I haven't tried the ironheart 60 or 120 (because there aren't any good guitar stores around here :'( ), but they sound spectacular from the demos I've heard. I'm on the fence between the 5153 50w or the ironheart, but if the irt-studio sounds just like it's bigger brethren, I think the ironheart wins. The recording capabilities are awesome on paper!
Laney Ironheart Studio 15W Rack Amp, 15W Mini Amp, and 15W TI Combo (New for 2013)
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HeHasTheJazzHands
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Prices:
Laney Ironheart Studio: $600
Laney Ironheart IRT-STUDIO 15w Tube Head Amp
Laney Ironheart Mini: $500
Laney Ironheart IRT15H 15w Tube Head Amp
Laney Tony Iommi combo: $600
Laney Tony Iommi TI15-112 Signature 15w Tube Combo Amp
Laney Ironheart Studio: $600
Laney Ironheart IRT-STUDIO 15w Tube Head Amp
Laney Ironheart Mini: $500
Laney Ironheart IRT15H 15w Tube Head Amp
Laney Tony Iommi combo: $600
Laney Tony Iommi TI15-112 Signature 15w Tube Combo Amp
Wookieslayer
OOOAAARWWWRR
Wow nice pricing on those, moreso the studio rack amp!
op1e
Spirit Taker
Hmm, probly no channel switching jacks like the head. Another custom cable problem for midi integration.
the studio is the most convenient thing that happened after axe fx and kemper.
-tube preamp
-tube power amp
-3 channels
-fx loop
-usb dry/wet out
-heaphone out/line out - no cab needed
-2U size
-and FFS a company that includes the fricking footswitch.
what one would possibly want? an fx modeler?
it blows away anything in its class - mesa mini recto & all the terrors & the v3m
If it also sounds like its larger brother it will be a killer
(people say that the 60w can get close to a 5150 and also have great cleans)
only downside is because of size it cannot feature 6L6.
I am searching for 6 months for a relatively cheap high gain under 50w because I will be skipping countries this year. I was considering the IRT 60 and a couple of boutique handwired 50ws, even the elevenrack and axe fx 1. Well thank God for laney, I am preordering one these days - hope thomann brings enough for all of us
-tube preamp
-tube power amp
-3 channels
-fx loop
-usb dry/wet out
-heaphone out/line out - no cab needed
-2U size
-and FFS a company that includes the fricking footswitch.
what one would possibly want? an fx modeler?
it blows away anything in its class - mesa mini recto & all the terrors & the v3m
If it also sounds like its larger brother it will be a killer
(people say that the 60w can get close to a 5150 and also have great cleans)
only downside is because of size it cannot feature 6L6.
I am searching for 6 months for a relatively cheap high gain under 50w because I will be skipping countries this year. I was considering the IRT 60 and a couple of boutique handwired 50ws, even the elevenrack and axe fx 1. Well thank God for laney, I am preordering one these days - hope thomann brings enough for all of us
The Echthros
Stupid, apparently
They made something like that when the VH/GH series came out, back in the mid 90s. It was a mini combo called the Chrome-o-zone.
Blitzie
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So, serious n00b question that I should almost definitely know the answer to; you use the rackmount exactly like you would a full size head, right?
HeHasTheJazzHands
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Yup. It's a full amp. Just one you can rackmount and record with.
HeHasTheJazzHands
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viesczy
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You know before I saw the rack mount, I was thinking on getting V3m just for a truly "little" amp to have to fiddle about on, but now the IRT studio is the same price. Talk about quandries! I am a Laney fanboy with both a VH100 and TT50... what to do/get?
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I was thinking of buying a Roland quad-capture interface to start recording, and was also starting to look for a small tube head (5150 III most likely). But now with this!!! 
I just want to be clear: Could the IRT studio accomplish what both of these would do? meaning, can it be a proper small tube head and interface as it is? or would an interface still be preferred over the IRT studio for recording purposes? Aside from the additional ins/outs on the interface, phantom power and preamp on an interface, would it still be 'sufficient' (for lack of a better word) to use the IRT studio as an interface if I'm only going to be recording one guitar with it?
I could always get an interface later for additional features, but just wanted to know how capable the IRT could be for recording purposes.
I just want to be clear: Could the IRT studio accomplish what both of these would do? meaning, can it be a proper small tube head and interface as it is? or would an interface still be preferred over the IRT studio for recording purposes? Aside from the additional ins/outs on the interface, phantom power and preamp on an interface, would it still be 'sufficient' (for lack of a better word) to use the IRT studio as an interface if I'm only going to be recording one guitar with it?
I could always get an interface later for additional features, but just wanted to know how capable the IRT could be for recording purposes.
HeHasTheJazzHands
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I'm unsure about needing another interface. I wonder how it'll work with a microphone if you plug into the amp with the USB out set dry.
Orren
Industrial Metalhead
From having seen it and talked to the developer at NAMM, if the one and only thing you ever want to do is to record the sound of the IRT into your computer, then yes, the IRT is the only interface you need to record your amp. You can turn the speaker emulation on or off via USB so that you choose to use speaker simulators in your DAW if you want.
One thing that might matter or might not relates to bit-depth and sample rate. Simon (the guy from Laney I spoke with) didn't know the precise bit-depth/sample rate of the chip but knew it was "standard." To me, that means that it's a USB class compliant audio interface (which makes sense, because they were showing it with an iPad running GarageBand which accepts any class compliant audio interface via its 30-pin or Lightning port). So that means that you're probably limited to 16-bit or 24-bit/44.1kHz or 48kHz audio. If that means nothing to you, then you have nothing to worry about.
But if you ever wanted to record at 24-bit/96kHz (high resolution) for example, you'd need a different interface. However, since I didn't see the IRT plugged into a Mac or PC, I'm not 100% sure about that.Orren
JPhoenix19
Playing life by ear
Please do!
Andromalia
Pardon my french
I ordered one at Thomann, probably where Aztec ordered his too, same delay to be expected.
Really don't need it but I haven't bought a shiny toy since owning an axe fx 2 and I had some money sleeping on Paypal.
A mini rackhead is really something interesting and at that price I can't resist.
I plan to try recording with it direct and through my SE100 and see what gives. (yay, keeping old gear for once was useful)
I'll also profile it for the axefx2 and compare all that stuff.
Really don't need it but I haven't bought a shiny toy since owning an axe fx 2 and I had some money sleeping on Paypal.
A mini rackhead is really something interesting and at that price I can't resist.
Well, imho it will come in handy if you want to record singing, I guess for bass you could use the IRT too.
I plan to try recording with it direct and through my SE100 and see what gives. (yay, keeping old gear for once was useful)
I'll also profile it for the axefx2 and compare all that stuff.
Yes, I'm getting it also from Thomann. They were in stock on monday, but yesterday already it showed that it would take a couple of weeks. Either their system was wrong or the first batch was pretty much sold out when it arrived.
