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| 60 watt Rogue Tubes for Vandersteen 3A Signatures I should say that I have heard the bigger Vandersteen's being run with Audio Research tube amps, and they sounded absolutely sublime. | |
| 60 watt Rogue Tubes for Vandersteen 3A Signatures Perhaps into higher impedance loads most tube amps might seem more powerful, into lower impedance loads ss might seem more powerful. According to Stereophile's measurements of the speaker in question, the impedance drops to 2.8 Ohms and the sensit... | |
| 60 watt Rogue Tubes for Vandersteen 3A Signatures Agreed! It's been my experience that the old audiophile axiom that one should double the recommended minimum power, holds true much more often than not. | |
| 60 watt Rogue Tubes for Vandersteen 3A Signatures The specs seem to differ a bit from the measurements:http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/128/index6.html | |
| 60 watt Rogue Tubes for Vandersteen 3A Signatures Considering the speakers under consideration, one might argue the opposite is true. | |
| 60 watt Rogue Tubes for Vandersteen 3A Signatures My rule is an inch is an inch, and a Watt is a Watt. | |
| Wilson Sasha, SF Amati Anniversario, Thiel CS3.7 The Thiels are time aligned starting from a distance of eight feet. Thiel recommends seating distances between eight and twelve feet. | |
| Wilson Sasha, SF Amati Anniversario, Thiel CS3.7 Build your electronics around your speakers, not your speakers around your electronics. | |
| Your favorites amplifiers for their visual look ? The first ones to come to mind, are the Pass Alephs. So purposefully looking. | |
| Your First Vinyl Album. The Beatles: "Magical Mystery Tour". | |
| Power amp around $3000 for C-J Classic preamp Don't rule out ss. | |
| Power amp around $3000 for C-J Classic preamp Unlike me, Tvad offers very sound advice. | |
| Power amp around $3000 for C-J Classic preamp FWIW, I would go for more than 90 tube watts with the Vandersteens. | |
| Why monoblocks? "Most amps can handle most speakers"? How well they do it is another matter all together. | |
| Budget pull down screen "sleepers" Oops, didn't know about the fireplace. |