I've always read that high efficiency speakers can be very dynamic and realistic with very low powered tube amps (does this mean SET or push-pull?). Suppose we take lets say some Klipsch Forte speakers at about 97db efficiency and hook them up to a 5wpc SET amp. Will the SET amp have good damping for the 12" cone woofer even though there is plenty of power? Would a lower powered push-pull amp at say 25wpc be better than a SET? In other words, can one get great dynamics and control out of the low powered tube amps and if so is one design, SET or push-pull, better for this?
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Topic - Bass control with low powered tube amps - tomtom58 07:41:16 10/24/16 (27)
- RE: Bass control with low powered tube amps - KanedaK 01:02:54 11/17/16 (0)
- RE: Bass control with low powered tube amps - krankkall 16:59:04 11/08/16 (0)
- RE: Bass control with low powered tube amps - tube wrangler 21:15:24 11/03/16 (0)
- Enter the self-powered subwoofer....it can work, * - Billy Wonka 12:16:11 10/30/16 (0)
- RE: Bass control with low powered tube amps - bare 10:59:27 10/26/16 (4)
- RE: What was I thinking? Taking an axe to my amps right now and... - kitch29 20:42:59 10/26/16 (3)
- TRY! replacing them 'experimentally' :-) - bare 10:35:21 10/28/16 (2)
- Some notions are deep and difficult to displace" I can see that... - Cleantimestream 00:15:45 10/29/16 (1)
- RE: Bedini and Acoustat, my last store boughts - kitch29 05:23:35 10/29/16 (0)
- Stuffing - Duke 13:32:07 10/25/16 (0)
- RE: Bass control with low powered tube amps - SETguy 13:05:52 10/25/16 (0)
- RE: Bass control with low powered tube amps - 6bq5 09:25:12 10/25/16 (0)
- RE: Bass control with low powered tube amps - SETguy 05:03:48 10/25/16 (0)
- IME the room's resonances, spkr positioning, and the speaker's onw Qtc dominate and DF is out of the race - Timbo in Oz 20:14:48 10/24/16 (0)
- RE: Bass control with low powered tube amps - hahax@verizon.net 19:35:55 10/24/16 (0)
- RE: Bass control with low powered tube amps - 91derlust 13:20:36 10/24/16 (0)
- RE: Bass control with low powered tube amps - Grinnell 11:54:31 10/24/16 (0)
- RE: Bass control with low powered tube amps - kitch29 10:25:20 10/24/16 (0)
- Damping isn't an issue - Bill Fitzmaurice 09:24:32 10/24/16 (5)
- Damping isn't an issue, but damping factor can be - maxhifi 09:15:59 10/25/16 (1)
- F'whoop, the article is about damping factor. - Timbo in Oz 00:56:10 11/24/16 (0)
- I knew that, but couldn't lay my hands on the data, thanks. - Timbo in Oz 23:55:59 10/24/16 (0)
- RE: Damping isn't an issue - hahax@verizon.net 19:23:41 10/24/16 (0)
- RE: Damping isn't an issue - Tre' 16:02:58 10/24/16 (0)
- RE: Bass control with low powered tube amps - rogerh113 08:00:53 10/24/16 (0)
- RE: Bass control with low powered tube amps - Tre' 07:52:11 10/24/16 (1)
- RE: Bass control with low powered tube amps - Jim D. 12:47:36 11/02/16 (0)