Tech 21 PW-60/112 60W, 1x12 powered cabinet with Celestion speaker

by Tech 21

Product Features

• 100% analog
• Transparent power to amplify any pre-amp or direct recording device.
• 3-band, active EQ.
• Ground independent inputs and output to endlessly chain together.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 22 x 13 x 20 inches ; 39 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 31.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0002GJURQ
• Item model number: Power Engine 60 - 1x12
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #22,495 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #46 in Musical Instruments > Live Sound & Stage > Monitors, Speakers & Subwoofers > Speakers & Accessories > Speakers > Powered Cabinets

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Power Engine 60 is an all-purpose 1x12 open-back, powered extension cabinet. Each packs 60 watts of transparent power, a special design speaker and a handsome exterior, which perfectly complements our Trademark 60 and Trademark 10 combos. It will accept XLR and 1/4" inputs and includes a balanced XLR output to ‘daisy-chain’ with other Power Engine 60s. Knowing that not all rooms are created acoustically perfect, you can compensate for less than ideal environments by adjusting the on-board, active three-band EQ. Continuing our tradition of designing multi-functional products, the Power Engine 60 can also be used with any direct recording device or acoustic pre-amp, analog or digital, tube or solid state, in stompbox or rackmount formats. Wherever your tones come from, make the Power Engine 60 your destination for portable, pure reproduction.

With ground-independent inputs and output, there’s no limit to how much power you can have. You can chain hundreds of Power Engine 60s together to make a giant wall of power (although some might view that as excessive).

Power Engines can also facilitate stereo configurations -- with a traditionalamp or with a pre-amp and stereo processor.

Specifications:

• Model Number: PW60
• Input Impedance: 10kW
• Nominal Input Level: -20dBm to +4dBm
• Optimal Output Load: 8W
• Power Output: 60W
• Maximum Power Consumption: 120W
• AC Input Power (factory set): 100V, 117V, 220V, 230V, 240V
• Cycles: 50/60 Hz
• Speaker: Model #2112-A, Special design 12" / 100W - 8 W
• Dimensions: 20"w x 17"h x 11"d
• Weight: 33

Product Description

60-watt multi-purposed powered cabinet loaded with one 12-inch Celestion Seventy80 speaker, 80 watts/8 Ohms.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does exactly what it's supposed to., March 2, 2011

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Britt Park "brittpark" (Scotts Valley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tech 21 PW-60/112 60W, 1x12 powered cabinet with Celestion speaker (Electronics)

First off, that is not a guitar amp. It is a neutral, linear amplifier (like a PA system). I use it as the power amplifier for my stack of effects and amp modeling rack devices. (Boss GT-Pro, Tech 21 PSA 1.1, Line 6 M-13 in different combinations.) When I dial in a Fender Twin model, it sounds like a Fender Twin. Feed it a Vox AC30 model and it sounds like a Vox AC30. In short it takes whatever signal you can create and makes it louder without adding any of it's own coloration.

So whether you're like me and believe that amp modeling has already come of age and can give you results that are distinguishable from, but not worse than, and as often as not, better than, an original amp, or are a purist with an exotic tube pre-amp, this makes an excellent noise. It would also, I imagine, make a good portable sound reinforcement solution when your venue has a questionable PA. Or perhaps you've got a lovely 5W amp that makes a sound you can't reproduce on your enormous Marshall stack. Mike up your tiny magic box and feed it to one or more of these. Even more exotic games are possible. Try feeding a speaker level signal through a level converter to one or more of these. Something might blow up during your experimentation (and please avoid electrocuting yourself by fiddling with hot speaker level signals). You just might find a cheaper way to build a wall of sound.

The PW-60 does have a few irritating features for me. The inputs, outputs, and controls all reside in the back of the cabinet which I find awkward to work with. But I'm using just one as my studio amplifier. The placement makes sense if you're setting up a four by four wall of them on stage, in which case top mounted connectors and controls would be unusable and front mounted would be ugly.

The PW-60 is well constructed and feels like it would survive life on the road (especially since it's solid state with no delicate tubes and sockets to get jiggled). It's plenty loud, enough so, I think, to handle most bar and club venues.

I suppose you could classify this as a niche product, but with more amateurs (and pros) creating their noises with little boxes of clever analog or digital circuits, a good many people could use one of these. They just may not know it yet.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for my needs, March 29, 2011

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hillsy - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tech 21 PW-60/112 60W, 1x12 powered cabinet with Celestion speaker (Electronics)

I use a Line 6 POD X3 live for amp modelling and effects when in the studio and playing live. I have always run the X3L into a Marshall amp and something just wasn't right. The Tech 21 Power Engine is the perfect match for the X3L and provides all the volume I need without altering the tone. Being in Australia I need 240v 50Hz but could only get a 117v 60Hz. I use a step down transformer and works great - no hum, buzz or heating issues. Thinking of getting a second one!

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Amp!, November 30, 2011

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DaneAdamOrionVick - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tech 21 PW-60/112 60W, 1x12 powered cabinet with Celestion speaker (Electronics)

This is built for people using effects processors that have a built in pre-amp. I was using a Fender Princeton Chorus prior to this and really wanted my amp to sound like my headphones when they're plugged into the processor. This does it! There is a minor, very minor, amount of modeling done by the amp via a Level, Mid, Low, and High knobs on the back but the difference when you change those is so minor that it's silly to even mention.

Additionally, this sucker is loud! I mean loud! It's only one speaker but it blows me away and I have to turn it down quite a bit to not overpower everyone else!

If you are using an effects processor and want that headphones-esque sound, buy this. It is worth every penny. Especially, since it is so low cost! You will not be disappointed.