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Didn't mean to use the word "blame"

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In Reply to: RE: Not blaming anything...... posted by AbeCollins on July 13, 2014 at 12:24:27

It's just that some of the more popular multi-way speakers need more than the 60-120W watts that this amp can deliver at 2 ohms! Flagship transistor amps are pushing 500+W these days to handle some of these unruly speakers.

The average audio-enthusiast is caught between a rock and a hard place with his wallet well underwater.

Then again, these combos weren't meant for average people.

I'd like to try a used transistor amp one of these days and my three sets of speakers are friendly loads. I'm pretty sure this one would work.

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RE: Didn't mean to use the word "blame" - AbeCollins 13:29:13 07/13/14 (1)
I have one friendly speaker and the other one is a bully! They fight all the time.

Seriously though, I know what you're saying. I have to choose my amp more carefully when using the power hungry Thiel CS2.4. They sound very nice with a powerful tube amp. The smallest one that I've used successfully is the 100+ wpc Rogue integrated with KT120 tubes. Some more powerful solid-state amps didn't quite cut it. Might have something to do with tube watts vs solid-state watts. ;-)

The Tannoys are much easier to deal with and since my new setup is in a small home office, I am using the friendly Tannoys these days.
- RE: Didn't mean to use the word "blame" - bare 09:21:22 07/15/14 (0)
  Could have to do with the SS amps used had little to No current capacity.
  Only the better designed ones do :-)
  Note that price point isn't the sole determinant of Current capability .. only design quality.

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