D style amp overtones

[barny]

just been playing my newish amp and it seems to have got these lovely overtones happening ...iv just really noticed this recently....do amps take time to break in..somethings happened and it sounds brilliant...
could it maybe be speaker....?
just curious what would change..or its maybe me thats getting to grips with setting it....

[Scott Whigham]

Probably the speaker - is it new speaker? Did you get a new cable? New strings?

[barny]

Originally Posted by Scott Whigham

Probably the speaker - is it new speaker? Did you get a new cable? New strings?

Tayden speakers...a great brit and true brit...thats all thats changed really....its got like a 3D kind od sound iff you know what i mean....i love this amp...yeah it is a new speaker...well maybe 4 months old

[StevenStrat]

might be the speaker breaking in, or you've simply never noticed them before.

Which amp did you get ?

[barny]

Originally Posted by StevenStrat

might be the speaker breaking in, or you've simply never noticed them before.

Which amp did you get ?

its a RDA built by Rob Dix in the UK

[Scott Whigham]

Oh man - I remember that demo of that amp. That thing sounded amazing. Made me want one!

[barny]

Originally Posted by Scott Whigham

Oh man - I remember that demo of that amp. That thing sounded amazing. Made me want one!

yeah thats the one ....its got even better...!

[barny]

theres a bit of a demo iff anybody wants to listen ....its one of Robs amps called the Dualist...
DUALIST at the Vintage Guitar Fair, about 4.30 into this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_5iKkEma4Q&feature=g-all

[Carl_Tone]

Hi barny...it will keep getting better until you have fully broken in the speakers and amp.

Also depending on what you currently run, tubes may make a difference too.

If you really want your head to spin...read some Scott Lerner posts on what make 'em sound better.

Most new speakers are like butterflies barely cracking the cocoon.

[barny]

Originally Posted by Carl_Tone

Hi barny...it will keep getting better until you have fully broken in the speakers and amp.

Also depending on what you currently run, tubes may make a difference too.

If you really want your head to spin...read some Scott Lerner posts on what make 'em sound better.

Most new speakers are like butterflies barely cracking the cocoon.

thanks...i was thinking that could be the case ...i didnt know you could break a amp in as well though...its EH tubes in it,,,i like the sound of them...

[Carl_Tone]

Originally Posted by barny

thanks...i was thinking that could be the case ...i didnt know you could break a amp in as well though...its EH tubes in it,,,i like the sound of them...

Yes there is a break in period for the amp as well.

Just ask the redplate owners.


Speakers are really the bigger deal though...imho


they can go from sounding reallly crap to sounding really good and it can take up to 6 mos if you are not giving heavy use to the amp.

[barny]

Originally Posted by Carl_Tone

Yes there is a break in period for the amp as well.

Just ask the redplate owners.


Speakers are really the bigger deal though...imho


they can go from sounding reallly crap to sounding really good and it can take up to 6 mos if you are not giving heavy use to the amp.

thanks for the info..

[Dave_C]

I've noticed that my Glaswerks SOD II has seemed to open up and "break-in" over time, but it could be that I'm just dialing it in better too. I break-in all my speakers with a variac for 24 hours before use, so I don't think it's a speaker thing, especially given that I've noticed this sweetening with every speaker I use, even those w/o as many hours as others (after the formal break-in).

[jspax7]

I built a D'Lite a few years ago. Yes, components settle in, the tubes break in too. I noticed a gradual sweetening of the amp within the first 40 hours. My speaker was already broken in.

[glaswerks]

Amps break in over time due to temperature cycling of the components.

The sound change is very dramatic on a new amp on its first power up. You can hear it change a lot over the course of it's first hour of life....