HOVERCRAFT amps...real talk

[birthofsound]

Am I the only one waiting to hear some hi-fidelity clips of these amps?
Maybe even some different players through them?
I get that they are selling like hotcakes so it's not a priority of the owner I guess, but the demo's are damn shitty overall.

I want to buy one, but not before I get a better sense of what they are capable of. A proper walkthrough of the different features, etc.
Why haven't there been any reviews or demos by some of the big time amp related Youtube channels?
If I were running a business I wouldn't be posting iphone audio of my amps online...
Just seems lazy to me...idk.
Thoughts?

[Kalopsia]

I'm interested in these as well, The only thing stopping me from buying one is lack of solid, concise info, reviews and sound clips. Surely some of the stoner / doom peeps round here have had a dabble?

[AxAxSxS]

I'm interested in these as well, The only thing stopping me from buying one is lack of solid, concise info, reviews and sound clips. Surely some of the stoner / doom peeps round here have had a dabble?

I think most of the stoner/doom peeps around here would consider them vastly under powered for that application. My take on them is they might make a decent bedroom amp.

[D.o.S.]

This is a weird couple of threads for new posters.

Do a search.

[OrangeSunn]

I believe there was a short discussion resently about these amps on the "find bossk an amp" thread.

[AxAxSxS]

This is a weird couple of threads for new posters.

Do a search.

Didn't even notice that. Hmmm.

[Holy Schnikes]

Bedroom amps they are not. I've had a couple Dwarvenauts and they're loud as fuck for 20W heads. Basically modded Jet City amps with a cosmetic overhaul. Nial is super cool and will tailor specs to your needs. They sound real nice and I never had any trouble with mine. Just moved on to higher wattage stuff and let those two move on down the road.

[AxAxSxS]

I just think they'd get buried when up against the other stuff we use.
Edit: I don't mean "bedroom amp" as a derogatory. Some folks have an application for an amp that is not designed to be as loud as humanly possible. I'm just not one of them. I love the look of them and as they are semi local, totally support them as a business. just tend to loose interest in anything that is rated as 20 watts. to me 50 is small. And 50 can def be plenty loud as well! If I didn't have my practice space in my home I'd probably be more interested.

[Holy Schnikes]

I just think they'd get buried when up against the other stuff we use.
Edit: I don't mean "bedroom amp" as a derogatory. Some folks have an application for an amp that is not designed to be as loud as humanly possible. I'm just not one of them. I love the look of them and as they are semi local, totally support them as a business. just tend to loose interest in anything that is rated as 20 watts. to me 50 is small. And 50 can def be plenty loud as well! If I didn't have my practice space in my home I'd probably be more interested.

Oh, I totally agree. I'm not saying they'll stack up against big amps, not the Dwarvenauts at least. I was honestly hoping it would be good for "bedroom/at home" use but to get it sounding nice it needed some actual volume of which is has lots. Not much taper on the volume control. I was pretty shocked at how loud they got, could probably hang with some 50 watters depending on the situation.

[goroth]

There's approx 4dB difference between a 20 and a 50 watter. Depending on speaker efficiency you could get a 20 watter louder than a 50. Also, wattage is only measured until the amp breaks up. If you're running it distorted that is also going to affect both the real and the perceived volume.

[AxAxSxS]

yeah, but record guitar and bass tracks at the same volume and then cut the guitar 4db and it will be inaudible. 4 doesn't seem like much as it's a small number. But when applied it is significant. My tech measured the output of my 1200s at around 150 watts. thats about an 8.8 db difference from a 20 watt head if the speakers can be assumed to be the same. Not going to work out well.

[goroth]

That's what I mean. If you get speakers that are 3dB more efficient you negate the difference in wattage. For example trading a greenback for an EVL.

[Boxbie]

This is a weird couple of threads for new posters.

Do a search.

What is this, TPG??

[Iommic Pope]

Oh my god there's SCIENCE HAPPENING IN HERE!
Physics and anatomy, come together in an evolutionary cum bath!
I need to go get some fucking SLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!

[D.o.S.]

This is a weird couple of threads for new posters.

Do a search.

What is this, TPG??

Just being suspicious. I could totally be off the mark.

I did a search:
ilovefuzz.com/search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&keywords=Hovercraft

They're allegedly modded Jet Cities, I think? But they look great and sound good.