Hello,
I use now for many years two Zen's for my Stacked Quads. Now I plan
to build an Aleph X with around 100W (+/-22V, 6A) and an Aleph P.
Is the Aleph X the right partner for 2 Quads per channel (parallel or
seriell) and is the power I plan to build enough (or to much) ?
Thanks
Ralph
I use now for many years two Zen's for my Stacked Quads. Now I plan
to build an Aleph X with around 100W (+/-22V, 6A) and an Aleph P.
Is the Aleph X the right partner for 2 Quads per channel (parallel or
seriell) and is the power I plan to build enough (or to much) ?
Thanks
Ralph
I suppose your Quads are the 55's ?
In my view the bare minimum solid state for an ESL63 is 50 watts.
With a single ended output i think you should be aiming for 100.
The ESL63 has the highest phase shift and lowest impedance at frequencies where it needs lots of current.
I would aim for very high bias.
After the Aleph series i am building have completed i am planning to employ a second set of ESL63, as active subwoofers for an extra 3 dB in the low region.
In my view the bare minimum solid state for an ESL63 is 50 watts.
With a single ended output i think you should be aiming for 100.
The ESL63 has the highest phase shift and lowest impedance at frequencies where it needs lots of current.
I would aim for very high bias.
After the Aleph series i am building have completed i am planning to employ a second set of ESL63, as active subwoofers for an extra 3 dB in the low region.
Hello,
you are right, I have 4 of the 57's Quad in a stacked configuration - 2 per
channel. At this moment I have a "Son of Zen" Amp an both speakers at
one channel in a serial connection.
Now I plan to build an Aleph X with around 100W - 12 MOSFET's, +/-22V,
6A. I this this should be enough. Also I want to try to change the
stacked configuration to parallel.
Regards
Ralph
you are right, I have 4 of the 57's Quad in a stacked configuration - 2 per
channel. At this moment I have a "Son of Zen" Amp an both speakers at
one channel in a serial connection.
Now I plan to build an Aleph X with around 100W - 12 MOSFET's, +/-22V,
6A. I this this should be enough. Also I want to try to change the
stacked configuration to parallel.
Regards
Ralph
Here are my thoughts on what it takes to drive a pair of ESL 57's - basically 30Vpeak and 6Apeak should be as much as you'll ever need.
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