Theater Four [message #49056] |
Wed, 08 March 2006 23:51 |
peppennino
Messages: 40 Registered: May 2009
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Hi all! Can someone tell me if this spks have a tonal balance suitable for classical music? Wayne P. sent to me the detailed plans and, since I'm building a pair of 300B SET, this speakers seems to be a perfect match! I have no experience with compression drivers and BIG wofers... My previous DIY speakers are all small ones (three pairs of bookshelves and a little BLH with FE103). I mostly listen to romantic, post romantic an contemporary orchestral music, folk music, world music and a little of acoustic jazz.. Has anybody compared them to medium/big BLHs with Fostex or Supravox drivers or to others Pi speakers driven by SET amps? Thanks in advance!Vincenzo
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Tube friendly speakers [message #49083 is a reply to message #49081] |
Sat, 11 March 2006 14:52 |
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Wayne Parham
Messages: 18786 Registered: January 2001
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I'be begun to realize over the years that it makes more sense to take about speaker-tolerant amps than tube-friendly speakers. It's really the same thing - the more output impedance, the more an amp acts like a current source. The more an amp acts like a current source, the less tolerant it is of impedance variations.No loudspeaker is a purely resistive load and it isn't even an attribute I'd say was related to quality. Most of the better speakers don't have all that flat an impedance curve. In fact, most of the better speakers depend on electrical damping to perform their best. So the amp is a big part of the deal. Things like output tube, transformer and configuration come into play as does feedback. That's why I've begun to see the levels as being too grey to really talk about tube-friendly speakers. One amp is fine with just about any speaker and the next is incredibly picky. If your amp is picky, then you might want to go with the Studio, Theater or Pro speakers. All the sevens are fairly benign. But I'm not sure I'd want to narrow my choices like that. If an amp is that picky, I'm not sure I'd be happy with the amp in the first place. Too many other excellent choices that aren't so finnicky for me to live with an amp that is. Bottom line is I doubt your 300B is going to have a problem driving any high-efficency speaker, but only you will know for sure. It isn't a matter of watts, it's a matter of reactive loads and current sources. So probably, if your amp sounds good to you on other speakers, it isn't so delicate that it needs a purely resistive impedance to sound good.
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