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FrankenFretter
October 25th, 2009, 03:10 PM
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Actually sounds pretty dang good!

jim p
October 25th, 2009, 04:26 PM
Not sure but how does it compare to a Firefly amp that you could build for around 100 bucks. Ted Webber has a power supply transformer for 12 bucks and an output transformer for 8 bucks you can buy the blank PCB for 20 bucks. With the Firefly amp being simple tube circuits. The Nano amp must have a 200 volt switching power supply in that little box so DIY repair is not going to be easy.

tunghaichuan
October 25th, 2009, 04:41 PM
Not sure but how does it compare to a Firefly amp that you could build for around 100 bucks. Ted Webber has a power supply transformer for 12 bucks and an output transformer for 8 bucks you can buy the blank PCB for 20 bucks. With the Firefly amp being simple tube circuits. The Nano amp must have a 200 volt switching power supply in that little box so DIY repair is not going to be easy.

Here is the link to the guy with the FireFly PCBs:

http://web.me.com/calhoun/Site/Firefly_PCB.html

I've ordered from John before and he ships fast.

A few Fretters have built FireFly amps:

http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?t=4114

http://www.thefret.net/showthread.php?t=5702

ibanezjunkie
October 25th, 2009, 05:04 PM
through a 4x12 that sound has some serious muscle.

P.J.
January 4th, 2010, 03:27 AM
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Actually sounds pretty dang good!

They are very cool little amps. If they were only less expensive I'd get one in a heartbeat!

=-) PJ

deeaa
January 4th, 2010, 04:40 AM
Yeah, real good!

I had this 2W amp before..it was real nice for some stuff:
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MichaelE
January 5th, 2010, 12:11 AM
They are very cool little amps. If they were only less expensive I'd get one in a heartbeat!

=-) PJ

I agree. That's a bit on the pricey side when you still need a cab to get any tone out of it.

I remember the days when the bigger something was the more it cost.

duhvoodooman
January 5th, 2010, 06:52 AM
1) Sounds great through the 4x12 cab!!

2) $500??? You gotta be kidding me.

3) Why would you put an internal speaker in this? :rolleyes: Sounds like a bad transistor radio.

sumitomo
January 5th, 2010, 07:56 AM
They really sound good(not the internal speaker)those little tubes are tough,I'll bet you could smack 'em with a hammer and they wouldn't break.There is another small amph out there that uses a 12ax7 instead of these little aircraft tubes,but I haven't tried one and the cost is much lower.Sumi:D