This is true. Maybe they were using only one side, or the speakers wattage was high...like 75-100 watt speakers. I find higher watt speakers "swallow tone". My MP-1 was almost going to be sold until I ran the rig through one 50 watt Celestion Alnico Gold....wow! I was listening to the Jake E Lee isolated track of Bark At The Moon, then went and played through preset channel 3 and was like...nailed it! Never going back to ceramic, and I'm gonna load that old blue Crate cab up with Scumnicos when I can afford it. I bet a T100s through four 30 watt Scumback Scumnicos in stereo would just slay! ...but I don't have the cash to undertake that project.