I have a tube amp question?????

Tireguy 12 watts is not a lot of power for a 87db spkr. Is this peak pwr and how loud do you like to listen to your music?

I listen to music at reasonable levels(I realize that is a vague but I have never measured db in the room) and I believe it is peak power, 12 watts kind of depressing. i did not think it would work but wanted an outside opinion before I pass another great deal by.

I know that folks that are into Single ended triode set ups get by with pretty tiny amps, but those speakers are only moderately efficient and 12 w peak is not very much at all. Other questions of relevance are room size and speaker type. If they are full range they will need a lot more juice than if they are mini-monitors. My gut reaction is that you would have a hard time driving full range speakers to anything approaching realistic levels in an average size room, but for near-field, relatively low volume listening of non-orchestral, non-rock music in a small room, you might have a chance. Now recognize that I am not a tube amp expert at all, so take this with a grain of salt.

A friend of mine uses a 17 watt/channel tube amp to drive very inefficient speakers. He knows this but they sound so good at low volume that he can't bear not using this amp. If the amp you have your eye on is a real steal and you can afford it, go for it. At some time in the future it may be great as a tweeter amp in a biamped system.

Elgordo offers sage advise.