Home » Sponsored » Pi Speakers » Impedance at resonance and tube amps
Impedance at resonance and tube amps [message #42679] Sun, 12 October 2003 10:43 Go to previous message
Duke is currently offline  Duke
Messages: 297
Registered: May 2009
Grand Master
Wayne -

If I understand correctly, the Theater 4 Pi works great with SET's and such; the Theater 3 Pi does not work well with tube amps (especially not SET's); and the Stage 4 Pi works pretty well with tube amps down to about 10 watts. Not having read every post you've made on the subject, from what I have read I gather that the issue at hand is the woofer's impedance at resonanace.

The Delta 15 in the Theater 4 Pi has a Zmax of 52 ohms; Delta 12LF in the Theater 3 Pi has a Zmax of 93 ohms; and the Omega Pro 15 in the Stage 4 Pi has a Zmax of 122 ohms.

I would have thought that a fairly low Zmax would be desirable for a tube amp, but evidently the high Zmax Omega 15 works better than the medium Zmax Delta 12 LF. I'm probably taking bits and pieces out of context - could you show me the big picture, or point me to a source?

Thanks!

Duke

 
Read Message
Read Message
Read Message
Previous Topic: Wayne, JBL 2118J or JBL 2123J?
Next Topic: Weekend At the Martinelli Estate
Goto Forum:
  


Current Time: Sun Aug 11 00:17:28 CDT 2024

Sponsoring Organizations

DIY Audio Projects
DIY Audio Projects
OddWatt Audio
OddWatt Audio
Pi Speakers
Pi Speakers
Prosound Shootout
Prosound Shootout
Miller Audio
Miller Audio
Tubes For Amps
TubesForAmps.com

Lone Star Audiofest