Vox

OUTPUT: 2 x 5 watts rms
KEY FEATURES: Eight amp models,
eight effects, USB for audio/data,
headphones out, aux in, bundled with
Cubase AI recording software
CONTACT: Yamaha Music Europe
GmbH (UK) 0844 811 1116
www.yamaha.com
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OUTPUT: 2 x 25 watts rms
KEY FEATURES: Up to 23 amp models
and 19 effects (when used with Tone
Room app), USB 2-way audio and data,
Bluetooth audio and MIDI for wireless
control and audio streaming,
headphones out, aux in, bundled with
JamVox III
CONTACT: Vox Amplification Ltd
01908 304600
www.voxamps.com
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ToTal GuiTar november 2017
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What exactly is a ‘third amp’?
Yamaha gave us the ‘third amp’ concept; a product that could sit
happily on a bookshelf at home, ready for action when a stage or
studio rig would be too much weight or too much trouble to hook up.
So what’s so different about the V2.0?
The already hyper-realistic sounds have been improved to a new
level of authenticity on the V2.0 model, using Yamaha’s Virtual
Circuit Modelling technology to create cleaner cleans and bigger
distortions, with a very guitar-friendly response that feels like a real
We’re liking the look of this...
Vox Adio Air GT is a bold new design that marries cutting-edge
technology with traditional Vox style. Behind the slanted speaker
grill there’s a specially-designed ported enclosure housing a pair of
3" loudspeakers, driven by a powerful 25 watts per channel output
stage that’s designed to respond like a real Vox.
How much has Vox packed in to this little package?
Up front, there’s the latest evolution of Vox’s powerful modelling
preamp with 11 onboard amp models and eight eff ects. This
valve amp. On top of its stylish lounge-friendly case you’ll  nd eight
amp models and eight eff ects, with  ve user memory slots. There’s
also a built-in tuner and tap-tempo button. The THR’s connectivity
includes a USB socket to hook up to your computer, along with aux
in and headphone sockets, an editor and a mobile practice app.
Any added extras?
The THR also comes with Steinberg’s wonderful Cubase AI recording
package, with a special low latency driver that makes recording a
doddle. With specially-designed 8cm loudspeakers, the THR can
sound impressively big using either a DC adaptor or batteries.
expands to 23 amps and 19 eff ects when you use the Adio with Vox’s
Tone Room editor app. There are eight user program slots too.
Sounds pretty snazzy...
It is. Along with a comprehensive EQ and Acoustage surround-
sound stereo imaging, the Adio runs off batteries as well as DC and
the Air bit of the name is its secret weapon – wireless connectivity
thanks to built-in Bluetooth. The Adio’s Bluetooth supports audio
and MIDI, letting you control it from your phone in real time as well
as stream audio. The Adio’s software bundle includes the superb and
very usable JamVOX III modelling app.
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Yamaha’s third amp gets updated
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