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I've owned at least 2 dozen Hammonds, Vintage (1938) A's thru spinets, chops, new & used B-3's all invariabley coupled to probably every leslie ever made. I loved 'em all. I am the guy who would never sell his last B-3, & 122. But I did and bought an XB-2. Have an 860 leslie, and was "satisfied" only because of space/weight factor. I also used an Ensoniq KS-32 as a bottom manual. Had a Wurly 200, and a mint clav. My ego demanded a seperate amp for each, so I carrying a 1/2 ton van loaded to do 4-5 jam sessions a year. My time on the road long since over. Then I heard of the Nord, visted their web site, listened & immediately called the U.S. Distributor. After explaining my loyalty to the real electro-mechanical vintage era instrumernts and sound, I asked why I shouldn't buy a "61". They seemed too good to be true... His answer, "they're red." I bought that! It is in fact the only shoirtcoming, other than the inabilty to easily stack 'em. I was one of the first to purchase of these, a pair, when you paid full price. I have NO regrets. Using One 100 watt amp for each channel, they are totally indisingquisable from a tone wheel Hammond. Getting used to the controls takes some time, but once you've mastered that aspect, you have all the advantages of a B-3, (assuming you do as I did and buy 2) in a 17lb per unit package. The Amps? In my opinion are necessary to realize the full potential of the Leslie simulator. I give the Hammond sound 100%, Wurly, 80% and Clav 70% ratings for nit-picking accuracy. Face it. 95% of your listeners are not even going to pay atention. If you're recording, you probably have access to the real thing. In two words... BUY THEM. P.S. The amps I bought are made by a small company in PA. ASR has OEMed for Korg, (Vox) Yamaha, and many other big name companies. They are GREAT! Small, powerful, and reliable. Email noreply@epix.net (ME) if you want more info. NO I don't get a kick-back.
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