<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dan;<div><br></div><div>Your system sounds great. I'd love to hear it sometime.</div><div>Just one question: how come no tube amps?</div><div>You're going to have some guitar players screaming; most of the best guitar amps are all tube these days.</div><div>I know they waste a lot of power, but they're usually small compared to the PA system.</div><div>I've measured a few with a no load draw in the 20 to 40 watt range, maybe peaking at 100 watts. (Marshall 100w head)</div><div>I would think the Exeltech would make it sound better than they've ever heard.</div><div>Have you had problems?</div><div><br><div>
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avoid at all cost:<br><br>Incandescent stage lamps. Period. (Dan from FoxFire and Jason from Fafco are 100% on target on this.)<br><br>* Tube amplifiers of any kind.<br>* Class 'A' amplifiers (tube or solid state - doesn't matter).<br> Most sound people and musicians are clueless about this aspect<br> of their equipment. You'll have to either get the make and model of<br> the amps and talk with the respective manufacturers .. or go to a lot<br> of trouble to measure idle power for each.<br><br>Dan<br><br><br>-</td></tr></tbody></table></blockquote></div></div></body></html>