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| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? 10-10-15: EbmBomb you may suck wind DUDE!!Dude, *dont* get personal here w/ the name calling. No one's doing it to you so you better return the favour. I wont say it again.... | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? All the "techno" BS aside, I recommend that the owner of the SFs and the Prima Luna gear should use the taps that sound best to his ears.BifwynneI agree. In that post, given that the OP declared the 8 ohm tap was the best for his SF speakers, I tr... | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? 10-09-15: DjfstHigh end audio is definitely tricky. For example, I'm running a Primaluna Dialogue HP Integrated Amp with EL34 tubes to Sonus Faber Olympica III Speakers which are 91db efficient and are 4ohms rated according to specs. The Primaluna... | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? The manufacturer recommends 50-180 watts and received wisdom seems to be that the speakers respond better to solid state watts (what does that mean)?Mikey8811 I've not looked at the Vienna Acoustics Kiss speaker impedance & phase plots but if ... | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? 10-10-15: EbmWow thats a tough one i was up all night thinking about that!!EBM, I'd like a different snidy punch-line. I've laughed at this one one too many times! Search your sarcastic brain for a new snidy remark. Thanks. | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? Secondly, how can low powered tube amps sound so much better with some speakers that have amp recommendations much higher? Very few tubes get over 100 watts, yet are very prevalent even on some inefficient speakers. Any thoughts? Just trying to l... | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? 10-09-15: DjfstSo a followup question - if 2 amps both have 140 watts, why ever buy the more expensive amp if you are paying for wattage? Most have indicated quantity of wattage, but can the quality of wattage be better in some amps than others? T... | |
| Tube Watts vs. Solid State Watts - Any credence? For example, a 70 watt tube amp provides more power than a 140 watt solid state amp. Is there any credence to this or just sales talk and misguided listeners?it's just sales talk & misguided listeners. No credence to this statement. As Mapman ... | |
| How important is the amp? 10-09-15: DanorooIn the sense that an amplifier is a fundamental and necessary component to any audio system, they are important. As far as it's contribution to the quality of the sonic signature the system produces, provided it is functioning pro... | |
| How important is the amp? Mordante,this is probably a biased view since I'm a big fan of Symphonic Line amps myself. I've had experience with the RG4 Mk3, RG1 & Kraft 300 amps. Symphonic Line amps are really very good & can drive most speakers. So, if it were me, I... | |
| How important is the amp? 10-08-15: InnaI would think that good conventional speakers should sound good with both transistor and tube and hybrid amp, just different.Nah! I don't think so. I'm in agreement with Ralph here. if you look at the speaker impedance & phase pl... | |
| Greenville SC / Hendersonville-Asheville NC areas ok, Zephyr24069, let's take it off-line. Is Scott_w also joining us on 10/16 morning? | |
| Greenville SC / Hendersonville-Asheville NC areas Hi guys,15th morning won't work for me (driving to Greenville). 16th morning could work. I have a 2PM appt on Oct 16 so I would have to be done by 1PM so I could get some lunch before my appt. Oct 15 evening after work-hours (say, after 6PM?) will... | |
| Another Pair of Skeptics Converted I did the swap, and they were amazed. Both started discussing how they would never have believed changing cables could alter the sound. The change was quite evident, and we discussed at length the effect on the sound holistically. I didn't have to... | |
| Bottlehead Crack Thanks Zavato. I agree with this number now. the high-pass filter is formed by a 100uF & a 32 Ohms (of the headphone) & indeed the -3dB corner of this high-pass filter = 50Hz (49.76Hz to be exact).Philjolet, just FYI: this same FAQ #6 also... |