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In Reply to: Manley Labs posted by halfajuan on February 25, 2007 at 03:47:53:
In my opinion you couldn't go wrong with Manley Labs, if you care to state what speakers you'll be using and describe your room you may find a useful consensus on good performing combinations.I agree with the amp/speaker matching guide at Vacuum Tube Logic's site to avoid "tube bass" problems with small to medium tube amps mated with too large of a speaker.
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I have only heard the Mahi + shrimp (together). This is a very lively combination. Drove a pair of LS3/5As and Quad 22L without any problems. This is a "voltage" amp, so in many situations it acts a lot more powerful than a high-current SS amp because the current remains constant when the impedance drops, supplying more voltage instead. The mahi also has huge rails for its size and a very sweet Triode section. I am not sure about the bigger unit.
" This is a "voltage" amp, so in many situations it acts a lot more powerful than a high-current SS amp because the current remains constant when the impedance drops, supplying more voltage instead"Well, it don't work like that, the relevant formulae are W = I^2R, W = IV and V=IR, so if the impedances drops, current has to rise, albeit more slowly i.e. square root of current, so the scenario avove cannot happen, current cannot remain the same if the voltage is to rise for the same wattage.
The scenario is above is why certain amplifiers cannot source a lot of watts into lower impedances cos once current stops increasing, voltage stops increasing and wattage begins to fall off.
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And I thought watts is watts(volts times amps) and it doesn't matter whether its more volts and less amps or vice versa; it's the same number.
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