yes indeed, store demos are hard to make happen
so dangerous to go out into public or retail spaces
the point made about arc tube amps is a good one - i too have been an arc guy for 15-20 years now, even though i dabble with other amps
arc tube amps since the late 90’s have a special sound, signficantly more extended on both ends of the frequency spectrum than most typical tube amps that roll off treble and bass ... the tradeoff is that arc also leans out the midrange, so there is somewhat less tubey glow and fuzzy-blanket sounding midrange of most other tube amps - so if you really like the tonal balance of your vsi55, pls do consider a more modern arc tube amp for a similar flavor, just more modernized (e.g., even more transparent presentation)
so dangerous to go out into public or retail spaces
the point made about arc tube amps is a good one - i too have been an arc guy for 15-20 years now, even though i dabble with other amps
arc tube amps since the late 90’s have a special sound, signficantly more extended on both ends of the frequency spectrum than most typical tube amps that roll off treble and bass ... the tradeoff is that arc also leans out the midrange, so there is somewhat less tubey glow and fuzzy-blanket sounding midrange of most other tube amps - so if you really like the tonal balance of your vsi55, pls do consider a more modern arc tube amp for a similar flavor, just more modernized (e.g., even more transparent presentation)