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In Reply to: Tube amplifier suggestions needed. posted by Vic D on July 1, 2012 at 19:58:40:
Your Sensitivity is 87 db, but the speaker is four ohms. That means your actual efficiency is only 84 db. I can put the math up if you like, but the simple fact is you need about 600 watts (in most average rooms)and that does not exist in a tube amp for that price.
IMO/IME you would be far better off getting a speaker that is higher efficiency and higher impedance! Don't try to make tubes do things that are hard for them and you will really hear a lot more performance as a result. Its the same reason you would put good tires on a high performance car.
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- You can't do it for the price with this speaker! - Ralph 12:32:22 07/03/12 (24)
- RE: You can't do it for the price with this speaker! - kana813 12:07:13 07/08/12 (1)
- RE: Its a math thing. - Ralph 07:14:11 07/09/12 (0)
- TOTAL BS! - Honest One 22:50:51 07/04/12 (6)
- You ran the speakers with MA-2?? - Ralph 09:47:21 07/05/12 (4)
- Huh? No answer? - Ralph 08:18:34 07/07/12 (3)
- RE: Huh? No answer? - Honest One 00:37:18 07/09/12 (2)
- RE: Huh? No answer? - Ralph 18:12:26 07/09/12 (0)
- RE: Huh? No answer? - Ralph 18:10:46 07/09/12 (0)
- Not quite total BS - David S. 09:42:08 07/05/12 (0)
- RE: You can't do it for the price with this speaker! - Vic D 01:46:09 07/04/12 (11)
- RE: You can't do it for the price with this speaker! - RGA 06:02:43 07/04/12 (10)
- That's simply not going to happen and the reason for my question. - Vic D 08:58:46 07/04/12 (9)
- RE: That's simply not going to happen and the reason for my question. - trcnetmsncom 10:34:56 07/05/12 (3)
- RE: That's simply not going to happen and the reason for my question. - Vic D 11:15:07 07/05/12 (2)
- BAT Rex mono-blocks - trcnetmsncom 14:15:42 07/05/12 (1)
- RE: BAT Rex mono-blocks - Vic D 18:18:12 07/05/12 (0)
- RE: Eidelons! why didn't you say so? - Ralph 10:13:30 07/04/12 (4)
- RE: Eidelons! why didn't you say so? - Vic D 10:06:39 07/06/12 (3)
- I think Avalon may be more conservative about their specs - Ralph 07:40:35 07/07/12 (2)
- I think your right. - Vic D 09:24:24 07/07/12 (1)
- RE: I think your right. - Ralph 21:15:38 07/07/12 (0)
- RE: You can't do it for the price with this speaker! - AbeCollins 13:43:20 07/03/12 (2)
- A lot has to do with room size and liveliness... - Ralph 15:09:54 07/03/12 (1)
- RE: A lot has to do with room size and liveliness... - AbeCollins 11:18:47 07/04/12 (0)