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Re: marshall jubilee-out of phase ?

4/25/2000 1:41 PM
Trace
Re: marshall jubilee-out of phase ?
quote:
"i'll try reversing the speaker leads, but you say it'll still be out?! geez, i can't win."
 
 
In theory you'll be in phase but to me it still sounds a tad funky with something like a Vox AC30. The phase meter on a Neve VR console also shows it as being a "little" out of phase with some other amps but nearly as bad as before.  
 
quote:
"finally find the amp i've always wanted, and theres a problem. just can't win."
 
 
Realize that if it sounds good to you then THAT'S all that counts!! I know many engineers who love to set up multiple mics and get a cool tone buy literally causing phase cancellations in certain frequencies.  
 
quote:
"do you know what feature or the circuitry causes this, and can it be reversed? why would they do this in the 1st place?"
 
 
Without getting inside of one of those amps with the expressed purpose of correcting the phase, I really couldn't tell you. I suspect that when they got the amp done it sounded fine so they ran with it and rightfully so since they had no plans of running that amp with any other amp(s). On it's own it sounds fine and that's what really counts. I'm sure when they designed it that they didn't think anyone was going to use it with a Vox, Fender, Peavey, or any other amp.  
 
Trace