Thank you for all your responses!
The feedback from the community is quite helpful.
I thought I would provide more detail about my listening environment. The room measures 20x24x9. The 24 dimension is because the room is open to a staircase and a hallway. The listening area is more like 20x16. The speakers are about 9’ apart, and my listening position is about 9-10 feet from each speaker.
My average listening level, measured at the listening position with a decibel app on the iPhone, measures 70-75 dB, with peaks rarely above low 90s.
I agree that the best way to make the decision would be to arrange an in-home demo. This may not be possible, so I might have to take a trip to the nearest dealer (2hrs away) and make a leap of faith.
In the mean time I’ll probably change the output tubes in my PL from EL34 to KT150, just to see how that sounds.
Thanks again!!
The feedback from the community is quite helpful.
I thought I would provide more detail about my listening environment. The room measures 20x24x9. The 24 dimension is because the room is open to a staircase and a hallway. The listening area is more like 20x16. The speakers are about 9’ apart, and my listening position is about 9-10 feet from each speaker.
My average listening level, measured at the listening position with a decibel app on the iPhone, measures 70-75 dB, with peaks rarely above low 90s.
I agree that the best way to make the decision would be to arrange an in-home demo. This may not be possible, so I might have to take a trip to the nearest dealer (2hrs away) and make a leap of faith.
In the mean time I’ll probably change the output tubes in my PL from EL34 to KT150, just to see how that sounds.
Thanks again!!