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Sonus Faber Auditor with 20 tube watts?

The auditors aren't super efficient (88db) and they have a lowish impedence (4 ohm). I've got a Primaluna Dialogue 1 integrated and prefer triode mode which is something like 18 watts. Fortunately I have a small room so volume has never been a problem with my current Paradigm Signature S2s.

Will the Sonus Faber's be a sufficient match? Does anyone have experience with lower output tube amps and this speaker? Will the load be too difficult?
gnugear
jaybo
4,478 posts
 
your sonus fabers would need more power to really open up and sing. at the very least 50 to 60 watts tube or ss.
larryi
3,814 posts
 
My guess is maybe. In a small room, you wouldn't want to crank any speaker up because the room would overload too readily. Twenty watts is a whole lot, provided you don't demand extreme volume and expect movie sound effects kind of bass.

I've heard quite a number of smaller, supposedly not high efficient speakers play at reasonable levels in small rooms with no difficulty driven by anything from 5 watts to 18 (single ended and pushpull amps).

kerouac
12 posts
 
I run a pair with a BAT VK60. Makes wonderful music.
Although somedays, I wish I had a bit more juice.
Like a pair of VK60's
And this is in a small room 12 x14.
To make them really sing, you may want for a bit more power.
Try it with what you have and see if you are happy with the results.
Tubes and the Auditors sound really good in my house.
A great speaker to own and enjoy, have fun.
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