pubul57
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| Is there any truth to this question? I think the power would drop to 27 watts on the 4 ohm tap driving 8 ohms (roughy) - in fact that is the way I use them with the Merlins - light loaded. Lower distortion, less stress on tubes, and more peak power for transients (not sure why, but R... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? I think the thread has run its course regarding OP, but the theoretical discussion continues - I'll stand by the position that an amp circuit sounds its best when asked to produce less rather than more power - and if the power thus produce is adeq... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? "but, I would certainly given them a try because nothing perks up the sound of dynamically polite speakers like OTLs."Do they ever! | |
| Is there any truth to this question? And Harbeth makes total sense given the amp and setup - sweet indeed. | |
| Is there any truth to this question? Unsound, you make a very good point, the Vandersteens might be the last speaker on earth (ok, I'm exagerating)you would use nearfield - with all that time alignment and phase coherecy stuff built into its design ethos. Of course they can still be ... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? Since most music is played in the home with I'm guessing 1-3 watts on average, and all that additonal power is needed for handling short term transients, it might certainly explain why you need much lower power from a tube amp compared with an SS ... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? Seems like you have a pretty darn good setup as is! As you say, enjoy the music. | |
| Is there any truth to this question? Amen:) | |
| Is there any truth to this question? Sounds like a reasonable start! | |
| Is there any truth to this question? Digepix, you are not the first person to tell me that the best they ever heard the Vandersteens was being driven by the tiny RM10 - I kid you not. In fact, I think Roger designed the amp when he owned a pair of the 2Ces, it seems he thought 35 wat... | |
| Is there any truth to this question? listing = listening:) | |
| Is there any truth to this question? I have concluded that lower power versions of the same circuit sound better than those iterations with higher power if the power is sufficient to play at a volume you are satisfied with in the room you are using. If we know the watts, the speaker ... | |
| SS amps for merlin vsm "SOme will drive "difficult loads" better than others." No doubt. The Aleph seem to work more like tubes in that sense. | |
| SS amps for merlin vsm Don't seem warm with the VSMs, might with warm speakers with mid-bass humps. The amps won't match well if it is underpowered, or in the case of a tube amp if the impedance of a speakers is very uneven and dives very low in the bass region. This do... | |
| SS amps for merlin vsm Boy, I wonder if anyone has ever heard Merlin VSMs with a 16a - not likely. For sure you have enough power:) |