Originally Posted by: becmaelI have a 40W amp, but when I put both master and volume on minimum, it's really destorted (dont know the right word)... The sound gets better if I turn the volume up, but we have a real noicey house, so cant put it up that high... Any sugjestions on how to get the sound right?

I have a Samick Sm-10 (ac 220v, 50/60hz) :)

Is that a solid state amp or tube amp?

Usually tubes will sound better as you turn up the volume and solid state roughly maintain the same sound quality as volume increases. Both types can turn to a bad sound at higher volume level so u have to know where your amps sweet spot is or where it begins to sag nicely if u have a tube rectifier.