I'm not sure which JohnBlue speakers you're looking at, or how large a space you would be using them in, but I have a pair of JB3's and drive them with a 10 watt EL84 amp. Mine are in an office setting and the 10 watts drives them easily. The sound is exceptional from such a small rig, as well. I'm very happy with the combination.
Are these speakers fully compatible?
I have a 10 watt 300B tube SET amp with these specs:
Power output: <= 10W x 2, THD <= 3%, 1Khz
Frequency response: 16—38 Khz, -2dB
Output impedance: 8 ohms
Signal/Noise: >= 90 dB
I was thinking about getting a pair of John Blue bookshelf speakers for my small room and the speakers have these specs:
Efficiency : 87 dB / W / mImpedance : 6 OhmMax power : 30 W
Would I be better off getting a pair of speakers with a 90dB effiency or higher?
Power output: <= 10W x 2, THD <= 3%, 1Khz
Frequency response: 16—38 Khz, -2dB
Output impedance: 8 ohms
Signal/Noise: >= 90 dB
I was thinking about getting a pair of John Blue bookshelf speakers for my small room and the speakers have these specs:
Efficiency : 87 dB / W / mImpedance : 6 OhmMax power : 30 W
Would I be better off getting a pair of speakers with a 90dB effiency or higher?
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I've never tested sound levels with my JB3's, and I'm sure I never will, but in a 10'x 10' office they provide all the volume I could ever use, whether I'm listening to Jordi Savall or Tom Petty. I know volume control position doesn't have much to do with anything but with my 10 watt EL84 amp I've never had it beyond 11 o'clock playing any kind of music. I went through several small monitors and the JB3's are the ones that stayed. They're extremely musical, the perfect size for my setup, front ported and they look great. Have you read the 6moons review? |