Peavey Triple XXX Damping test

[HollowmanPL]

It's hard to find some info about damping in Peavey XXX so I decided to do a little test yesterday:



Cheers!

 

[ahjteam]

Straight from the manual

(22) DAMPING SWITCH
This three-position switch allows adjustment of the amplifier’s damping factor. Damping is the
REAR PANEL ability of an amplifier to control speaker cone motion after a signal disappears. A high
damping factor (TIGHT) reduces cone vibration quicker than a low (LOOSE) factor. This
switch works much like the resonance and presence controls on other Peavey amps, if those
controls were turned simultaneously. If the DAMPING SWITCH is changed, the volume of the
amp will also change and require re-adjustment.

 

[HollowmanPL]

Yep, but that's theory, I wanted to show how does it work in practice

 

[PhilTheBeard]

I dig how the crunch and ultra sound on the mid damping setting

 

[BrettT]

Nice demo...thanks. I dig all three modes for different reasons, and can hear a use for each depending on the material.

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

Does your XXX pop when you switch between them? Mine does. Is that normal?

 

[ex-250]

Does your XXX pop when you switch between them? Mine does. Is that normal?

yes. i tend to put the amp in standby when i switch the damping...that pop just sounds too ominous to do all the time.

 

[Genius Gone Insane]

Cool.

BTW I'll take this opportunity to plug the XXX. I own a Krank, a 5150, and a Windsor and the XXX is my favorite.

 

[Trevoire520]

I never bother with the tight setting myself. Mid or Loose sounds much better imo.

 

[metalfanat1c]

I always leave mine on tight.

 

[D.Vial]

I use the Ultra in the loose setting with my Ts-9, IMO the best one. Crunch has this kind of fizz that I don't like.

 

[nwright]

IMO the loose setting is where it's at, especially with EL34's. Even on loose, IMO the amp is tighter, more articulate and clearer than my 6505. I like both amps, though.

 

[nwright]

I use the Ultra in the loose setting with my Ts-9, IMO the best one. Crunch has this kind of fizz that I don't like.

I like the ultra channels darker, less saturated high end tone as well. On it's own, the crunch channel is more of a all arounder in terms of the peavey hi gain sound, but the Ultra channel gives a nice thump when paired with my 6505. I run both amps live and the blend is sweet.

 

[CatharsisStudios]

thats a really good tone.

 

[JonWormwood]

My newly aquired rivera tbr3 hAs a similar function called focus. I like it on loose.

I need to score a xxx for bands

 

[ex-250]

After years of owning mine, I leave it on "Mid" now. Nearly always use the Crunch channel.

 

[HollowmanPL]

Hmmm I also like Crunch at Mid section. There isn't a such a big difference between Ultra and Crunch channel, but I prefer the Crunch

 

[006]

Cool test, I've always liked the XXX, and the Bugera clone of it I had, on the Loose setting, it never got too muddy IME.

 

[xFkx]

Crunch and Loose here (XXX 1x12 Combo). I don't play metal with it so I strive to for a bigger sound then for tightness.

 

[jsaudio]

Dude i like that tone i also own a triple x but seem to be having a kinda hard time getting a good tone i like what are your setting on the ultra channel if i may ask? i would like to kinda use them as a starting point?