Agree with Bliss, If you go from high powered solid state to 8 watt 300B, or vice-versa, with the same speakers, you will probably be moving the speakers.
New amps
Hi,
Is it ever necessary to move speakers when installing new amplifiers into a system. I am aware that when you buy new speakers, you need to determine where you get the best sound with them. But has anyone ever found the need to change speaker placement when changing an amplifier from the exact same system?
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Not sure why you would need to move the speakers because you have a new amp. Aren't the speakers positioned so they interact properly within the room? To best reproduce what is fed into them. Their positioning should be the same regardless of which amplifier is connected to them. If I am mistaken I would love for someone to explain it to me. |
@tony1954 the speakers are positioned to beat interact with the room, but that also matters on what comes out of them, where an amp has a profound impact. Often in an upgrade path, a person may replace their amp with one that delivers more across the spectrum, added harmonics / richness, stronger bass due to amp confidence and control, etc. Sometimes it may be necessary to adjust the speaker from this. Sometimes, it is slight, and other times, it is more profound. To add to my previous posts, amps are not always linear. And more so, how they interact with a speaker given the speaker’s impedance may affect its linearity. So if the sound output shifts, the way it interacts with the room also shifts. |
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