Tube Amp Watts and Quality Electrons. LOL
Bifwynn, this article might help, pay attention to the issues of odd ordered harmonic distortion, as that relates directly to your question: http://www.atma-sphere.com/Resources/Paradigms_in_Amplifier_Design.php |
Thanks Ralph. I re-read it . . . again. Your article touches on a point that I raised in another OP. Namely, how can one determine whether a particular speaker was designed to work best with a voltage paradigm amp or a power paradigm amp. Frankly, the responses in the other OP were not sufficiently informative enough for me to look at a speaker's impedance and phase angle plots and say one way or the other which type of amp would be best suited to drive the speaker in question. Your article mentioned some specialty speakers that naturally mate well with one type of an amp or another, e.g., electrostats do well with tube amps. What I find confounding is how to make a judgment with respect to the "conventional" bass reflex or acoustic speakers in the middle of the pack. I am not so proud to admit that through a combination of sheer dumb luck and untrained ears, I think my ARC VS-115 tube amp seems to mate well with my Paradigm S8 v3 fronts. I guess I'm just too dumb to know the difference between sonic swill and audiophile grade sound. Oh well, I choose to remain blissfully ignorant and happy with what I have. Happy Holidays to all. Bruce |
