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    What is inside a Vox VTX20 Amp?

    The answer...not much! The speaker was a no name 8inch with a magnet smaller than my stereo speakers. But then you don't expect a lot for $200
    So this is going to become a head...mostly for headphone use, but it can plug into a cab.

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    Sounds like a fun project!
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    Looking forward to seeing what you do with the housing for it!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck View Post
    Looking forward to seeing what you do with the housing for it!
    yea me too :P
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    I predict some Dedman black goodness...

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    possible LOL I was going to do it today but it's pouring rain and I don't feel like driving to either green or blue sheds for timber
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    What is inside a Vox VTX20 Amp?

    Looks like there is a lot more than what's inside a Fender Mustang 1.

    I have stuck the little Fender through an 8 ohm 4x10 quad box and it sounds massive ( well as massive as a 20W amp can )

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    If you are going to use it as a headphone amp do you need to worry about speaker load.
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    as far as I know plugging headphones in disconnects the speaker output circut
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    Sounds like a cool little project, let me know if you need any help mate.


    I'm currently doing some mods on a mate's Peavey Triumph valve guitar amp, I need to change-out some components in order to do the mods.


    I'm assuming that the Vox VTX20 is a solid-state amp, so in that case you shouldn't have any major issues with speaker loads because solid-state amps are a bit more forgiving than valve amps, which need to be connected-up to the correct speaker loads in order to work properly.
    Last edited by DrNomis_44; 24-08-2016 at 05:04 PM.

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