Showing posts with label Amplifier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amplifier. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Guitar amplifier pioneer Jim Marshall dies aged 88
LONDON (Reuters) - Jim Marshall, dubbed the "Lord of Loud" for his pioneering work on guitar amplifiers used by some of the greatest names in rock music, has died aged 88.A spokeswoman for the company he founded said he passed away in Milton Keynes, southeast England, on Thursday morning. She could not confirm reports that he had been suffering from cancer and had a series of strokes.
"It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved founder and leader for the past 50 years, Jim Marshall," said a statement on his companys website.
"While mourning the Guvnor though, we also salute a legendary man who led a full and truly remarkable life."
Tributes poured in for a man credited with helping to shape the sound of guitar rock.
"The news of Jim Marshall passing is deeply saddening," former Guns N Roses guitarist Slash said in a message on Twitter. "R & R will never be the same w/out him. But, his amps will live on FOREVER!"
His company said in a written tribute: "Your memory, the music and joy your amps have brought to countless millions for the past five decades and that world-famous, omnipresent script logo that proudly bears your name will always live on."
TOWNSHEND, HENDRIX AMONG EARLY CLIENTS
Marshall is revered as one of the four forefathers of rock music equipment along with Leo Fender, Les Paul and Seth Lover.
Born in London in 1923, he started out as a drummer before going into business and founding Marshall Amplification in 1962.
In around 1960, a young Pete Townshend, later lead guitarist for The Who, first suggested to Marshall that he expand his music shop to sell guitars and amplifiers as well as drums.
According to an interview Marshall gave several years ago, the London store quickly turned into a "rocknroll labour exchange", and Marshall hired an engineer employed by a record label to help him build prototype amplifiers.
Marshall rejected the first five attempts but was happy with the sound of the 6th -- he received 23 orders for the new equipment on the first day alone.
Legendary musicians including Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton were among the early Marshall amp users.
When Hendrix walked into the store, Marshall recalled thinking to himself: "Bloody hell, heres another American guitarist wanting something for nothing."
But the guitarist paid the full price for everything he purchased without delay.
Marshall was awarded an OBE honor for services to the music industry and to charity, and he has donated millions of pounds to "worthy causes", according to his website.
They included the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore where he was reportedly treated for tuberculosis as a child.
(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, Editing by Christine Kearney)
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Source:http://ca.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idCABRE8340M220120405?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0&sp=true
Monday, November 17, 2014
Choosing the Right Amplifier for your Auto Sound System
Finding the best amplifier for your auto sound system can be a lot easier if you take the time ahead of time to learn what you need and what will work best with the sound system youve selected for your car, truck, or SUV. It helps to understand what an amplifier does in order to purchase the one that will best suit your needs. An amplifier takes a small sound, adds a little boost of its own, and then turns it into a big sound. The more power your amplifier has, the better quality of sound it will provide. An underpowered amplifier will have a thin, tinny sound that is rather unattractive in an auto sound system, or any other sound system for that matter.
You should also take care to remember that the power rating of an amplifier is the maximum power it is capable of expending not the amount that it will regularly use. The RMS rating of an amplifier is a good indication of its power output. One thing that is important to remember is that you should never buy an amplifier based on the maximum output or RMS rating. This number is more often than not incredibly misleading. If a driving, thumping bass beat is important to you then you should make sure that your amplifier has a bass boost button. This button will or switch will give a little bit of a boost to your bass. Its something I can pass on by many bass lovers cannot live without. Not all amplifiers have this so choose wisely and according to your preferences.
When it comes to amplifiers there are essentially four major classes (there are other classes but they are not all that common so I will not dwell on defining them) that represent the quality of sound you should expect from the system.
1) A. This class has a great output of quality sound but wastes huge amounts of energy in the process of creating that wonderful sound.
2) B. This class is slightly better than A as far as it wastes less energy and slightly worse as it produces a somewhat inferior quality of sound.
3) A/B. This resembles either A or B as far as sound and energy waste goes depending on the volume. Lower volumes will utilize the class A qualities of the amplifier while louder volumes are more in keeping with class B.
4) D. This class is primarily decent for producing a good bass sound and little else. The quality of sound and amount of energy wasted are both only moderate and neither are very impressive.
Of course this is the bare bones run through of the very basic amplifier basics. Another thing to note is that many people simply refer to amplifiers as amps rather than saying the entire word. Its slang but its so common that no one will blink if you do it. In fact you are far more likely to get funny looks for calling it an amplifier. Regardless of the small talk an amplifier isnt the end all be all of an auto sound system. It is only important if you feel it is important and many sound systems work splendidly without an extra amplifier to confuse the process and raise the price.
Whenever you decide to buy a new auto sound system for your car, truck, or SUV there is a moment of exhilaration and excitement as this is often a decision youve mulled over for quite a while rather than a spur of the moment decision. This exhilaration is promptly followed by a moment of complete and utter fear, as most of us have no clue what we really need. Hopefully, this has helped you decide whether or not you will need an amplifier and if you will, perhaps you can make a more educated and informed decision as to the type of amp you need.
150W Power Amplifier Dayton Audio APA150
Dayton Audios versitile APA150 can relinquish 75 watts into 2 channels, before 150 watts into 8 ohms while frozen to passage-mono mode. A built-fashionable, switchable low-pass filter makes this a countless subwoofer amp, and chock-a-block range line-level outputs allow designed for bi-amp configurations.
Technical Details :
- close to clamor-released fan process pro approach handle applications
- silky enlightened design looks useful in vogue every audio practice
- sky-scraping current, discrete output transistors with the purpose of run cool and serene
- adaptable 50-150 Hz low pass crossover gives you the area control you need
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Dayton Audio SA70 70W Subwoofer Amplifier
With 70 watts of clean power and a detailed quality prepared, this amplifier offers exceptional performance and significance making it unspoiled pro your after that project.
- Line-level and spokeswoman-level inputs for connection to slightly logic
- automobile-on circuit comes on the on the spot the amp is wanted
- movable 2nd order low-pass crossover from 60 Hz - 200 Hz
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