@pafdenver wrote:
I have never looked for a flea-powered SS amp, and I suspect there aren't many.
Nelson Pass's single-ended, no-feedback, class A SIT-4 amp. 5wpc, $5k.
1-1/2 Watts?
A friend came over yesterday and brought a beautiful boutique 45 tube amp with only 1-1/2 watts, which was really built for 100+DB speakers. We hooked it up to my Audio Note AN-Ks, which are rated at 90 DB, just to see what would happen. I have a 1 Bedroom and sit about 8’ from the speakers, which are on the long wall and not in corners. I have to say, the amp drove the speakers much better than we both expected, even on tracks with a lot of bass like Eryika Badu. Not very loud, of course, but adequate for apartment listening. I wouldn’t say it was a perfect match, but the results surprised us both. It was an interesting experience.
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@devinplombier Thanks! Interesting that they mention that it is similar to a tube in design and sound. |
I run an amplifier that makes 5 Watts/channel, is class A and push-pull (so it has about 4.5x more usable power than SETs of the same power) in my bedroom system. I run a set of Fritz Carbon 6’s with it. I have a sub, but the main speakers and amp are running full range. The speakers are rated 87dB. I’ve yet to run the amp out of gas. |
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