Slam possible with Tubes instead of SS ??

Rleff
To me slam bass is the systems ability to handle all bass effectively. Tight, well defined. You are sitting on the sofa and you feel the bass energy physically traveling thru the seat cushions and thru the sofa arms. This can occur at lower volume levels. I have always wanted a pair of Soundlabs.' Are you happy with the amount of bass they deliver?

Blueskiespbd I am very happy with my soundlab m2's and they handle bass very well in my system;my sub is not used for 2 channel but only for LFE in home theater;I am that happy with the low freq in 2 channel audio.

FWIW Sound Labs have a high impedance at low frequencies which is why tube amps are preferred if you want them to play bass right. You can get them to play bass with transistors, but I think you will find that the way to do that involves having the speaker too close to the rear wall so you get some reinforcement. The problem is you wind up with a one-note bass.

The high impedance we are talking about is enough that a 600-watt transistor amp will only make 75-150 watts at certain bass frequencies. Sound Labs like some power though, so you really need about 150-200 watts to really make them play.

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