Amplifier Deals & Offers

How are these compared to a Cube Street? The price is tempting

These are great little amps ..I used to have the stereo pack .....wouldn't pay £99 quid for one though...good deal or not Got a second hand Yamaha thr10c for £120.... As good as the little blackstars are the yam totally blows it away edit. Think this is the 'bigger' version ? Can't see specs other than 3" speakers...which would make it small?

Same price in most other dealers including GAK

I used to have 2 4x10 versions of this. My rig was literally heavier than me. Learn from my mangled back, get wheels/a trolley if you're going to be lugging Ashdown stuff around, quality comes at a heavy price!

How does this compare to the Roland BTM 1?

Nice. Gone back to £115 everywhere else.

Looking for my first amp but I’ve read these can have hiss on them-anyone got any experience on this? What would you recommend!

Same price at musicstreet, plus you can get an additional 5% off with the code APR5 https://musicstreet.co.uk/collections/amps/products/blackstar-id-core-10w-v2-stereo-digital-combo-sugar-skull

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CXA60 is still available incase anyone wants one. CxA61 refurb is out unfortunately. I upgraded from an NAD 7020e to CXA60. My Oberon sings with joy now...

I don't need to i already have a good stereo amp and av receiver. I guess this stuff is relatively expensive because it sells in low volume.

I love all the downvotes, here’s a lesser priced alternative, the CXA60. Also very raved about until the 2017 Rega Brio(now £600) came by. Another refurb, but at £399. richersounds.com/cambridge-cxa60-sil.html

The same way you justify a £1500 55”Tv Vs a £350 55”Tv when they’re both 4K. Or wine.. or like when you think you did a good job cleaning your room...

This is a refurb model, not new.

Same seller has it on ebay for £99

The price went up immediately after it was posted and has gone up even further so look elsewhere if you must have this.

Heat added, I’d love to get one of these, but my Mrs would go ape if I bought another amp into the house..

Really versatile sound and quite dynamic for a Class D power section, love mine! HEAT

No use for it but would look good on a shelf 😏.

I have the a19 and it is class and paid around this price for it a few years ago. If this is better then it’s a no brainier. Voted hot !

Never heard of them. Get a Goodmans.

Richer sounds delivering one to me tomorrow for a fiver less (y)

Some good deals at Peter Tyson recently

Looks good, might get this as I've been thinking about a nice stereo amp with ht bypass and this fits the bill

Its ok telling people to buy second hand but finding good quality good condition second hand speakers at this price is easier said than done.

This seems a lot of speakers for the price. Are they actually any good or are we looking at Amstrad, Fidelity and Alba sound quality..

Yep

That may explain it. (y)

The OP is a Hukd editor (confused)

(y)

Think you can get radio 4 on it too

Didn't this win the 3rd series of Robot Wars?

Might as well just buy a Katana 50 by the time you've paid out for a cab too. :{

4% cashback on musical instruments currently available via TCB, potentially cutting the price a little further.

Recommend by "Witch"

Surprise, surprise.... Richer Sounds and a Cambridge Audio deal ! :/

Got older model, capacitors tend to explode with smoke and noise due to being cheap Chinese quality. Replacing is difficult due to poor design. Stay away, vote with your money.

Cambridge Audio still going, are they still using Valves?

You're right to. I work in retail and quite often overpriced products with high fault rates win the Which awards while cheaper, better quality products never get mentioned.

I bought the GSX 1000 and along with quite a few other people am dissapointed at the meagre 1.0V line out headphone Voltage. To drive decent headphones to reasonable volumes this should be at least 1.5V and many DACs are. The realtek ALC1150 on my motherboard produces a better sound than this so it's going back to Sennheiser!

I don't believe so.

Anyone know if it's possible to setup the GSX 1000/1200 with console? Thanks.

That's fair enough, though I think the reviews have to be taken with a pinch of salt, given the suggested RRP of the GSX range; this refurbished unit is half the price of a G6 after all. I've ordered one so will see how it stacks up when it arrives - at the end of the day, I've got 30 days to send it back if I'm underwhelmed by it!

16 left by the looks of it.

Out of stock

Thanks OP, MV50 Rock version also on sale at the same price!

Mine arrived today. It's incredibly small, but I'm confident it will perform just fine.

Where are these manufactured? I've got an eye for a Japanese bargain.

Don’t be so hard-on yourself

iNob?

Came for the cheesy comments,,,,,,,,oh wait,,,

Epic stereo sound would make more sense (y)

You can connect quite a few speakers though and create a home theatre experience. Is what I mean. It won't move around the room, yes, but it will still sound epic.

so you can watch films with epic surround sound Well no, because it's 2.1, so stereo with a sub. It's basically a mix of the NR1510 and PM6006. Only get this if you want to connect it to a TV and plan on 2.1. If you're not connecting to the TV, get the PM6006, if you want 5.1, get the NR1510. Quite a niche product really. Still, I've voted hot because it's a good price.

No sign of amp yet. The reply to my email about it was helpful though: Due to the unprecedented worldwide pandemic, customer service is temporarily offline including our telephone line. We ask you to use your MyFavouriteMagazines account and manage your subscription online. We envisage that this will be a short-term measure and hope to be back to normal soon. In the meantime we will update you with any changes to delivery and service by email. (annoyed)

Remember to register for the free 3 year warranty on the website.

Mine too. Cracking little thing - worth the wait :-)

Mine just arrived:)

Almost bit bug the extra tenner has put the nail in that. Mad how the old HUKD’s minds work innit? :) What would have been great is if this had Bluetooth I instead of Aux. Would be great to have a Bluetooth transmitter on the guitar and be totally wireless

Looks to be up to £139 now, which is still cheap from what I can see.

Argh, got it from GAK direct though, I'm impatient (fierce)

Thank you. I purchased this https://www.andertons.co.uk/tourtech-tt22m-drum-kit-accs-bundle-%28inc-headphones-sticks-throne%29 for my son for xmas. On the back of the packaging for the headphones, there was this cancer warning! I sent the headphones back, but I realise now that I already had the adapter for a set of headphones so they were unnecessary. I still need to buy him an amp though.

I have this amp. It's amazing!

Wow, there really are some sensitive souls on here (lol) I never said I was "worried about paying lots more". I said that without a wireless connection it is out of date for my requirements as there is no need to have wires running all over your house these days with internet speeds and wifi capabilities what they are. As you have kindly quoted, it is not the price that is the issue but the connectivity. For the record, I totally agree with you that if connectivity is not an issue then this is a great introduction to a Linn system. As for being a "brand snob", it seems we are 2 peas in a pod. I believe it was you who started this now boring exchange with "If you care enough to buy a Linn then running a wire is not much hassle". Not only are you a brand snob, but also a hypocrite. It pleases me that we are totally different in that manner :S (lol)

Dont be such a brand snob. Some people want a Linn or a bmw but don't want or can't afford to pay typical top brand prices. So if a bargain comes along then they are entitled to buy it on the basis that it gives them the experience at a much lower price even if they have to make do without a non essential feature. For you to point out that this is not wireless was appreciated for the informstion but I was merely suggesting that wired would not be an issue if you save many hundreds. And then you say linn isnt for you if you worried about paying lots more and yet you refuse to do so: "Great price and if it had wireless capabilities I would be all over it."

(lol) it seems pretty clear that the problem isn't mine. I stated in my original post it was a great price. I think the point missed is that if you are going to care enough to buy Linn, this isn't the machine you are after. They have always moved with the times, and in most cases ahead of the times. If you're worried about paying loads more then maybe this isn't the machine or company for you. ;)

I think you can get a Valhalla power supply for the Linn sondeck for about that price.

Respect, lad, it's 'Mr Grundig' to you....

I'm afraid i would have kept your HI FI System and got rid of the Wife.

I had Cambridge audio setup and also my last hifi was maranztz 6003 amp and cd player with mission 700 speakers, very high quality stereo, nothing can beat proper stereo amps, had few Sony decks including my favourite mj 480 Sony minidisc recorder, excellent piece of kit, I would also say the Sony audio components especially the es and qs range were of the highest quality and favourites. Now I been forced to sell all my kit due to the misses, who doesn't like clutter have decorating. I only have a Sony gt4 Boom speaker now

I know this is the audio only amp, but I've got the STR-DN840 in the kitchen and the STR-DN1080 in the living room and they are brilliant amplifiers. Either have never missed a beat and sounds great. Sony in my opinion has always made quality equipment.

Seems like the going price.

This is a great amp, I own one. Clean channel is very bright and the reverb is impressive. The overdrive channel has plenty of gain on tap for my needs, I play at the cleaner end of what can be anmplified. Takes pedals well (fuzz pedal = plenty mojo) and has a effects loop. Coupled with my classic vibe squire it's always a pleasure playing.

Good amp and a good buy new at this price. However.... I paid less than this a Marshall 40w all valve amp used. Good bedroom amp but won't stand up at a gig. Heat added anyway.

Meant the HT 1 I tried.....that was 1 watt......i think !? ....plenty loud enough for home

You mean 5w, it's certainly enough to get the neighbours complaining :)

nice..... had a go on a ht 1 before...sounded great....and was LOUD for 1 watt