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Harbeth P3ESR with tubes..


Tried this combo with an EL34 tube amp (Primaluna Prologue Classic) and, have to say, didn't sound that great. People rave about these speakers with tubes. Not enough power perhaps - it was loud but bass was very mushy and the high-mids were too accentuated for my taste.
In the EL34 configuration the amp is about 35 wpc.

Put the Naim Nait XS back on and it sound SO much better - the music has body, controlled musical bass, and the highs are balanced.
Used NACA5 with the Nait.

I love tubes and tube sound in general, so it's not that I'm not a tube guy. Another thing of note is the Primaluna ONLY sounded good with it's stock tubes - I rolled and rolled with great NOS stuff to no avail.

I saw some test data for the P3ESR and it has a rising impedance curve at the top end. So will it always sound lit up with a tube amp?

Different power tubes? This amp can do kt88/6550. Or should I just stick with the Nait.

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Topic - Harbeth P3ESR with tubes.. - gkirkos 09:26:37 08/10/16 (20)
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