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NAD: VOX SUPERBEETLE MINI
Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 7:18 pm
by Maggieo
I couldn't stand it. So, I traded some kit for a new citizen of Tiny Amp Town. You know what? It's amazing.
Vox Superbeatle Mini Amp, June 27, 2021 by
Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr
Vox Superbeatle Mini Amp, June 27, 2021 by
Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr
Vox Superbeatle Mini Amp, June 27, 2021 by
Maggie Osterberg, on Flickr
Everyone should buy one and then make a blunt out of an onion.
Re: NAD: VOX SUPERBEATLE MINI
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:54 am
by Jonesie
Maggieo wrote: ↑Sun Jun 27, 2021 7:18 pm
Everyone should buy one and then make a blunt out of an onion.
Sounds dank, AF. Solid state, I imagine?
Re: NAD: VOX SUPERBEATLE MINI
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 8:04 am
by Gavanti
These are such good-looking little amps. I had a Pathfinder 210 SMR for awhile, and often regret selling it as it was great as a home to practice amp. These look like pretty solid successors.
Re: NAD: VOX SUPERBEATLE MINI
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:57 am
by Maggieo
Jonesie wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 5:54 am
Maggieo wrote: ↑Sun Jun 27, 2021 7:18 pm
Everyone should buy one and then make a blunt out of an onion.
Sounds dank, AF. Solid state, I imagine?
Yep, SS. Sounds pretty damn close to tubes. If I didn't know it was SS, I'd assume there was a 12ax7 and a single EL84 lurking in it. The "big" cab and Celestion speaker pprobably have a lot to do with it.
Re: NAD: VOX SUPERBEATLE MINI
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 1:22 pm
by Logrinn
It’s got a Nutube 6P1 and - I believe - a class D poweramp.
https://voxamps.com/product/vox-mini-superbeetle-25/
Re: NAD: VOX SUPERBEATLE MINI
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 2:30 pm
by Maggieo
Not sure about the poweramp, but that NuTube is really something.
Re: NAD: VOX SUPERBEATLE MINI
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2021 10:42 pm
by Logrinn
Indeed.
I have a Vox MV50 AC, that I believe are pretty similar in sound, and it sounds really really good.
https://voxamps.com/product/mv50-ac/
Re: NAD: VOX SUPERBEATLE MINI
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 12:21 pm
by Maggieo
I've compared the VMSB with my AC4HW, and the Super Beatle has more of an AC30 grind/chime thing going on. It might be more Vox-y than the AC4.
Re: NAD: VOX SUPERBEATLE MINI
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2021 4:33 pm
by budda12ax7
I’m very impressed with the cat tower....
Re: NAD: VOX SUPERBEATLE MINI
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2021 1:07 pm
by Maggieo
budda12ax7 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 01, 2021 4:33 pm
I’m very impressed with the cat tower....
The cats love it! one of my best pet-related purchases in the last few years.
Re: NAD: VOX SUPERBEATLE MINI
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2021 1:11 pm
by Embenny
That's an adorable little amp. It's like a small, Vox-shaped sculpture.
Re: NAD: VOX SUPERBEATLE MINI
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2021 2:21 pm
by Maggieo
mbene085 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 1:11 pm
That's an adorable little amp. It's like a small, Vox-shaped sculpture.
Honestly, that was a big part of its appeal. Then I played trough it and was sold. Man, it kicks ass. My JM Jag sounds like Pete Townshend's Gretsch through it.
Re: NAD: VOX SUPERBEATLE MINI
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2021 2:42 pm
by DrQuasar
This looks almost perfect! Does it run off a wall wart? Or is it more a laptop-style power situation?
MF has it classified as a hybrid amp, which is what I'm trying get rid of (old Music Man) b/c I want to go back to solid state. But this doesn't have the tubes I was worried about.
Never heard of NuTube before.
Looks really interesting.
Re: NAD: VOX SUPERBEATLE MINI
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2021 4:09 pm
by Maggieo
DrQuasar wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 2:42 pm
This looks almost perfect! Does it run off a wall wart? Or is it more a laptop-style power situation?
MF has it classified as a hybrid amp, which is what I'm trying get rid of (old Music Man) b/c I want to go back to solid state. But this doesn't have the tubes I was worried about.
Never heard of NuTube before.
Looks really interesting.
Yeah, it runs off a wall wart, a mid-stream big one, at that. I was dubious about NuTube, but I'm a believer now, and I've got some pretty boutique-y and vintage amps.
And it's so
DAMN CUTE! Oh, and loud AF.
Re: NAD: VOX SUPERBEETLE MINI
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2021 1:28 am
by Pacafeliz
Dammit Mags stop it...
