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Sansamp / Line6 / Strymon ???

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Hi All,
anyone use such "amp in a pedal" that you use for gigging ?
ie. something you can just plug into a house PA and get good amp / cab tones out of ?
 
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I run DI every week and have for the past handful of years, so yes. What is your budget and what amp are you after? A Helix or better yet a Kemper is ideal, XLR out etc. There are all kinds of options, single pre amp pedals with and without cab sims etc...but budget and style of music would determine a better answer.
 
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Nick-O said:
I run DI every week and have for the past handful of years, so yes. What is your budget and what amp are you after? A Helix or better yet a Kemper is ideal, XLR out etc. There are all kinds of options, single pre amp pedals with and without cab sims etc...but budget and style of music would determine a better answer.
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Thanks,
I'm not too worried about budget, the Strymon Iridium is $399USD and looks like a great new unit, so anything in tah ballpark would be good.
The Blackstar HT-DUAL also looks like it will fit the bill, but reports of poor reliability and 300VDC power input are of some concern

I'm not after anything full on like a Kemper, I just want good marshall tone in a box, if that helps with any recommendations ?
 
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au_rick said:
The Blackstar HT-DUAL also looks like it will fit the bill, but reports of poor reliability and 300VDC power input are of some concern
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I have no first hand experience so can't comment on reliability but the power input is not 300V, the pedal operates from a low voltage DC supply and this is stepped up inside the pedal to provide the high voltage HT supply for the valve.
 
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Add NUX Solid Studio IR to the mix, anyone used one of these ??
 
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PaulD said:
I have no first hand experience so can't comment on reliability but the power input is not 300V, the pedal operates from a low voltage DC supply and this is stepped up inside the pedal to provide the high voltage HT supply for the valve.
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Yes, it seems they use 22V input, but some reading I've done complains that the internal 300v causes other pedals nearby to hum badly ?
 
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