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In Reply to: RE: If it does not work well.. posted by Freo-1 on August 31, 2014 at 10:13:31
Peruse this, and think about it. No response needed. Just put it in your conciousness. Have FUN !!!
Jeff
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Lots of claims with no credible explanations. The reason no manufacturer specifies "useable power" is that it's not measurable. How do you quantify "sounds good" or "sounds best"? It's a highly subjective term. We have reached a point where many people (perhaps most) are perfectly satisfied with 2" speakers driven by MP3 players. They would claim that it "sounds good".
The best example of how far "we" have regressed is in "home theater" systems. We are up to 8.1 - 5.1 systems are now outdated. I tried to purchase a "center speaker" at Best Buy and Radio Schick. Guess what - they aren't readily available any more, because "everyone" wants a "soundbar". What exactly is the point of a 5.1 system when all the speakers are in one box? Sorry for the unrelated tirade.
Deckert's gear and his website was inspiration get me started designing and building. I jumped from Decware to Harvey Rosenburg's site (postmortem)....for a few years...
Stuben
I am having trouble buying a 1 watt amplifier being more powerful than a 50 watt amplifier.
As simple as this statement is, a power supply with good regulation & reserve energy plus a healthy driver and reasonably sized audio transformers should perform well.
I have to agree. A properly designed amp should have all these qualities.I get the points being made in the Decker paper, and the efficiency of the transfer function certainly must be taken into account. I would propose that even a higher powered push pull tube amp can provide those magical qualities at lower to moderate volumes if designed correctly.
A properly matched preamp stage can help the power amps provide that type of performance. A real game changer for improving the performance of my 1625 based amps was insertion of a DIY based Thomas Meyer 6AH4 preamp design. My goodness, what a improvement that brought! The noise floor is lower than just about any preamp I've ever heard or owned, including high end SS preamp types. This preamp transformed the power amps from very good to something special.
"What this country needs is a good 5 watt amplifier!" (Paul Klipsch)
Edits: 09/01/14
Here is a picture of the 6AH4 preamp insides.
"What this country needs is a good 5 watt amplifier!" (Paul Klipsch)
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