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S U M M A R Y O F C O M P O N E N T S
The Reactor FR is made up of two independent systems: a 50 watt RMS
tube audio
power amplifier
, and a very high efficiency tuned
speaker
system
.
The
power amplifier
employs one 12AX7 and two “JJ” Brand 6L6GC
vacuum tubes to deliver full-rated power over a full frequency response,
with high headroom and very low distortion. In other words, this is an
amp “without an opinion”. It will amplify but not color or alter the tone of
the input signal. When the sound source is a digitally created model or
simulation, however, the Reactor FR is able to restore the musical
characteristics and feel that we usually expect only from a well-designed
analog tube amp.
The
speaker system
consists of a 12” speaker, a 4” tweeter, and a
crossover network. It is correspondingly wide range and smooth, without
sharp peaks or ragged response. The high efficiency of the cabinet
design, coupled with the dynamic abilities of the amp and speaker,
provides a level of performance that one would expect only from an much
more powerful system.
Through the use of the speaker jack and switch, the amp may be used to
drive an external speaker, or the internal speaker may be used with an
external amplifier. See Controls & Connections (p. 4-5) for more
information.
