It stays in class A at it's published rating. Somewhere above those ratings it goes into A/B and continues to 130 and 195 wpc at 1% distortion. Best thing you can do short of actually testing the amp with speakers is to read all the reviews of the 30.5 and 30.8 and see what speakers that used with them. Unless your listening room is cavernous and you intend on playing to concert levels then the 30.8 will push most any bookshelf speaker you find to "reasonable" levels.
4 ohm (or 6) Bookshelf speakers. Pass Labs 30.8
Hi everyone!
I am having a hard time finding book shelf speakers that run in 4 ohm (or 6 maybe?). Before I seriously consider the Pass Labs 30.8, I need to at least know what kind of speakers to listen to, price them out, etc. I am just now building a system and have no speakers, but I see it looks like the 30.8 is ideal for not that many speakers (from what I can see). Google didn't help much. I live in an apartment, and the room I have isn't ideal for floor speakers, and is perfect for a lower watt amp, I'd rather pay for quality over power I won't use!. Bass from floor speakers could also be an issue so I'd rather not even entertain that idea. If 4 ohm and small speaker don't really go together, I will consider the 150.8 instead.
Many have said "Any 4 ohm speaker", but being able to find a 4ohm book shelf has left me with not much, so far.
If this isn't really in the cards (small speakers and 4ohm), feel free to be blunt. Save me time. :)
So here is what I have found so far. Any others?
1. Harberth Super HL
Thanks everyone in advance.
I am having a hard time finding book shelf speakers that run in 4 ohm (or 6 maybe?). Before I seriously consider the Pass Labs 30.8, I need to at least know what kind of speakers to listen to, price them out, etc. I am just now building a system and have no speakers, but I see it looks like the 30.8 is ideal for not that many speakers (from what I can see). Google didn't help much. I live in an apartment, and the room I have isn't ideal for floor speakers, and is perfect for a lower watt amp, I'd rather pay for quality over power I won't use!. Bass from floor speakers could also be an issue so I'd rather not even entertain that idea. If 4 ohm and small speaker don't really go together, I will consider the 150.8 instead.
Many have said "Any 4 ohm speaker", but being able to find a 4ohm book shelf has left me with not much, so far.
If this isn't really in the cards (small speakers and 4ohm), feel free to be blunt. Save me time. :)
So here is what I have found so far. Any others?
1. Harberth Super HL
Thanks everyone in advance.
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