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How to balance tube on top, solid on the bottom?

Hello how do you go about balancing the volume from my
pre-amp, For a system with tube amp on the highend of the
speaker and solid state on the bottom end? Its not a problem
if both amps are identical, But in this case they are not.
Thanks
bawlpipe65

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sogood51
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Like Jeff says, you need to be able to attenuate the more sensitive amp. An active crossover is always best. You could try these although I've never used them myself:

RCA line-level attenuator:

http://www.partsexpress.com/webpage.cfm?webpage_id=3&SO=2&&DID=7&CATID=48&ObjectGroup_ID=195&manuid=265

Or maybe a pair of the "Endler Attenuators":

http://mysite.verizon.net/vze4c5pt/id2.html

Dave
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