@sinner My setup is all tubes. I have the Aric Audio Motherload XL and the Radu Tarta 45 SET. I live in (hot) New Orleans, and you are welcome to listen any time you are in the area, and do not notice any change in room temperature. I don't know about the 2A3, but the Radu 45 SET I was running (selling it as Radu built me a custom 2 box 45) as well as my new Radu 45 give off very little heat. Sometimes, I don't see the glow of the tubes in the day and hold my hand above them to see if they are on. Not a great test as I don't really feel much. The 2A3 is twice the power of the 45, but at 3.5 watts, I dont suspect there is a whole lot more heat vs my setup
Attention Horn Owners
Hey guys. I’m in the middle of making a few changes and seek your wisdom and help. Doing my research for speakers, I currently own Audio Note e/lx, and I think I might need a little more bass presence. These are wonderful, natural sounding speakers but I’m debating a change. Slightly more efficient would be nice, the AN’s are listed at 94db but some say measure closer to 92db. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Now for the post title. Doing my research I came across Volti. I like purchasing American made when I can, my amp and preamp are Aric Audio. I’ve never heard a horn speaker before. Reviews of some say they tend to be bright, which is a no go for my sensitive ears. Reviews did mention that Volti are not bright. So, any comments regarding ear fatigue and horn speakers or Volti speakers would be fantastic.
‘Finally, I live on Long Island. If there is any nearby who would be kind enough to allow me to listen to a horn speaker, there’s a six pack or bottle of wine in it for you! lol. I’d love to hear a pair before I spend 1 million hours researching different ones. Thanks in advance. Earthbound
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Perhaps you can consider a speaker from Charney Audio. They have wonderful sound with a horn design. Depending on the model, you will have all the bass you need and a wonderful sound. I have the Companion with AER BD-3 drivers. Bass goes down to 32Hz. I use a pair of SVS subs all driven by an Aric Audio Motherload XL pre and Radu Tarta Custom 45 DHT and could not be happier. The Concerto goes down to 20 Hz. Sensitivity is around 106, so my 2 Watts is more than enough to make them sing. They are in Sumerset NJ, so not too far of a drive to hear them for yourself. |
I have a pair of SVS 3000 Micro. These are very affordable and work very well with the Charneys. My listening room is less than ideal and about 28’x32’ with 14’ ceilings. An old double shotgun that was converted into a single so area has my kitchen, DR and living room. The combo has no difficulties filling my space with sound. My system is wired XLR up to the SET amp (then it is RCA as I understand to put balanced inputs into a SET amp complicates the build and may affect SQ) I use the XLR outputs of the Motherload XL to the amp with XLR to RCA adapter cables and use the RCA outputs in the Motherload XL directly to the subs. When using the XLR out, the RCA remain fully active so the signal goes to both subwoofers and to SET amp. But it took me forever to figure out I could do that. I am sure Aric can give you guidance, as I am not familiar with the intricacies of the custom 300B he designed. As a side, I also own a pair of Atmasphere Class D monos and rotate them into my system. They are really awesome and sound pretty close to a flea watt amp in my system. Obviously, they have no trouble driving my speakers, but for someone interested in the magical sound of a flea watt system without a sensitive enough speaker system, I would not hesitate to recommend trying the Class D by @atmasphere And they are very reasonably priced even new.
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The Class D have 100W into 8 Ohm and 200W into 4 Ohm. I am not sure if it is a logarithmic scale, but somewhere between 100 and 200W should have no trouble with pushing a 90dB speaker. AN lists your speaker at 94dB, btw. The Class D have great bass, imo. If I had less sensitive speakers, I think I would be 100% satisfied with the Atmasphere Class Ds. I have, however, owned 97+ dB speakers since my first foray into real HiFi, MidFi if you are going by price??, but I would put my system up against about any other for my taste. Rethm Maarga were my first real speakers. |