In Reply to: Question for Till E. and Wayne posted by Garland on February 08, 2002 at 17:41:28:
Several people are running Theater Series four π speakers on Paramours and report no ill-behaved traits.The person you are talking about recently took delivery of some nice teakwood Theater Series four π loudspeakers. Initially, he felt he might have a problem with his speakers, but found it was the amplifier instead. He had written to me about the problem, but had discovered the cause and before I even noticed his first E-Mail, he had sent another explaining the reasons for his problem.
Patrick and I have exchanged several E-Mail's since then and he is enjoying his speakers, reporting that they "sound lovely."
I've heard people complain about the performance of some loudspeakers on very low powered tube amplifiers, but it is almost always related to lack of output in the bottom octave. I've not had any reports of a properly working amplifier of any kind generating reduced treble output, and I wouldn't expect to because there is not usually the same kind of impedance fluxuation at high frequencies.
The most load-sensitive amplifier I've come across is the flea-powered 1.5 watt Decware Zen amp, and π Speaker owners report success with that one too. If speakers work with that amp, they'll probably work with just about any lowe-power SET amp. With the Decware Zen, if Zmax is high you won't have any bass at all.
So the point is that the tricky part with SET amps is getting good bass response and overall sensitivity, and in both these areas, "tube friendly" π Speakers do a wonderful job.
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