I've always loved Vox valve amps, and owned many of them. But the AC15 and AC30 are too loud and heavy for me these days when I'm mostly recording and playing at home. The AC10C1 fills the gap nicely will all the sweet clean Vox chime and high gain in the same box. This has changed that notion. It is a lightweight, great sounding, perfectly loud enough and great priced amplifier. I play mostly in the Indie/Shoegaze/Twee genres. Its clean, loud and expressive, though it does break up very well. I even like the Digital Reverb, which I was not sold on when I first read it. The Reverb is voiced well and doesn't get cacophonous with heavy overdrive (I use a vintage Rat and a Muff Fuzz clone).

I get some great output coupled then with mic'ing up and running through the house PA. Yet this little beast can be tamed down for the home and still give that great clean to grit tone of the VOX. The Vox AC10RT 3x10" and the Vox LW30 (Light Weight 30) watt combo amps shared the same cabinet and three 10" speaker complement. With a simple design like this it all comes down to tone as there are no bells and whistles to attract potential customers with, so how does the AC10C1 perform? Starting with a clean tone, the gain set low and master volume set high it is immediately apparent just how much this amp sparkles and chimes. Classic Vox cleans are present straight away with a load of dynamics that are so much fun to play. At these settings there is plenty of clean headroom from the master volume but you’d be hard pushed to play with a loud drummer on stage if clean tones are your thing or you need a clean amp for running pedals into. The digital reverb is okay. My problem is not with the quality of the sound, but simply that it should have been optimized to favor more subtle sounds. Seriously, you're unlikely to ever have that knob over "9:00" before it gets pretty swampy and surfy. But at the end of the day, it's better to have it than not have it.

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I have own many amps throughout the years and you just know when you plug into one if its talking to you. The Vox AC10RT was equipped with three Goodmans 10" stamped frame speakers with alnico magnets. An impedance value of 15Ω was imprinted on the rim of each speaker (see photo at left). As the trio of 10" 15Ω speakers was wired in parallel, a total load of 5Ω (15Ω÷ 3 = 5Ω) was presented to the output stage of the amplifier. I bought this so I would not have to lug a heavy Marshall to practice. I ended up selling the Marshall because I was playing the Vox more. I cant be satisfy with all those amps. Always something in the sound that i dont like. JCM 800 was probably the best but was supposed to be a good pedal platform but i had to tweak it everytime i open it. Oh yeh, did I mention "loud"??? This amp has got volume to spare--totally beyond expectations--mind boggling volume.With its small format but big sound, the AC10C1 will be at home anywhere. Whether practicing at home, jamming with friends, small gigs or recording, the AC10C1 is the perfect choice. You just plug in and sound great! I plug it in my Vox and........wowwww. Warm crunchy beautiful singing tone. Best tone ever. I have sustain even if this pedal have not enough gain for me.