hankspencer
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Does anyone know of the power amp of the orange super crush 100 is the same as the orange pedal baby? On the surface, they look the same but trying to confirm.
Orange Super crush 100 and pedal baby
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zeropluszero
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Allegedly they're the same.
I have a pedalbaby, I have wondered if it actually does have a functional preamp.
I have a pedalbaby, I have wondered if it actually does have a functional preamp.
hankspencer
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How do you like the pedal baby?
zeropluszero
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I'd be lying if I said id given it a chance. I should probably sell it since I play headphones basically. Not a complaint on the device, and I don't really have the experience to say it's better or worse than another product.
Related: someone on TDPRI posted a gutshot of the Orange Super Crush 100 in this thread, Solid State amp recommendation needed. You can't see it in the picture, but the poster says there are two TDA7294 chips. (He also mistakenly says these are class-D, which is incorrect, so take his commentary with a grain of salt.)
That essentially makes the power section of the SC100 a "Gainclone". The TI LM3886 is the more popular chip to use for HiFi Gainclones, but the concept is the same. The TDA7294, LM3886, etc are basically "power op-amps". With a careful layout, it's pretty easy to create a solid class AB power amp, suitable for HiFi (or guitar amps, as Orange has done).
After I saw that gutshot, I thought it would be easy to create a DIY class AB solid state guitar amp (and it should be pretty easy if you want to do it Gainclone-style, like Orange did). As I started researching it, I stumbled on Rod Elliott's site, this project in particular: Project 27: 100W Guitar Amplifier Mk II. Here are plans for a discrete power amp, and it appeals to me because he specifically overbuilt it to survive the rigors of stage use.
That essentially makes the power section of the SC100 a "Gainclone". The TI LM3886 is the more popular chip to use for HiFi Gainclones, but the concept is the same. The TDA7294, LM3886, etc are basically "power op-amps". With a careful layout, it's pretty easy to create a solid class AB power amp, suitable for HiFi (or guitar amps, as Orange has done).
After I saw that gutshot, I thought it would be easy to create a DIY class AB solid state guitar amp (and it should be pretty easy if you want to do it Gainclone-style, like Orange did). As I started researching it, I stumbled on Rod Elliott's site, this project in particular: Project 27: 100W Guitar Amplifier Mk II. Here are plans for a discrete power amp, and it appeals to me because he specifically overbuilt it to survive the rigors of stage use.
