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In Reply to: Re: Tubes, Ohms &watts - ??'s posted by Bruce from DC on March 13, 2000 at 08:41:36:
...into which load impedance does this tube amp provide its maximum power?It is commonly believed that most tube amps provide the max output power into 8 Ohms when used with their 8 Ohms taps, 4 into 4 and so on. That is not always true. Max power is only one consideration out of many. Lower output impedance is another - usually at a cost of some power rating. There are as many design decisions as there are designers.
The tap name (16, 8 or 4, or whatever) means very little. Knowing where the max power happens DOES mean a lot.
Given all that uncertainty, a customer is well advised to not go by those numbers, but to try different configurations and settle on the one that guess what, sound best.
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Follow Ups
- A more important question:... no, no simple answers... - Victor Khomenko 14:19:47 03/13/00 (3)
- Yet another question... - JohnR 15:25:23 03/13/00 (2)
- Output power vs. load resistance... - Victor Khomenko 05:24:06 03/14/00 (0)
- Re: Yet another question... - klaus 23:43:55 03/13/00 (0)
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