What Amp do you use with your Mark Audio Drivers?

[chrisb]

I can imagine a world of difference between the Decware and LK100 - indeed to borrow from a decades old ad campaign by the Scottish maker - chalk and cheese, mate!

Do you still have the Virtue? If so, maybe the next time you're down with way you could pack it along?

 

[chrisb]

maybe this...

yeah, that worked fine - have you entertained a different enclosure for these drivers?

 

[fitmartin]

are you happy with 22 liters ?

Yes, very much so, using a powered sub for info under 80hz which is great as one can adjust both the frequency response and volume desired with each recording!

and I am using just 1.8 watts of single ended class A tube power to achieve quite lovely listening levels.

 

[nirvana]

yeah, that worked fine - have you entertained a different enclosure for these drivers?

No , i want to break-in the 10P in that enclosure. Maybe later
i will built the Pensil 10p or the new simple reflex OV9 ... Let me
tell you the sound is great right now.

 

[nirvana]

Yes, very much so, using a powered sub for info under 80hz which is great as one can adjust both the frequency response and volume desired with each recording!

and I am using just 1.8 watts of single ended class A tube power to achieve quite lovely listening levels.

I use a Tannoy TS10 cut at 65 hz. I dont really need it i think. The bass is great
with out sub.

 

[doorman]

dont miss the occasion to listen a First Watt J2.

Thanks for the tip !
I did have occasion to hear a FirsrWatt clone with some chr70's, it wasn't entirely successful, as it didn't like my (then) pre !
d.

 

[doorman]

I can imagine a world of difference between the Decware and LK100 - indeed to borrow from a decades old ad campaign by the Scottish maker - chalk and cheese, mate!

Do you still have the Virtue? If so, maybe the next time you're down with way you could pack it along?

Hi Chris, sadly no, I foolishly sent it to a new home in Seattle (sigh )
It was a lovely , fine sounding thing, lots of power, but only 1 set of inputs

 

[crcook]

With newly build Pensil 10Ps

Best- Pass F5, nothing else close
Good- Homebrew EL84 utilizing Triode Electronics Dynaco clone transformers and Sheldon's PCB (diyTube), also $25 generic NXP class d amp board off of eBay.

Of course, the Class D is the runaway best value. But, I love my F5.

 

[planet10]

are you happy with 22 liters ?

22 litres is larger than i'd use... sweet spot is a bit under 20 litres -- i'm going to use 17 litres in the larger of the 2 Mar-Ken10p.

dave

 

[fitmartin]

27cm wide
36 cm high
22cm deep

those are interior measurements
what does that equate?

 

[fitmartin]

found a calculator on the web
measured more accurately
cabs are 19.4 liters

 

[nirvana]

27 x 36 x 22 cm : 21,383 liters

finally 51 liters of pensil 10p would be too big for nothing ?

 

[nirvana]

what do you think of that 17 liters simple reflex ov9 ?

 

[chrisb]

27 x 36 x 22 cm : 21,383 liters

finally 51 liters of pensil 10p would be too big for nothing ?

simply put, I think there are completely different operating principles for an MLTL, or tapped hypex horn such as the FHs ( 3 or XL) - the latter for which I've not bothered to calculate the volume ahead of the choke and horn mouth.


haven't heard the simple reflex - should maybe blast together a pair of those - a guy can't have too many unused speakers, or amps, or DACs, or ......

 

[planet10]

About 21 litres once you account for the volume of the back of the driver, but ignoring the braces (there should be braces)

dave

 

[fitmartin]

my only comment would be the 19.45 liter rear ported cabs I am using have prompted me to relocate my sub to the theatre room with the SS 5.1 system.
just the right amount of tight bass for my tastes!

 

[Mousikofilos]

Hi all, I have a set of MLTL Bipolar 4ohm load using the 2 of the Alpair10.2 back to back and needed a tube amp for around $1200. I'm concerting the following as a kit. Any recommendations highly appreciated
ELEKIT TU-879S>  (using KT-88)
ELEKIT speaker (with 2A3 or 300B)
Thanks,

 

[chrisb]

I've owned SET amps in 3 of the types supported for the 2 amps listed (the 879 will accommodate EL34 as well) and am a sucker for the 2A3. If the 8233 can auto-detect for the 300B, I'd be inclined to go that route - i.e. you can swap out when you want a change in tonality & power. The nominal watt or two per channel difference between the KT88 in this application and 300B is not really all that significant - it's the first watt that counts

 

[Spoon109]

I use a Tubelab SSE. I have it set up so I can use EL34, KT88 and KT90 tubes.
My 12P's are still playing in the cardboard box...Some day soon, I'll have to build a real box for them.

 

[chrisb]

I use a Tubelab SSE. I have it set up so I can use EL34, KT88 and KT90 tubes.
My 12P's are still playing in the cardboard box...Some day soon, I'll have to build a real box for them.

two words for this driver:

SuperPensil
SuperPensil