The way I see it (my wife always says I should ignore my own point of view because I'm not normal) is that players don't know, or want to know that much about amps. They want to think they do. But they don't want to put in the effort to actually know. So they are subjuct to the most visible information that is easily and quickly absorbed. This seems to tax the limits of their ability to familiarize themselves with their gear. So...
A button to press that activates a meter or led panel that has an indication of "optimum" and an adjustment control right next to it would seem ideal. The voltage range of the bias control would need to be based on the Vp and tube type (to avoid any obscene mis-adjustments). I think even an amp made to work with, say, EL34's or 6L6's could be set up with an an acceptible non catastrophic range.
JM2C
A button to press that activates a meter or led panel that has an indication of "optimum" and an adjustment control right next to it would seem ideal. The voltage range of the bias control would need to be based on the Vp and tube type (to avoid any obscene mis-adjustments). I think even an amp made to work with, say, EL34's or 6L6's could be set up with an an acceptible non catastrophic range.
JM2C
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