Quilter amps

[vibratoking]

Any of yous guys have any experience with these? Just wondering about them. Solid state Class D.

[NickC]

They're advertising that Allan Holdsworth is using their wares. He used to use a Pearce amp, which was also solid state. Interesting.

[NickC]

Here is a YouTube. To my ear, it's a decent sounding amp. Seems a lightweight and reliable grab-and-go amp for club-gigs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzQxVvQ86EQ#t=274

[Leo_Gnardo]

They're advertising that Allan Holdsworth is using their wares. He used to use a Pearce amp, which was also solid state. Interesting.

That just means "we gave one to Alan Holdsworth." Whether he's thrown over his usual rig for it, remains to be seen.

I've encountered the Pearce amps @ 25 years ago, and they were very good.

Quilter's had these out for a while. One of my customers brought his over. Small and lightweight all right. Claimed 200 watts. For all that power - it never got loud. Color me unimpressed.* The customer's regular Vibrolux Reverb with JBL K110's stomped it to pieces. But weighed in a good 40 pounds more. FWIW I think QSC's PA-on-a-stick is a much more successful product.

* Also unimpressed:

[NickC]

........ One of my customers brought his over. Small and lightweight all right. Claimed 200 watts. For all that power - it never got loud. Color me unimpressed.* The customer's regular Vibrolux Reverb with JBL K110's stomped it to pieces.........

That's an interesting observation Leo. I have long thought that air knows when it's being pushed by a vacuum (now tell me that statement isn't poetry in motion ), and digs it a LOT more than being pushed by sand.

[Bob S]

@ Nick - that right there sums it up for me.
I usually compare it to fluorescent lights. I can't see it flash at 60Hz but my brain perceives it.
I don't have perfect pitch hearing but my brain perceives music played by someone who does.
Tubes & transformers...