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Old 11-21-2019, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 1KW View Post
Are you talking about speakers less than 4 ohms when you say low impedance loads ? Works fine with 4 ohm speakers. My 501's sound fantastic driving my SF Strads. , plenty of bass even at low volumes. Fast , slow I can only say the midrange is sweet, never felt the high's were rolled off . Fantastic amp. that packs a lot of power in a relatively small package that will fit in almost any cabinet or rack uniike the new 600 watt mono amps.
You obviously have one that is working properly. When I say "low impedance loads" I mean speakers with impedance consistently at 2 ohm or below. A sensitivity of say 86 and a 1.5 impedance I would not recommend for a 501. I personally would never use the 2 ohm tap that Mac supplies. But that's just my opinion. Others may have good results with this tap.

You have a wonderful vintage amp. Enjoy!
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