Tubes for me thank you.
I do have a new Axe FXIII, but run it through tube power/preamp, and regular speakers. No FRFR for me either, unless its a Meyer MJF212. And the 212 is $5000 used.
2001 Fender Cyber Twin I got new, ad has been my grab, and go/practice amp ever since. Though it does have 2 x 12ax7 preamp tubes, its solid state power amp, and digital effects. Also put in 2 x Celestion Cream/90w Alnico/2 x NOS Mullard/Blackburn I61 tubes. Great amp, and has been very dependable. IMHO though, the distortion on solid state power amps is nowhere near the same vs a tube amp, when power amp tubes interact with the phase inverter tube.
On the other hand, Ive got an exact copy of a 1966 Marshall JTM45 non tremolo head from Metropoulos Amplification. He used as many of the original components possible. NOS Mustard caps. Mine is the LTD ED. $2000 in tubes alone. 2 1956 coated glass x Marconi Osram KT66s. 2x Mullard 10M Mastr Series Gold Pins. 1957 Mullard MC1 Longplate, Mullard 1961 Fat Base GZ34, 4 x 12 Pulsonic Celestion G12Hs loaded in a cabinet made by Pete Mather. Its an exact copy of the Marshall JTM45/100 Bottom Oversized TVB cabinet with EC Collins Pinstripe cloth. This cloth was used on London Bus Seats, and they quit making it in 1968, so they went to Basketweave. It takes 8 hours, done by hand to make a piece large enough for 1 TVB cabinet. $500 just for the cloth, and it does make a difference in sound. All the early JTMs had this cloth. Hendrix, Clapton, Page all agreed at the time, that these cabinets were the best sounding cabinets they had heard. 66 JTM45/100 was Hendrix favorite amp.
But to answer your question.
The
Hortilux HPS 1000w puts out 1600 umol, and costs $70, and has plenty of Blue to limit any unnecessary stretching of plants, though I do like to 1000w
Gavita better, if you have the height, and can control the added heat.
Gavita is 2100 umol, but the
Hortilux is perfect for 4 x 4, and
Gavita is probably overkill, as its good for a 6 x 6 max.
We VEG, and everything with a 1000w
Hortilux. Not for rotting cuts of course. But if its a growing seedling/plant, its getting 1000w light.
A 1000w
Hortilux is like 62.5w Sq/ft in a 4 x 4
The SUN, is over 100w Sq/ft.
But we use both, and have used the
Hortilux for 2 decades.
Either 1 of these lights will penetrate at least 3 feet. 4 is more like it, and they offer unsurpassed light energy.
Hortilux is $70. Though the
Gavita is rated at 50,000 hours, and only loses 10% output, and can be had for $100.
Been growing with HID since 76/78. Been so long I cant remember exactly. First outdoors plants were in 1972. Mom found them though, and ripped them up.
Used the Super Nova advertised in High Times when they first came out. Actually used the buld that was used in submarines before that, but they wouldn't Warranty the bulb in shipment. It was very fragile. But the Super Nova came out just a few months later, and was much more robust.
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