Well, the Peavey 50/50 uses EL84 which are like small EL34 (marshall tubes). These have a much stronger midrange.
The ENGL has 6l6/5881 tubes (standard ENGL/mesa tubes) and they have more low end and high's.
That does make a difference on low volume, also the EL84 tubes are breaking up a lot sooner.
Btw, what do you use to connect your guitar to your pc? Right in your soundcard or?
A good musician knows that there isnt such a thing as "better". Products/amplifiers are sounding different, and its your own taste/opinion if you prefer ENGL/Mesa/Marshall. Doesn't matter which one is more expensive or good looking.umm, actually it is.
Damn, is ENGL so expensive in the USA?^well, the ENGL is different. Not better.
And yeah, I get what you are saying - buying another pre might be less costy than buying a head, but buying a power amp like the ENGL is the same as buying a new head.
It could also be because of your pickup(s). Really, if you have a "wrong" pickup you can make any amp sound bad. When I used a Seymour SH-5 in bridge pos my Lee Jackson sounded way to loose, but when I used it with a Screamin Demon it just rocked bawlz.
besides that, I prefer that "heavys metal" thing tone much to anything else I've heard you record.
Fireball is 1000 euro, E530 is 500 euro E840/50 is 1000 euro, Powerball is 1500 euro.
