• Awesome little work horse

  
  As reviewed by Kyle J Ferris on 8/20/2012

  Awesome little work horse the companies motto holds true "the sound in your head". I have been able to create some awesome tones with this stack. You can get close to the Marshall sound, I should say close. The only way to get that tone exact is to buy a marshall. But this stack does it and more, I have shelfed my Peavey Vypyr 60W tube for this bad boy and all I can say is I am still in awe everytime I use it. Clarity on the clean channel is really good, I noticed people have been saying negative things about the cleans. I haven't had an issue, but one thing I will tell you is don't be fooled by 5W this sucker can get loud. I am sure you could use it to gig small clubs and such. The real amazing sound is when you use analog pedals on the clean channel nice even tube tone. If you are serious about playing and don't want to piss off the neighbors this stack is for you!

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• 5 black stars

  
  As reviewed by Andrew Shin on 7/13/2012

  For a 5 watt amp, this is pretty darn loud. I bought this as a practice amp; when I finally brought it home, I just cranked it all the way, and the first strum on my guitar was scary... I ended up having to stick a volume pedal in the effects loop (which I found to be effective in lowering the volume, but preserving most of the tone). Speaking of tone, this amp packs great variety from clean to bluesy crunch to heavy distortion. What I love the most about this amp is that every knob on the amp responds to every touch of your finger. Once you get used to the amp, it's very easy to know how to get the sound in your head (as it says on the brochure) by turning how much of which knob. There are definitely "greater" amps out there. But nothing will get you all the variety, functionality, and the cool look of a stack in your bedroom at this price.

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• This is the one!

  
  As reviewed by David Hoegler on 9/19/2011

  I've had some classic amps throughout my playing history, Gibson Tube 40, Kustom 100, Fender Bassman, Marshall JCM 800 #2203, Marshall 30th Anniversary. Although there is nothing like the sound of a vintage Marshall stack, unless you have the privilege to play an open stadium, you just cannot crank them high enough to get that pure power tube saturation - the holy grail - that everyone craves. I waited two agonizing months for this new HT-5RS and believe me, it was worth every second. For a 5-watt amp, this bad boy is loud...the cleans are beautiful and bluesy, but kick on the overdrive and you WILL experience what a dimed tube stack is supposed to sound like! When they say find the sound in your head, believe it. This is the one!

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