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High Efficiency Speaker Asylum Need speakers that can rock with just one watt? You found da place. |
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The past 6 - 8 months I have been living with very efficient speakers (~ 109dB/m/w) driven by low-power SET amps. The amps use 300B output tubes for about 7 wpc. On paper, this should be a match made in heaven. In fact, the combination is capable of wonderful nuance, subtley, harmonic richness, and tonality. It is really pleasing, especially on chamber and jazz music. Except for one thing - dynamic energy. I am not referring to loudness. It can deliver more undistorted volume than I care to listen to. I'm referring to immediacy, presence, power, and punch - the life of the music. If you go to the symphony, or live blues, than you know what I am talking about. Next week I'm taking delivery of a 90wpc PP amp, to audition in place of the SET. I need an amp that can maintain the purity of tone and harmonic texture of the SET, while delivering more power, to grab hold and take control the 15" bass driver in my horns.I searched the archives, but have not found a similar post. Are there any other high-efficiency low-power people who moved to a higher power amp? Are you satisfied now?
Scott
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Topic - Myth: high-efficiency low-power - tetsuo 13:00:26 12/28/05 (91)
- Complete SWAG Theory - Owen 09:39:24 01/3/06 (0)
- Re: The real myths.... - Dave-A 09:03:12 12/30/05 (0)
- Myth: high-efficiency low-power - not necessarily - RC Daniel 23:31:41 12/29/05 (0)
- IcePower amps.... - darkmoebius 18:19:50 12/29/05 (1)
- Re: IcePower amps.... - PK 03:53:33 12/30/05 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - tcain 13:17:55 12/29/05 (16)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - Tom Dawson 02:19:37 12/30/05 (5)
- Now THAT is a freakin' Power Supply! - paul_s 12:19:34 12/31/05 (2)
- Re: Now THAT is a freakin' Power Supply! - Tom Dawson 20:18:46 12/31/05 (1)
- Feedback is not The Devil, IMO - paul_s 12:29:28 01/1/06 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power -- emitter-follower pass - freddyi 07:26:57 12/30/05 (1)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power -- emitter-follower pass - Tom Dawson 16:40:48 12/30/05 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - hitsware 16:54:03 12/29/05 (9)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - tcain 17:31:35 12/29/05 (8)
- Want Power? Look to the power supply..... - darkmoebius 18:13:59 12/29/05 (7)
- It's the 15" drivers, especially at low frequencies... - paul_s 13:30:58 12/30/05 (4)
- Re: It's the 15" drivers, especially at low frequencies... - eso 22:01:41 12/30/05 (3)
- The more bass you shoot for, the worse the problem. - paul_s 12:39:12 12/31/05 (2)
- Re: The more bass you shoot for, the worse the problem. - eso 16:07:30 12/31/05 (1)
- Well, there you are... - paul_s 12:34:56 01/1/06 (0)
- Re: Want Power? Look to the power supply..... - onemug 08:39:42 12/30/05 (0)
- Re: Want Power? Look to the power supply.....yes and no - freddyi 20:07:50 12/29/05 (0)
- Realistic dynamics and volume - Tom Brennan 09:11:30 12/29/05 (2)
- ever try active pre with SET? - Kloss 09:19:11 12/29/05 (1)
- Re: ever try active pre with SET? - Tom Brennan 10:00:30 12/29/05 (0)
- I also noticed that Hieff with multiway xover needs more drive than - Kloss 09:11:01 12/29/05 (0)
- This isn't science - Frihed89 07:56:54 12/29/05 (12)
- Re: Or is it? - eso 08:36:58 12/29/05 (11)
- Re: Or is it? - Frihed89 09:35:20 12/29/05 (10)
- Re: What is the 'Dynaudio sound'? - Dave-A 08:39:15 12/30/05 (9)
- Re: What is the 'Dynaudio sound'? - Tom Brennan 08:46:45 12/30/05 (8)
- Take all the measurements you want, - paul_s 12:48:00 01/1/06 (6)
- Re: Take all the measurements you want, - Steve Schell 00:06:33 01/3/06 (5)
- Re: Sure, why not? - Dave-A 19:22:18 01/3/06 (3)
- The purpose-built amp - paul_s 14:06:38 01/4/06 (2)
- Re: The purpose-built amp - Dave-A 07:54:55 01/5/06 (1)
- I've heard too few 845s or 211s, - paul_s 21:09:52 01/5/06 (0)
- 1 amp for you whole bank of horns?!? - paul_s 14:53:10 01/3/06 (0)
- Re: What is the 'Dynaudio sound'? 11" Dynaudio - freddyi 14:50:54 12/30/05 (0)
- I use 100 WPC Flying Moles - Audiophile-in-Training 07:56:16 12/29/05 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - bean 07:38:49 12/29/05 (2)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - zettelsm 13:24:06 12/29/05 (1)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - bean 18:27:18 12/29/05 (0)
- This topic has been the subject of some big debate in some - audiophilewannabe 07:11:25 12/29/05 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - Winnie 07:03:18 12/29/05 (0)
- Very interesting topic- - www.records 06:32:07 12/29/05 (1)
- Re: How sad - dwkurfma 12:08:26 12/29/05 (0)
- Biamp SET -PP or SS no problems then - Kloss 04:42:15 12/29/05 (0)
- Two Comments..... - Todd Krieger 21:56:00 12/28/05 (2)
- Re: Two Comments..... - Retsel 09:08:54 12/29/05 (1)
- 10-4 - paul_s 13:09:40 12/30/05 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - endeeinn 21:36:33 12/28/05 (0)
- efficiency isn't always happy with low-power - Bare 21:13:46 12/28/05 (1)
- Re: efficiency isn't always happy with low-power - Dominic 22:04:40 12/28/05 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - Robert Hamel 20:50:04 12/28/05 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - Sweatpea 20:01:37 12/28/05 (2)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - big horns & px's 09:20:39 12/29/05 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - Dominic 21:58:52 12/28/05 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - Lew H 19:39:17 12/28/05 (0)
- It's mostly the bass that's the problem, I think - paul_s 19:38:18 12/28/05 (0)
- Yes, it's true.... - Rod M 19:11:48 12/28/05 (2)
- Re: Yes, it's true....many amps hum but - Kloss 09:15:35 12/29/05 (1)
- Re: Yes, that's true - Dave-A 13:03:13 12/30/05 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - Rob Thomas 18:33:36 12/28/05 (1)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - "let me help" haha - kool! (nt) - freddyi 18:46:02 12/28/05 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - jweiss 16:55:13 12/28/05 (7)
- Having an excellent first watt is great… - Scholl 05:21:46 12/29/05 (0)
- Oswalds Mill link doesn't work. - Steve Eddy 23:15:53 12/28/05 (2)
- Re: Oswalds Mill link doesn't work. - wow - messed up! - freddyi 13:34:08 12/29/05 (1)
- Re: Oswalds Mill link doesn't work. - wow - messed up! - Steve Eddy 09:45:48 12/30/05 (0)
- "power vs. detail", could you expand on the idea, please? (n/t) - gd 20:59:09 12/28/05 (1)
- Re: "power vs. detail" - Dominic 21:50:13 12/28/05 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - tetsuo 18:57:47 12/28/05 (0)
- Cyrus Brenneman Cavalier Plus? - Rick R 16:51:59 12/28/05 (2)
- Re: Cyrus Brenneman Cavalier Plus? - GindinE 23:14:35 12/28/05 (0)
- Yes....heard the Slimlines/Cav Plus combo - RioTubes 22:22:17 12/28/05 (0)
- I searched the archives, but have not found a similar post - Albert B. Broman 16:40:36 12/28/05 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - Retsel 16:14:37 12/28/05 (4)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - I tried that - freddyi 16:34:35 12/28/05 (1)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - I tried that - plus ran pad on 100Hz to match mid (nt) - freddyi 16:36:18 12/28/05 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - tetsuo 16:22:20 12/28/05 (1)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - Retsel 16:44:02 12/28/05 (0)
- Re: Myth: high-efficiency low-power - eso 15:46:54 12/28/05 (0)
- I've got a Crown 300 watt per Channel Sand amp that I'll sell you. (nt) - Cut-Throat 15:38:10 12/28/05 (0)
- Yes - ultrakaz 15:29:47 12/28/05 (4)
- Re: Yes, I agree! - tetsuo 16:01:41 12/28/05 (3)
- Vintage - ultrakaz 18:11:14 12/28/05 (2)
- Re: Vintage - tetsuo 18:49:49 12/28/05 (1)
- Re: Vintage - mikelakers 13:59:14 12/29/05 (0)
- Re:Before we go into details on this subject - taz 13:19:27 12/28/05 (1)
- Re:Before we go into details on this subject - tetsuo 13:56:50 12/28/05 (0)
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