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Originally Posted by Mats A
In the late 80īs Marshall stopped putting a choke in there 1959/1987 amps and started using a resistor instead. What was there reason for doing this? Didnīt they think that it altered the sound and since it was easier they started using a resistor instead?
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I'd like to think it was to emulate the vintage "saggy" feel of a valve rectifier. That said, it was probably more that they found "little" difference between the two. The plate voltages will still come through a "choke" anyway (OT) right?, and the bean counters decided resistors are cheaper on all fronts (cost, installation etc) so run with that.
This is purely speculation though, obviously!!
