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OTL recommendations for 105+ sensitivity horns

I'm not sure if this is even a practical direction as I seem at odds with noise floor and power requirements and negative feedback which I am trying to minimize. 2 watts is just a bit too low but 10 watts would be plenty. I scanned the OTL Asylum threads and nothing immediately jumped out at me. Thanks for any guidance, pleasant / horror stories.

I was leaning towards a 45 tube based SET but wanted to cover this angle before a commitment. The noise floor on my P/P 300B is waaaaaaaaaay over the top for my edgarhorns.
vonhakemarine
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syntax
2,193 posts
 
I use with my 100dB Horns the M-60 II OTL amps. No noise, silent and very reliable. and the Tubes last forever....
You can also work with a jumper, Ralph has it, to reduce the output power.
But the Stereo amp will be interesting, too.
curriemt11
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I use Ralph's latest S-30 Mk III with my Audiokinesis Planetarium Betas (96 dB, near flat 16 ohm impedance), and absolutely love it. Noise is essentially non-existent.
dob
577 posts
 
Joule-Electra VZN-80. Eighty watts of pure heaven !
vonhakemarine OP
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Well everybody, built the Transcendent SE OTL and had up and running for about 300 hrs. and am very pleased. Both with and w/o the SMS-1 which I still have to tune in on the manual settings. Still much to adjust overall, film at 11. Super quiet noise floor - refreshing!
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