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In Reply to: How many of you prefer the sound of 300Bs over 2a3's? posted by Briner on August 16, 2001 at 21:05:05:
Ok, I'll be the lone dessenter.
Barring tone, detail etc. for now, 300Bs DO have more sheer SLAM than lower powered DHTs in my system.
There is a limit to sheer slam/macrdynamics as one goes down in power. Its not a case of volume, since my listening habbits are like yours, and i can still reach volumes high enough to annoy my neighbors with my 1.6 watt 10 amps. It is noticable on my 100db speakers. it was noticable going from 300B to 2A3 and from 2A3 to 10s.
With most types of music, its not an issue, but sometimes it shows itself, in bass *slam*. The difference was noticable going back up in power as well.
Those who biamp, probably don't run into this problem, since the bass region is powered by a much more powerfull amp. I suspect the same is true for those with bass challanged speakers.
try for yourself, and see what you think.
Enjoy,
Jack
PS. My speakers are Galante Buckinghams, 100db and go down to 32hz flat in my room.
Follow Ups:
what the man said is right on the money!for the longest time i was going down the less is more path on the power chain with my lowthers (bigfuns) i have never liked the 300B, heard them all, the perf plate TJ's give me a glimmer of the true mesh plates, and the extra power is nice, but i still end up with the mesh 2a3 as the best overall compromise.
BUT... building that GM-70 amp pushing out a whopping 25wpc SE taught me more about lowthers and what having power means than any less is more low power SE amp has ever taught me. i used to think was the limiting factor volumewise was the lowthers... 300B's went a bit louder than 2A3's but the difference wasn't that big... i just assumed the 2A3's were as much as you needed, and tossing more power just gave you more speaker distortion, boy was i wrong... that gm-70 amp made those lowthers play clearly to amazingly loud levels (any devo fans out there?? :-)... it was just clear.... clear well beyond what any 2A3 amp has ever done... turn it down, to the same levels as the 2a3 amp and there is no compairison the 2a3 amp has less compromise for apples to apples, but if you want it loud you need power, and all the compromises associated with it.
i see lots of people say i like this amp for jazz, and this amp for classical... well i like 2A3's most of the time, but when its time to rock and POTN... give me those GM70's
i soon will have front horns, so i can try GM-70 amp for the part of the music that needs the power (sub 150hz) and the 2A3 amp through the front horn will coast along with the rest.
dave
Hi Jack:Do you have the altec drivers in your buckinghams or the new drivers? Just curious.
Mike
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