Theater series Four Pi [message #36067] |
Mon, 22 April 2002 13:06 |
wasteh202
Messages: 137 Registered: May 2009
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In the Theater series, what is different (from the rest of the series) about the "Four Pi" that makes it tube friendly?
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Re: Theater series Four Pi [message #36068 is a reply to message #36067] |
Mon, 22 April 2002 14:08 |
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Wayne Parham
Messages: 18787 Registered: January 2001
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One thing that is very important for good sound on low-power SET amp is how the woofer acts at resonance. All speakers have an impedance peak when driven at their resonant frequency. This condition is also associated with back-EMF and amplifiers with lower damping factor are less able to control the motor; Particularly troublesome are those with greater impedance peaks, which are then creating more back-EMF.When you put a speaker in a cabinet, it changes this peak and makes the speaker have a different impedance curve. Sealed cabinets tend to shift the peak up in frequency. Reflex cabinets create two peaks, both having less impedance than the single free-air peak. Horns and transmission lines create multiple peaks, generally lower in amplitude than the free-air peak, depending on flare shape and rear chamber. Impedance fluxuations cause problems for tube amps, altering their response curve. The speaker impedance forms a voltage divider with the amp's output impedance, and if the ratio of impedances fluxuates, then the power transfer does too. So to make a long story short, if you have a small signal tube amp, you'll want to find a speaker with a low impedance peak at resonance, somtimes referred to as "Zmax."
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Re: Theater series Four Pi [message #36075 is a reply to message #36070] |
Mon, 22 April 2002 20:18 |
wasteh202
Messages: 137 Registered: May 2009
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Wayne --- thanks for trying but I still don't get it... But that's O.K. What I really need to know is that the Four pi (theater) will work for a low-powered tube amp -- Thanks. one more question; I don't suppose there would be much point in bi-amping such a sensitive speaker would there? (for home use)
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