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Need help understanding tube wpc

My equipment has always been solid state so bear with me (i'm sure this has been asked before but having trouble finding the threads) . I don't follow the wpc differences between SS and tubes and how to match tube power with speaker efficiency to ensure that they'd be driven okay.

Thanks
facten

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gregm
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Czbbcl: ???
All that article seems to say is, what Sean mentioned above + that tubes are current "power" devices whereas SS are voltage devices. They act differently under load.

However the basic spec of "power" remains the same.

You, yourself as well as scores of others have known this for a long time now.
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gregm
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Pauly, No, no:
As opposed to it sounds good but measures bad then you have a bad system?
Not at all. You surely know the quote: "if it measures well and sounds good -- it's good. If it measures bad and sounds good -- you're measuring the WRONG things" ;)
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