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In Reply to: Dynaudio Audience 82 or B&W 703 w/ 100-watt tube amp posted by casy1 on March 4, 2007 at 01:24:37:
100WPC may be sufficient to drive them loud, but both Dyns and B&W exhibit not so pleasant impedance and phase angle variations (to the best of my knowledge).
In addition, both are reflex type.Combine both above with typically low output impedance of the typical tube amp and you have significant frequency aberrations plus lack of woofer control.
Add to that request for "smooth top-end non-fatiguing" and "... midrange bloom..." for which none of the mentioned speakers is not known for, plus "powerful bass response" usually not associated with typical tube amplification.
Now if we would know what that tube amp is, and the rest of the system, room, listening levels, type of music... maybe we could say something.
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i just sold my b&w 604s3 being driven by a consonance 9-watt 300B amp with satisfactory result. I listen to all types of music especially jazz vocals, bossa nova, electronica, acoustic instrumentals, house, big band jazz, pop, rock, metal etc.. but listen to moderate levels only in a 13ft x 14 ft room.Just about to confirm the purchase of a Cayin A100T 100-watt KT-88 based tube integrated amplifiers, i currently have on audition driving my old but beautiful Maggie MG12. I plan on getting either the B&W's or Dyns to switch between the maggies in case i want more dynamics and bass. CD player is Consonance Reference CD2.2
If 9-watt 300B amp drove b&w 604s3 with satisfactory result for you, Cayin A100T 100-watt KT-88 would definitivelly do the job for you.Not for me, though.
Btw, Maggies have very smooth inpedance curve, mostly constant.
thanks for the comments, i listen mostly to music at moderate levels even if its house or dance music anyway :) just like additional bass punch, i dont plan on selling the 300B amp also for switching, in case i need a more lush vocals & mids,
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