[VaSteve]

Originally Posted by Les Paul

40 watts of tube is like 100 watts solid state. Or so it seemed to me.

I bumping this back up. I repaired my SS Princeton Chorus 125W amp for the second time, the pots were dirty and it was cutting out. I bought a little Tube Champ x2 which is rated like 15w. I have taken the champ to band practice many times and it sounds good. I wanted to leave the PC at the other guys house to make the loud in/out easier.

I A/B'ed them today to try and dial the PC in the way I like the other one. Maybe my ears are messed up, or the lack of the rest of the band, but I expected the 125w amp to be a lot louder. I would say that they are "comparable". It's suitable for practice (provided it doesn't flake out again) but I don't think it would measure up for a gig. Even with the bass cranked up, the little amp sounds so much fuller.

So, am I out of my mind or is this a valid or semi valid equation above?