Deedee Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Hi all Here's one that's been puzzling me. I've had (and have) various SMX heads from the 90's. The 250 I have has a heat sink, yet I've seen many others that don't. These are all from the same era (i.e. single continuous line around the front plate), yet they're different. Was this an amendment that occurred part way through the life of that range, or were some fitted with fans or didn't require the heat sink? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTypeV4 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I think some were fitted with fans later just before they went to green carpet / black panel guise although I couldn't be totally sure. I beleive they'll be the '300w' models as they're quoted as 280 rather than 250 on the rear panel.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) [quote name='VTypeV4' timestamp='1435419639' post='2808630'] I think some were fitted with fans later just before they went to green carpet / black panel guise although I couldn't be totally sure. I beleive they'll be the '300w' models as they're quoted as 280 rather than 250 on the rear panel.. [/quote] Thanks for the info. I picked up an absolute bargain 250smx yesterday (not the one off eBay that sold yesterday, although that still wasn't a bad price) - I have issues resisting these amps 😍. It sounds great but I've taken it straight in for a service/once over so once I have it back, I'll post pictures of the 2 different types. Edited June 29, 2015 by Deedee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTypeV4 Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 The best SMX I had was the 400, plenty of power, cool looks and 'that' sound.. It'll be interesting to see the differences in your pix - I too am a Trace anorak.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubrad Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I've not had a Trace with a fan.. are/were they particularly noisy? A heatsink is quite silent in its running! That AH250SMX heatsink certainly does its work, mind, as by the end of even a short set I can't hold my hand on it. Hot, hot, hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 [quote name='VTypeV4' timestamp='1435619880' post='2810801'] The best SMX I had was the 400, plenty of power, cool looks and 'that' sound.. It'll be interesting to see the differences in your pix - I too am a Trace anorak.. [/quote] Here we go then, I hope this is enlightening for my fellow Tracephiles. I got the amp back following it's service yesterday and very lovely it sounds too! The pics show the 3 incarnations of effectively the same amp from the same generation. On the top is my latest acquisition, an AH250SMX with a fan instead of a heatsink. This is the only one that actually has '250 watts' printed on the rear cover. In the middle is the same head but with a heatsink and finally at the bottom is the 1215SMX combo, again with a heatsink. They all sound great, look great and should hopefully be good for a fair few years to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTypeV4 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 There's plenty of SMX goodness there man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 [quote name='VTypeV4' timestamp='1436122073' post='2815179'] There's plenty of SMX goodness there man! [/quote] There sure is. I'm just gutted that tonight's rehearsal was cancelled. I was really looking forward to cranking up the new head through my Trace cabs 😞. Never mind, roll on the weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomBass Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Mmmm naughty pictures like that should be in a Trace Elliot Porn thread... Divine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 [quote name='RandomBass' timestamp='1436357406' post='2817413'] Mmmm naughty pictures like that should be in a Trace Elliot Porn thread... Divine [/quote] Good point. I think I shall sort that later 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedoghouse Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 [quote name='Deedee' timestamp='1436100285' post='2814901'] Here we go then, I hope this is enlightening for my fellow Tracephiles. I got the amp back following it's service yesterday and very lovely it sounds too! The pics show the 3 incarnations of effectively the same amp from the same generation. On the top is my latest acquisition, an AH250SMX with a fan instead of a heatsink. This is the only one that actually has '250 watts' printed on the rear cover. In the middle is the same head but with a heatsink and finally at the bottom is the 1215SMX combo, again with a heatsink. They all sound great, look great and should hopefully be good for a fair few years to come [/quote]Very nice collection you have there :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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