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SEP compatibility [message #51768] Fri, 25 January 2008 15:02 Go to next message
DanTheMan is currently offline  DanTheMan
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Which Pi speaker will work best with a 2 watt amp?

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Dan

Re: SEP compatibility [message #51769 is a reply to message #51768] Fri, 25 January 2008 15:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Which Pi speaker will work best with a 2 watt amp in a realtively small room?

Sorry for the double post,

Thanks again!

Dan



Re: SEP compatibility [message #51770 is a reply to message #51769] Fri, 25 January 2008 16:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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By "SEP" do you mean single ended pentode? Perhaps if you tell us what amp you're using, someone here will have experience with it and can give you their impressions on how it works with their speakers.

Generally, 2 watts will run any model of π speakers and get pretty loud. I wouldn't say they're blaring loud, but they'll surprise you with what they can do with two watts.

As for room size, you have a lot of good choices there too. All but the largest speakers work well in small to medium size rooms. I wouldn't put a seven π-18 in a small room, but I've had seven π cornerhorns with 15 inch woofers in 12'x14' rooms and they sounded very nice. That's a pretty small room for speakers like those, but as long as you sit more than a couple feet away, they sound good.

On the other end of the scale, I like the little one π, two π and two π tower speakers for small rooms. They don't take much space and sound great. If you have a little more room, you might consider the three π or eight π speakers.

By the time you get to the four π, six π and seven π speakers, you're starting to take up a lot of real estate but like I said, they sound pretty good if size isn't a problem and you can sit more than a couple feet away.


Re: SEP compatibility [message #51771 is a reply to message #51770] Fri, 25 January 2008 16:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Which ones have the simplest crossovers? And are the crossovers included in the kit price?

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Dan

Re: SEP compatibility [message #51772 is a reply to message #51771] Fri, 25 January 2008 17:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The one π, two π and two π tower speakers have the simplest crossovers, first-order on both woofer and tweeter. Kits include the crossover.


How about an SET? [message #51773 is a reply to message #51768] Fri, 25 January 2008 18:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I've played my One Pis with a Yamamoto A-08 (45 SET) with pretty good results.....C

2 Pi Towers [message #51774 is a reply to message #51768] Fri, 25 January 2008 18:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I run my towers with a 3/4 watt 12B4 SET amp in a 15x14' room. They get plenty loud for normal listening. You ain't gonna shake stuff off the wall with less than a watt, but many people are surprised at how loud they will get. And the tube amp should offer some nice soft clipping at louder levels.

Re: SEP compatibility [message #51775 is a reply to message #51770] Fri, 25 January 2008 23:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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yea, it's a single ended pentode using the 6CL6 / 6197 tube. Sorry I forgot to add this little part i9n in the first reply.

Re: SEP compatibility [message #51777 is a reply to message #51768] Mon, 28 January 2008 09:00 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Dan,

I have used the 4 Pi-pro with great success on 45/2A3/300B/EL34/EL84 single ended amps with less than 7 watts output.

I also have used the JBL 2226J which is a 16 ohm driver with the 8 ohm taps on the SET/SEP amps with great sound due to the increased damping to the output tranny's.

Do a search on this forum and see posts I and others have made in this regard. There is much info to be read concerning this topic!

Hope this helps!

Regards, Ron

Re: SEP compatibility [message #51779 is a reply to message #51777] Mon, 28 January 2008 19:24 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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I was wondering if using a higher impedence speaker might help out the dampening factor. I trust that's what you found. I'll check out your thread.

Thanks!

Dan

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