Lummerland Express – Load Comparison

The Lummerland Express is a preamp based on the Trainwreck Express, paired with a low‑watt power amp built around ECC99 tubes. These captures were made to evaluate how different loads affect the amplifier’s tone. All captures were taken at various gain settings, with the EQ and master volume kept identical. The tag in brackets at the beginning of each capture indicates the load configuration used: [Spk] : V30 speaker [-6dB] : L‑PAD ‑6 dB + V30 [-9dB] : L‑PAD ‑9 dB + V30 [Res] : Resistive load [RL123] : Reactive Load with resonance peak at 123Hz [RL93] : Reactive Load with resonance peak at 93Hz [-6dB_EQ] : -6dB attenuation with post eq [-9dB_EQ] : -9dB attenuation with post eq [Res_EQ] : Resistive load with post eq The “EQ” versions include a post‑EQ designed to approximate the amplifier’s frequency‑response curve when driving a speaker load.