great with pod hd500!

Sounds fantastic with pod hd500! Thanks to sweetwater for this recommendation! When dealing with a complicated product like the pod hd500, it's nice to have a very simple power amp, one less layer of complexity to worry about. It's extremely loud if you need it, and sounds as good, or better then any of my combo amps at high volume. I initially was going to buy line 6 dt50 to go with the pod hd500, but glad i didn't waste the money.

Great for what I wanted

I wanted this to use with a podXT. I was never happy with the XT through the front of a tube amp, but with the PE60 it sounds great and is plenty loud and pretty quiet. I just set the controls of the power engine at 12 o'clock and I have more volume than I ever need. The speaker sounds good for any tone I require. I have tried this with a Boss ME-50 and a line 6 M13 and the volume is somewhat less than I need so I would guess that aspect has more to do with your pedal characteristics than the PE.

I wish the on off toggle and light were in a more convenient location
(like on top) as it would be easier to access as I use an amp stand and the back support is where the switch is. Other than that, it is everything I needed at a decent price.

Very Versatile, Clean Piece

Got one of these several months ago for band practice and small gigs, using a Boss ME-25 in front of it. Simple. Gets loud but not 2x12 loud so ideally live you are running direct out into a PA of some sort or you can daisy chain them if you need more on-stage oomph. Still, the 60 watts sounded great by itself in a couple small bars. Records well and very quietly, 12in speaker a requirement. EQ is very sensitive and if you are fiddling with it constantly you are doing something wrong. Same thing with vol. Run your default clean tone in and tweak the EQ. Mine's a mild scoop. Done. Vol is either practice or gig. DOES need a light in the back, however. Will slap a little LED battery powered one in there ASAP.

Nice, remarkably nice!

I have several Rocktron preamps (Chameleon 2000, Prophesy ll) I have used in the studio for several years and have struggled to find an adequate solution for bringing the studio sound to the live arena. From multiple guitar amps to stereo amps powering mulitple speakers, nothing could reproduce the sound I get from plugging directly into the mixing board. Finally I heard about the Tech 21 Power Engine 60, and after reading through the reviews I decided to try one out. I was very impressed with the sound reproduction that came out. It was almost identical to the studio sound.

My first live performance with it showed the one flaw (hence the 4.5 stars). Just one is really not loud enough to project a full meaty sound anywhere except in a very small club. I solved the problem by buying another one and they sound (and look) awesome now.

Great for Pedals!!!!!

I got this to use with my Digitech RP500 so that I could take advantage of the amp modeling. This simple amp does exactly what it is suposed too. It can be very load if you need it. The Celestion speaker is clear and very true in sound. Since there is no pre-amp you can utilize your pedals modeling and get all the sounds you desire. I would give it a 5 if the knobs (Volume, tones) were on the top. I am totally happy with this purchase. Sweetwater is the best!!!!! They called to make sure it got here ok and everything. Class Act!!

Nice idea for Modeling pedal boards

I gave this 4 stars, well you still need to EQ a little and I say little cause think about it - you have an HD500 running a Bogner with a 4x12 cab - a 1x12 is not going to give you exact sound will it? But other than that it sounds really great and the size it not huge and the weight is nice too. I know so many Tube people out there do not care for modeling but to pull off really close sounds - is good enough to me. I dont know about anyone else but my ears are not that great anymore, after so much time with loud music - I have a hard time really discerning absolute tube tone versus modeled tones, so for me personally - great amp!

Tech 21 Power Engine/Eleven Rack

I'm completely satisfied with my Tech 21 Power Engine when used with my Avid Eleven Rack! The sounds I create in Eleven Rack come through the Tech 21 exactly as they sound in Eleven Rack, which is what I was looking for.

Lightweight in Several Ways

I bought this for use with the HD500 for rehearsals and as a personal monitor during live performances. It weighs very little compared to most amps with a 12" speaker -- which saves visits to the chiropractor.
My biggest complaint is that all the knobs, the power switch, and the power-on light are on the back. Since the amp faces me during shows, I have to fumble around or crane my neck over the top make adjustments.
It does what I need it to do, but there are amps out there that cost less and do more.