I've heard the one watt in a tube amplifier is roughly equivalent to two watts in a SS amp. Mathematically, a watt is a watt? Can somebody shed some light?
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Topic - Watts are watts - ebenai 09:27:50 06/19/05 (84)
- Not even a calorie is always a calorie - suits_me 12:34:16 06/21/05 (0)
- Excellent Stereophile article on why Tube amps sound louder. - junk2sa@yahoo.com 13:36:38 06/20/05 (6)
- It was a poor article. - Steve Eddy 15:53:57 06/20/05 (0)
- Re: Guitar players have known this for years... - Matts_ 15:03:38 06/20/05 (2)
- Re: Guitar Amp - JDLePera 22:37:04 06/20/05 (1)
- Re: Guitar Amp - Matts_ 22:09:35 06/21/05 (0)
- That can't be! Why, just read all the bits-is-bits experts below. Excuse me, watts-is-watts. Same thing. nt - clarkjohnsen 14:04:18 06/20/05 (1)
- Heck! you're right! and chips is chips, even if they're smart! - Ralph 15:47:24 06/24/05 (0)
- Re: Watts are watts - Frank25 08:41:51 06/20/05 (0)
- Shedding some light... - Charles Hansen 07:56:07 06/20/05 (26)
- Not the case for Class AB. - Al Sekela 12:53:54 06/23/05 (3)
- That's a good point, but... - Charles Hansen 19:48:01 06/23/05 (2)
- So the power supply sags before 2/3 rated output? - Al Sekela 12:23:18 06/24/05 (1)
- The sag is linear... - Charles Hansen 19:29:44 06/24/05 (0)
- Re: Shedding some light... - throwback 14:28:51 06/21/05 (0)
- Complementary transistors - Al Sekela 13:29:29 06/20/05 (5)
- Nope - Charles Hansen 21:09:42 06/20/05 (4)
- Horowitz and Hill, pages 92-93. (nt) - Al Sekela 15:42:32 06/21/05 (3)
- Re: Horowitz and Hill, pages 92-93. (nt) - john curl 17:09:14 06/21/05 (2)
- P.S. - Steve Eddy 20:04:23 06/21/05 (0)
- Re: Horowitz and Hill, pages 92-93. (nt) - Steve Eddy 19:55:41 06/21/05 (0)
- Re: Shedding some more light... - Ralph 09:40:56 06/20/05 (14)
- Re: Shedding some more light... - Steve Eddy 14:37:49 06/20/05 (12)
- Re: Shedding some more light... - Ralph 22:24:13 06/20/05 (6)
- Re: Shedding some more light... - Steve Eddy 23:11:21 06/20/05 (4)
- Re: Shedding some more light... - Ralph 09:55:09 06/21/05 (3)
- Re: Shedding some more light... - Steve Eddy 20:23:47 06/21/05 (2)
- Re: Shedding some more light... - Ralph 14:41:54 06/22/05 (1)
- Re: Shedding some more light... - Steve Eddy 14:54:56 06/22/05 (0)
- Re: Shedding some more light... - Sean 22:49:21 06/20/05 (0)
- Re: Enlighten me just a bit more.... - Dave-A 20:31:59 06/20/05 (3)
- Re: Enlighten me just a bit more.... - Steve Eddy 20:40:32 06/20/05 (2)
- Re: Thanks Steve.... - Dave-A 09:18:04 06/23/05 (0)
- Re: Enlighten me just a bit more.... - alan m. kafton 12:09:03 06/21/05 (0)
- BWAAAA HA Ha ha.....* - Sean 17:39:24 06/20/05 (0)
- Re: Shedding some more light... - Brian Walsh 10:56:16 06/20/05 (0)
- Watts = Volts x Amps / period/absolute - STUART 06:57:48 06/20/05 (2)
- You left out an important variable - Brian Walsh 11:01:28 06/20/05 (1)
- Bravo Brian!!! - Sean 17:32:44 06/20/05 (0)
- simple answer. Kinda - Maxxc 20:21:12 06/19/05 (3)
- Tubes, Transistors, Speed & Stability - Sean 22:54:32 06/19/05 (2)
- Sorry to disagree. - Al Sekela 13:47:43 06/20/05 (1)
- Re: Sorry to disagree. - Sean 17:25:21 06/20/05 (0)
- The First Watt Is the Most Important Watt. - Taz. PA-C 14:08:01 06/19/05 (34)
- I would have said… - David Aiken 13:56:34 06/20/05 (1)
- Bingo.... - Sean 22:55:25 06/20/05 (0)
- Re: The First Watt Is the Most Important Watt. - Frank25 08:58:23 06/20/05 (0)
- right !!! - jamband guru 18:58:41 06/19/05 (29)
- See its the Music, Not the System - Taz, PA-C 10:58:35 06/20/05 (0)
- I'm gradually moving from long-time SS to tubes - Terry P 20:18:18 06/19/05 (0)
- Re: right !!! - hahax 20:06:06 06/19/05 (26)
- Re: right !!! - Steve Eddy 20:34:23 06/19/05 (25)
- Re: wrong - Story 06:04:56 06/20/05 (24)
- Re: wrong - Steve Eddy 13:28:55 06/20/05 (19)
- Did you get permission... - Charles Hansen 20:04:04 06/21/05 (16)
- Re: Did you get permission... - Steve Eddy 21:31:09 06/21/05 (15)
- It's OK... - Charles Hansen 04:31:45 06/22/05 (14)
- Re: It's OK... - Steve Eddy 09:01:32 06/22/05 (13)
- New to the internet, Steve? - Charles Hansen 10:03:25 06/22/05 (12)
- Re: New to the internet, Steve? - Steve Eddy 11:08:55 06/22/05 (11)
- Re: New to the internet, Steve? - Charles Hansen 10:52:55 06/23/05 (10)
- Re: New to the internet, Steve? - Steve Eddy 15:01:00 06/23/05 (9)
- Thanks for clarifying - Charles Hansen 19:59:37 06/23/05 (8)
- Re: Thanks for clarifying - Steve Eddy 20:35:31 06/23/05 (7)
- Re: Thanks for clarifying - Charles Hansen 06:59:57 06/24/05 (6)
- Re: Thanks for clarifying - Steve Eddy 19:14:05 06/24/05 (5)
- I don't get it... - Charles Hansen 19:35:15 06/24/05 (4)
- Re: I don't get it... - Steve Eddy 22:35:33 06/24/05 (3)
- Let me get this straight... - Charles Hansen 14:48:46 06/25/05 (2)
- Re: Let me get this straight... - theaudiohobby 15:53:46 06/25/05 (1)
- Re: Let me get this straight... - Charles Hansen 19:53:44 06/25/05 (0)
- thanks - Story 14:11:29 06/20/05 (1)
- Re: thanks - Steve Eddy 14:45:48 06/20/05 (0)
- Re: wrong - theaudiohobby 07:58:00 06/20/05 (3)
- Re: The First Watt Is the Most Important Watt. - MIchael Samra 16:41:23 06/19/05 (0)
- Re: Watts are watts - Sean 11:48:53 06/19/05 (2)
- What amps are you using? - Joe Murphy Jr 16:17:46 06/19/05 (1)
- Re: What amps are you using? - Sean 22:49:18 06/19/05 (0)
- a watt is a watt - mhardy6647 10:12:55 06/19/05 (2)
- In SI parlance, one watt is one joule per second - mhardy6647 10:16:04 06/19/05 (1)
- Hence the term "Family Joules"? (nt) - DevillEars 11:30:39 06/19/05 (0)