Best < $1k power amp options for Synergy Uberschall module?

buller

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I'm thinking about grabbing a SYN1 and Uberschall module and was wondering what affordable power amps people have been liking for this module. I just play at lower home volumes, and I currently have a Blackstar Amped 1 and also have a Lichtlaerm PandorA arriving tomorrow, so I already have 2 choices of little pedal power amps, but I'm curious if these would be doing the Synergy any justice. I'm hoping there's something less expensive than the Fryette stuff that would work well, since I think having to buy a $1.5k power amp would defeat the purpose of Synergy for me
 
I don’t have the synergy uber…yet but I have the Bogner uber preamp pedal and it sounds incredible through the fx return of several big tube amp heads. If there is an fx loop return, set it to serial and experiment.
 
Mesa 2:90 can be had for less than $1k. I like it better than the Fryette 2/50/2 and 2/90/2. Sounds closer to a Bogner power section in my opinion.
 
Syn-5050 of course if you want a designed together rig that’s modular but I haven’t had my long enough to report back. Used go for $800~. Seems like the fan likes to ramp up and down when the volumes are still barely at 9 o’clock if it’s been powered for any length of time. Not sure if that is usual trait for 1U or even 2U rack poweramp but I definitely don’t like that aspect of it.
 
I sound like a broken record, but I love my Fryette PS2a, and you get some bonus features that a regular power amp won't provide.
 
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buller said:
I think having to buy a $1.5k power amp would defeat the purpose of Synergy for me
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Curious about this. Right now i am also strongly considering buying a Synergy system. If i go through with this, the plan is to buy a Syn-2, use it with my AxeFX III for recording / quiet playing and since i own several 100W tube amps, test the Syn-2 through the power sections of those amps.
If i like what i hear, i probably will quite quickly buy a Fryette Power Station 100 for the Syn-2 (obviously the additional features of the Power station are a nice plus).
Now my idea of the Synergy system was always that the entrance (so buying a Syn-1/2 and pairing it with a high-quality power amp) is just as expensive as buying a "normal" amp but once you have the system, the expansion of the sound range is actually very cheap (well as cheap as just buying a new module for $400).
 
Buy used so that it takes the sting off the $1500 price tag. Also, trading modules seems like the best way to go if funds are tight but there is a fun element to the modular system that Synergy is offering. Kind of like top trumps or whatever collecting cards game you had at school.

I’m trying to find local people to make trading easy peasy and not having to deal with shipping and trader woes but for some reason, I’ve haven’t found any success on CL or Offerup in a town filled with musicians (albeit probably mostly AXE FX or other lighter weight modeler rig+IEM+direct to house musicians), hence coming here.
 
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