very mysterious.
