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Tube amp power watts equivalent to Solid State?
Ait, I'm not sure why exactly, but I have to admit I'm impressed. Were those amps custom made, special order, or available off the shelf? 
Tube amp power watts equivalent to Solid State?
^Thank you, but I'm not deserving of it. A true scholar would have noticed That "I..." should have been "In...", and there is no such thing as "...Avoirdupois grams...". 
Tube amp power watts equivalent to Solid State?
"...200wpc SET amp..."? What amp might that be? 
Tube amp power watts equivalent to Solid State?
Drusstheaxe, please accept my apology for previously misspelling your username. 
Tube amp power watts equivalent to Solid State?
^Don't know enough about you to decide whether or not I like you, but I do like your sense of humor!I don't typically care if I'm liked. Good thing, or otherwise I'd be terribly disappointed. 
Tube amp power watts equivalent to Solid State?
I answer to jmcgrogan2's question and to follow up on Drussheaxe's response:Current US law dictates that: mercantile products (cotton) are weighed in Avoirdupois ounces physical bullion (gold) are weighed in Troy ounces.Avoirdupois ounce = 28.349 ... 
Tube amp power watts equivalent to Solid State?
^ I would agree that the softer clipping of tubes might make the sound of tube amps seem louder than comparably powerful ss amps, but as tube Watts often cost more than ss Watts, one might be able to buy extra ss Watts for the same money to compen... 
Tube amp power watts equivalent to Solid State?
With typical speakers, though the impedance might change, the sensitivity also changes accordingly. A typical quality ss amp will more likely maintain flat frequency response with varying power output to the fluctuating impedance of typical speake... 
Bel Canto and Wyred monos
^I agree; "Either way it's a great amp, and a bargain for the money." I suspect the Bel Canto and Wyred monos might be warmer than the McCormack. But I'd also guess that the more forward nature of the McCormack might offer more intimacy. 
Tube amp power watts equivalent to Solid State?
Dopogue, an apple (pinklady) to apple (golden delicious) comparison? 
Tube amp power watts equivalent to Solid State?
Into what impedance? 
Underrated jazz greats
Willie "The Lion" Smithhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDMOkgSdy3E 
What is going on
I believe that a lot of the high asking prices are from newbies that have an inflated perceived value of their items. It's almost comical to see similar items in similar condition being sold simultaneously from different sellers with wildly differ... 
Bel Canto and Wyred monos
Hudsonhawk, not trying to derail anything; it's just that to my ears the McCormack amps present the opposite of a "tube like warmth". The McCormacks have a tight extended rhythmic bass with an extended high end, not a tube like warmth which would ... 
Who did hear the new Pass Labs .8 series amps?
^People who might have otherwise have bright sounding systems?