What Amp do you use with your Mark Audio Drivers?
 

I came across Mark audio drivers when I was researching small SET amps which led to single driver speakers. Compared to other full range speakers the efficiency of the speaker is lower. I have a few different SS amps that I could use with the driver, but I am curious about tube amps since I have not heard one to compare it to a SS amp. I have a pretty large room 20' x 20' which is open to a 10' x 17' dining room, 11' x 12' loft area, and 9' x 13' additional room with ceiling that start at 12' and goes to 24' high. How would a Pensil 12 work in this space? I don't listen to real loud SPL. How large of an amp would I need? Tube or SS amp?

Thanks,

Mike

Don't know what the amp is, but you could ask Mark:

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/marka...omes-home.html

jeff

The amp in that thread is a higher wattage tube kit amp. It also costs more than my current budget will allow.

Thanks,

Mike

I use a KT88 se amp, 5 watts in triode with Alpair CHR 70.3 and 10.2 speakers. Both can play reasonably loud in my 12X19 foot room! I'm VERY happy with this set-up.

Larry

a range of them:

dual EL70 - Tubelab Simple PP EL84 (12-ish watts pentode) - 400sqft + room

Alpair 7 & 6M- Denon AVR 1610 HT receiver (70-ish "Denon" watts - whatever that really means) 320 sq ft room

Alpair 7.3 & 10.2 - EL34 SE triode & DIY hack-job EL84 PP class A/triode - in bedroom closet, oops, 8x20ft "man-cave'

none of these combinations can't play louder than I care to listen to, but of course for some folks less than a measurable 120dB on peaks is simply not realistic enough - live and let live I say - (except for the cochlear cilia destroyed by sustained listening at above levels , or 20+ years in a commercial woodworking shop, where SPLs can exceed an average 95 dB, with peaks well over 110)

I am running my 10.2's of a Dayton DTA-100. Sounds great. Huge bottom end.

Bob

Dyna Mutt. EL34 PP in triode or pentode (20 or 40W)

30W chip amp in the office

dave

Has anyone tried some good old Dyna Stereo 70s on their Mark Audio drivers?

AFAIC no such thing as a good old ST70, they are all crying out for reworking.

My DyanaMutt works really well (it took 2 ST70 donors)

dave

no possible controversy here