It's not a good match. The speakers will still play music and it might sound OK but neither is really designed for the other.andreelis said:Hi,
i have been wondering how PMC twenty.23 or .24 would work runned by 6W/ch integrated tube amp... :?
Thank you for your opinion. :rockout:
Can you explain how a tube watt is more powerful than a solid state watt?shafesk said:If you want to use a tube amp then I would suggest the Cayin a-55t which has 45 watts in ultralinear mode but is much more powerful than a 45 watt solid state.
IMO. Watts may be the same in theory, but in practice, two 30W amps (for example) can be very different, depending on the robustness of the power supply.pauln said:Can you explain how a tube watt is more powerful than a solid state watt?shafesk said:If you want to use a tube amp then I would suggest the Cayin a-55t which has 45 watts in ultralinear mode but is much more powerful than a 45 watt solid state.
As far as I can remember from doing an engineering degree, a watt is a unit of measurement of power, defined as strictly as a metre or a kilogram is. So long as amplifier manufacturers are consistent, accurate and honest in quoting the power output of their products, all watts are the same.
They are not, its because Valve amps 'clip' a lot nicer, so you can go past their rated range and it wont sound as horrible, where as SS amps tend to clip hard and sound awfull when they do.pauln said:Can you explain how a tube watt is more powerful than a solid state watt?shafesk said:If you want to use a tube amp then I would suggest the Cayin a-55t which has 45 watts in ultralinear mode but is much more powerful than a 45 watt solid state.
As far as I can remember from doing an engineering degree, a watt is a unit of measurement of power, defined as strictly as a metre or a kilogram is. So long as amplifier manufacturers are consistent, accurate and honest in quoting the power output of their products, all watts are the same.
Not all watts are the same. You may recall from your engineering degree that a watt is the product of the voltage and the current, which are easily measureable quantities like a metre or kilo. So a given quantity of watts could be very high current or very high voltage or something in between.pauln said:Can you explain how a tube watt is more powerful than a solid state watt?
As far as I can remember from doing an engineering degree, a watt is a unit of measurement of power, defined as strictly as a metre or a kilogram is.
Well unless you are talking about Class A ss watts then I have found that tube amps of the same watt rating as solid states to sound much more powerful. As has been said, this is probably due to a beefier power supply or could also be because the distortion of tube amps is pleasant to the ear unlike solid states. In fact, when my Cayin clips you don't hear any of the usual "breakdown" you get from ss amps, it just feels like the volume can't go any further. Hope my very untechnical explanation helpspauln said:Can you explain how a tube watt is more powerful than a solid state watt?shafesk said:If you want to use a tube amp then I would suggest the Cayin a-55t which has 45 watts in ultralinear mode but is much more powerful than a 45 watt solid state.
As far as I can remember from doing an engineering degree, a watt is a unit of measurement of power, defined as strictly as a metre or a kilogram is. So long as amplifier manufacturers are consistent, accurate and honest in quoting the power output of their products, all watts are the same.