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• Re: Ah yes. I reread that a few weeks ago. You'll have to look to see... - geraldedison 08:31:10 01/10/07 (3)
  In Reply to: Ah yes. I reread that a few weeks ago. You'll have to look to see... posted by jeffreybehr on January 9, 2007 at 20:43:44:

  Jeffrey,

  I'll have to check when I received the amps.

  Base on the reviews I've seen this is an amazing little amp. Although knowing the crude impedance curve that the innersounds are known for, swings from 2-16 ohms. I'm wondering if there's any tweaks that can help buffer this for the amps.

  I've heard of people hooking in transformers between the speakers and the amps. I don't know if they did that to help stablize the impedance the amp sees. Would you know anything about that?

  Gerald
  
  
  

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  • I suggest you merely connect them to the amps and listen for a few weeks. - jeffreybehr 21:18:01 01/10/07 (2)
    In Reply to: Re: Ah yes. I reread that a few weeks ago. You'll have to look to see... posted by geraldedison on January 10, 2007 at 08:31:10:

    You might experiment with the 4- v. 8- v. 16-Ohm taps. As you move up, the apparent loudness increases, but the amp has no more power at one v. any other tap. You'll just have to determine which sounds best overall.

    The transformer you write about probably is the Paul Speltz Zero. I'd listen a long time without it before spending at least $450 for the Zeros.
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    • Re: I suggest you merely connect them to the amps and listen for a few weeks. - geraldedison 05:06:02 01/11/07 (1)
      In Reply to: I suggest you merely connect them to the amps and listen for a few weeks. posted by jeffreybehr on January 10, 2007 at 21:18:01:

      Jeffrey,

      Did you find those Zero's a worthwhile investment? What affect did the Zeros have to the music in youir setup?

      Will this transformers help buffer the amps?

      Gerald
      
      

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      • I've never used them. The transformers merely change the impedance... - jeffreybehr 08:20:48 01/11/07 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: I suggest you merely connect them to the amps and listen for a few weeks. posted by geraldedison on January 11, 2007 at 05:06:02:

        ...the amp drives, I think to double or triple. So if you have a speaker that varies from 2 to 10 Ohms, it'll now vary from 4 to 20 or 6 to 30.

        Sometimes amps are more able to drive different impedances with flatter frequency responses than other impedances. If one had plenty of power available, I suppose I'd try the lowest-impedance output taps into a substantially higher-impedance transformer/speaker load. I THINK you'll get the highest damping factor and the flattest frequency response that way.

        But maybe someone who KNOWs rather than I who am merely speculating will help here.
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