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RE: How will efficient speakers/amp on batteries compare?

"Should I get ready for a big drop in dynamics and power/slam"

Wow, High efficiency speakers, mainly horns are the kings of dynamics and power slam! They own the brand!
I have listened to Magnepans and they are pretty bland...JMHO.

Actually get ready to meet dynamics and power slam!

As for amps:
I have tried a lot of amps and SET are the most dynamic, if your speakers can run on 2 watts, that is. If you try to run 89 db speakers with an 8 watt SET amp they will sound dull and lifeless. I am using a 1.5 watt amp right now with my 110 db horns and it is more dynamic than a 300 watt SS amp I was usng a while back... SS was very nice, very detailed, but cold and uninvolving. (Yes SS can also run 110 db horns)

And to answer you question directly: I have looked hard at the Battery aproach and I have tried a couple of circuits that could run on batteries: Mainly simple SS amps runing on 12 volts, they are nice but not on par with even a simple SET: imho. Gainclones, chip amps, T amps etc.

I was also pricing out a battery bank to get 450 volts for a SET amp!
But everyting is soundung so nice I just forgot about it...






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