Thanks George. I looked at the review and picked up the following concluding statement that "[t]he Manley's output impedance [1.5 ohms], while not unusually high for a tube amp, is still high compared with typical solid-state designs, and may therefore have some effect on the frequency response of the speaker-amp combination.—Thomas J. Norton"
The reason I asked the Q is because Capdek said that the Manley does a good job with his ML ESLs. I'm sure Capdek has good reason to be happy with his Manley/ML combo. But I suspect that the treble may be a tad shelved and the bass a bit augmented -- just based on what Thomas Norton said above.
Obviously, unless one measured the ML's frequency response in a controlled environment, it's difficult to know what's really going on with Capdek's rig. So, I'll leave it there. If Capdek is happy -- then that's all that matters.
This has been an interesting thread. I think all of us have leaned a lot.
The reason I asked the Q is because Capdek said that the Manley does a good job with his ML ESLs. I'm sure Capdek has good reason to be happy with his Manley/ML combo. But I suspect that the treble may be a tad shelved and the bass a bit augmented -- just based on what Thomas Norton said above.
Obviously, unless one measured the ML's frequency response in a controlled environment, it's difficult to know what's really going on with Capdek's rig. So, I'll leave it there. If Capdek is happy -- then that's all that matters.
This has been an interesting thread. I think all of us have leaned a lot.