You can see the insulating mica sheet and shoulder washer in your picture. The metal tab needs to be insulated from the aluminum part. One more thing: Make sure you mount the new power amp chip properly. If they drop ~0.6V when forward biased, they're probably fine.Įverything else in the circuit comes after the regulators, so as long as the zeners didn't fail open everything else should be fine. The fuse probably blew before they got too hot, but you can test these with a multimeter. ZD1 and ZD2 are used as shunt regulators. You can replace them if you want they're very inexpensive. They're rated for 100V and are just there for protection.Ĭ24 and C25 are probably fine. It might be worth the extra couple dollars to replace them just in case though.ĭ2 and D3 are fine. If you don't see any indication of failure, they're probably fine. If you put too much voltage across an electrolytic cap, it will often leak (or explode).
The TDA2030A has an absolute maximum supply voltage rating of ☒5V and you (theoretically) fed it ±46V. You would have exceeded their voltage rating with your 230V mistake, but they may have been protected somewhat from the overvoltage when IC4 failed. If you think you might eventually get into a larger space, you may want to think about a slightly larger amp now (perhaps the Champion 20?) and just use headphones until you can unleash the real power of the speaker.Not definitely, but possibly. I run the Fender at very low volumes (3 - 4) in my little 9' x 10' studio, and it provides a much fuller richer sound than is possible with the Vox. I quickly found that lack of punch and volume to be frustrating and upgraded to a Fender Champion 40, with a 12" speaker. I actually got the new AC10C1 in the past year, and while that's arguably a 'better' Vox tone, it wouldn't exaggeration to say the Pathfinder is more versatile. However, even as a complete knucklehead of a guitar player, I outgrew the Pathfinder within about 6 months. The Pathfinder is an excellent pedal platform, but what really makes it special is tube-like 'just a little dirty' saturation that solid state preamp manages to achieve. Very unlikely to disturb your neighbours.
#Vox pathfinder 15r bullnose vs c8r full
Even cranked to full volume, it will barely crack 75 db. It sounds superb with something as simple as a tube screamer clone and a bit of reverb.įor what you've described, it probably is the right amount of volume. I found it paired nicely with my Squier Bullet Mustang HH.
You're totally right, the distortion channel is junk. It's a superbly quiet (low noise floor) and crispy clean amp. I can't speak to any of the other amps on your list, but I have had the Vox Pathfinder for more than a year now. I hope to one day move to a bigger place and get a massive amplifier and so I'd rather the save the money over the years and really invest in that. I also don't think I want anything more than 15W since this amp is purely for practice purposes in my bedroom. I'd prefer to stay under $200 if possible. I live in a small apartment in a room the size of a large walk-in closet so size really is a key factor for me (the smaller the better). Never heard a Boss amp, but have read really good things on this subreddit.
#Vox pathfinder 15r bullnose vs c8r series
Marshall amps seem to have the best overall sound to me (I really like overdriven Marshalls) but I've read some terrible things about the MG series on this subreddit which is giving me doubts. I personally think Vox has the best clean sound but I quite dislike the overdrive - but maybe this could be fixed if I just always played on clean and bought some FX pedals in the future? Found some decent used prices online as well (I live in Vancouver and all prices are in CAD): Torn up between some different amp options.
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