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A change in efficiency to the final sound

I have a p/p tube amp running a pair of 6Ca7's for about 30 watts per channel .
I have read here that p/p tube amps sound their best when they have to work a bit harder , as opposed to a SET amp that sounds best near idle .
My present speakers are claimed to be 92 db. eff.
If this amp is driving a pair of speakers rated at 85 db. efficiency , should it sound a bit better due to working a little harder or closer to its optimum level ?
Conversely , would the same amp sound a bit worse driving a more efficient speaker of 99 db. due to it working less hard or further away from its optimum level ?


Thank you

saki70

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asvjerry
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@millercarbon , +1

Well stated, and defended.  And being a 'fanatic' just indicates a level of enthusiasm above the mid-point of the bell curve...MHO.

Now, if one shows up @ AXPONA dressed in album sleeves with a hat like a woofer.....that could indicate 'extremist behaviour'...

...and Please, Dear God, don't let the sleeves be the clear plastic ones....

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