I do not doubt your outcome. I’m a very firm believer in the sonic attributes of high quality class A amplifiers. Not to everyone’s approval these days given the “Green” mindset prevalent in these times. I suspect that your class A tube amplifier sounds fantastic! Charles |
@richopp Let me repeat myself. This is not a magnaplaner thread. |
@tubeguy76 I am still trying to figure out Ralph's paper on the issue, and other sources - I am happy to stand corrected. When I bought my EL34 push-pull Class A tube amp from the bloke who made it he specifically asked what ohms my speakers were. I said rated at 8, with a brief dip to 6 somewhere. That's fine, it won't stress anything. Because he also included a 4 ohm tap in tediously hand-winding the transformers. In the foreseeable future I may consult with him about making a tube pre-amp, and I'll be much more prepared to ask him difficult questions and actually discuss issues.
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I bought a tube amp that had 4 ohm taps and speakers that were 6 ohm nom. Speakers had an impedance dip into the 3 ohm range. Ran them for the first year on the 4 ohm taps and they sounded fine. Then for kicks, tried the 8 ohm taps and never went back.T ...Until I bought Tannoys. Much better match for my amp. |
