Pass Aleph 3 into 16 ohms

Paul,

Have you tried writing to Nelson Pass over at diyaudio? He answered a couple First Watt F4 questions for me. He seems to still be pretty involved.

David

You will have no problem at all driving a 16 ohm load with this amp.

Hi Paul,

Given that the Aleph 3 is rated at 30W into 8 ohms; that Stereophile's measurements indicate about 32W as the output power corresponding to the onset of clipping with an 8 ohm load; that the amp's output impedance is negligibly small (about 0.1 ohms); and that it is a pure Class A amp; it can be calculated that you will not get more than about 16 watts into a 16 ohm load.

Best regards,
-- Al

That is what I thought, Al. Thanks.