As long as their surrounds aren't torn, you could probably hurt your ears first, with anything over 35 WPC, unless you have a rather large room and enjoy high SPLs. Virtually any vintage tube amp, will have 16 Ohm taps and as easy time driving them. Relax and have fun.
Ancient Ohms
Recently, I opened up a couple of cabinets i obtained years ago.
The woofer is an AK 121 and the horn is a GP1, 550Hz 3-cell horn. The cabinets were marketed in Canada as Vitavox Bitone 3200 speaker units. The drivers themselves are in excellent condition and sound like that as well. I believe each driver is 15 ohm. What should I be concerned about when trying to buy a small amp for these? I’m using a sub-standard, solid-state receiver amp right now but wonder if a tube amp might be more appropriate?
Any thoughts?
The woofer is an AK 121 and the horn is a GP1, 550Hz 3-cell horn. The cabinets were marketed in Canada as Vitavox Bitone 3200 speaker units. The drivers themselves are in excellent condition and sound like that as well. I believe each driver is 15 ohm. What should I be concerned about when trying to buy a small amp for these? I’m using a sub-standard, solid-state receiver amp right now but wonder if a tube amp might be more appropriate?
Any thoughts?