Re: Behringer WTF?

It could have an inverter built into it that steps up the voltage, but I'm just speculating....

Rookie wrote:


On at least one of the tube pedals, you can clearly see a 9V DC input jack. This means it runs the tube a low voltage (AKA starved plate voltage). Most of the better units run them at high voltage. One decent low voltage unit is the Chandler Tube Driver. But even that
unit is real picky on tube choice. I had to try over a dozen tubes to
find one with a convincing distortion tone. FWIW, try before you buy.
Tubes can often be as much marketing as circuit design.



That was a really good point. I guess we will have to wait till those pedals hit the market and get tested to see if they are worth the price.
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