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TINY 1/2 watt tube head...this is crazy.
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  1. October 25th, 2009, 03:10 PM #1
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    Actually sounds pretty dang good!
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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jim p
    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
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    through a 4x12 that sound has some serious muscle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FrankenFretter


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

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    Yeah, real good!

    I had this 2W amp before..it was real nice for some stuff:
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    Quote Originally Posted by P.J.
    They are very cool little amps. If they were only less expensive I'd get one in a heartbeat!

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

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    1) Sounds great through the 4x12 cab!!

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

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