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In Reply to: RE: Some advice? Left Naim, tubes aren't working and McIntosh is a dissapointment posted by PAR on August 10, 2016 at 02:38:36
IF the speakers 90+ db efficient (or better) then this is.. ALL.. you need to know;
Firstwatt.
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Only sensitivity? Not really (see link). Also the OP placed constraints over aspects of the amplifier performance e.g. warm up time which need to be taken account of.
I found warm up times to be exaggerated. My VTA warms up in like 3-5 minutes.
charles
Similar experience with my VTA. Maybe not quite that quick,(3-5) but certainly in the 10-15 minute range. In other words, a non-issue. This has been true for most all the P-P tube amps I've owned. On the other hand, my 845 SET takes a minimum of 30-45 minutes to hit its stride.
I too am happy with my EAR after a similar time from switch on. However it all depends upon what one considers as absolute warm up. I have to say that despite sounding great with the warm up time above, after 90 minutes or so some kind of subtle improvement seems to happen as images appear to gain tangibilty and the sound becomes somehow more inviting. Very minor and perhaps in my imagination but it seems real enough and occurs consistently enough for me to believe it.On the SS side of things I can put a thermocouple on either of my SS pre-amps and see that thermal stability is not reached until a long time after switch on.
Edits: 08/11/16
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