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Tube amp, size and power info........

I am geting a new pair of speakers wich are 99db efficient with a plate amp for the woofer, I have a tube pre but now I can entertain tube power but I want a reasonable price to try and also it needs to fit in a standard rack space (6.5 inches) I would say that anything above 25 watts will do, my pre-amp is a Sonic Frontiers and my usual volume is low to moderate, never obnoxiuosly loud, what are some options that wont break the bank, I know it isnt much but I am talking around $500 new or used.
Thank you as always Chad
chadnliz
aball
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With low to moderate volume listening and 99dB, I definately wouldn't limit myself to amps over 25W of power! You can try some really cool 3W - 10W power amps like 2A3, 45 or 300B and not have to worry. I hope to do that one day myself.
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jeffreybehr
805 posts
 
Chad, with 99dB-sensitive speakers, you're ready for flea-powered SETs. An affordable one is the ASL Tulip, here http://www.divertech.com/asltulip.html , and here http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?accstwek&1134752610 is one for $600!!!!!!!!!!
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maineiac
649 posts
 
Hey Chad what are you getting for speakers?
arkprof
182 posts
 
Aball is right. 99dB sensitivity is quite high, especially when your sub is powered, so you don't need to look at 25-watters. 3-10 watts will simply blow you away ... for all of the right reasons. Just do some crit research. I wouldn't spend mega-dollars at first, and I don't think I'd even consider 300Bs at this point, at least not before you know that tubes are where you intend to stay.
glide3
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Name the speaker and this will help.
I've had 97db speakers with a 16 ohm impedance that sounded best with 100watts of SS...this is the what the designer voiced them with.

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