PS, I got my data from this review, not sure if there's a more updated curve:
https://www.stereophile.com/content/bampw-800-diamond-loudspeaker-measurements
https://www.stereophile.com/content/bampw-800-diamond-loudspeaker-measurements
Advice on amplifier and B&W speaker pairing
PS, I got my data from this review, not sure if there's a more updated curve: https://www.stereophile.com/content/bampw-800-diamond-loudspeaker-measurements |
Thank you Erik - I appreciate the feedback and do realize this is a difficult question to answer based on the information I've provided. As you say, listening is the best test, but I'm not terribly familiar with how electrical components (tubes/transistors) work and what the negative impacts could be with using tube amplifiers with such a speaker. My understanding is this: Since the 800D3 dips to 3 ohms, I should probably use the 4 ohm tap on the ARC. But... the speaker also rises up to 18 ohms in the 1Khz-10Khz region. I'm not sure how this effects the amplifier and frequency response. I would think the amp would struggle with this type of impedance shift. Best case this would probably reduce the amount of watts the ARC could produce. But could it also damage the speaker/amp? Thanks again |
I’m wondering if ANY tube amplifier can deal with these types of loads. Because one must choose the correct tap, it seems the amplifier will never be running in it’s comfort zone. I think my biggest concern is how the frequencies could possibly be skewed at the upper frequencies. Sometimes reading threads like this I wonder, do these guys even care what it sounds like? Or is it all about the tech talk and what the tech talk might sound like. If it ever was tried. Which it seldom is. Because imagining is so much better than listening. Then another thing I wonder, if they did somehow hook the stuff up and listen, would they be content to let their ears do the talking? Or would they be so wrapped up in the tech talk they interpret everything through that lens and force their experience to match their theory? When it should be the other way around. There are amps that tend to sound really good with speakers. They're called tube amps. You might want to try listening to some of them. Raven. Prima Luna. Etc. |