Please do tell me what to do! I am new to ESLs. I need direction. I'm stating what seems logical. Quite often that's not the reality. I don't understand how increasing amp power results in less output. I have 2 pairs or servo amps. If I drive the outer 2 panels with one amp, and the center panel with the other, I will get less output?
With 121 interface increasing panels from 2 to 4 improves load on driving amplifier because it's a capacitive load. This may be the same for dd amps guessing up to 4 panels. So might be best result using 2 amps for 6 panels per side rather than 3 amps. Oh or if you are driving 3 panels per side then 1 amp per side.
Cheers
Gn
Cheers
Gn
All the talk of the Acoustat Servo OTL tube amps.......brings me back to the days when I sold my pair..... here I had, maybe the best sound I would ever get from any ESL...!
But I could not live with there shortcomsing, I well call it that....Sound so Big...So clear....so full..so rich....just sounded right.......As long as I did not over drive them...witch I did..every I time I play them......in my smaller room...with carpet on the floor....Coaches ,pic on the wall....you know like normal people...
I saw it was going to drive me nuts....this was in the 1980s...I paid $400 for the Xs with the Stock Servo tube amps....Some one made me a offer.....$2500....way back then...an got his 121 interfaces in the deal........I took it never looket back....
Now to day with the right mods...new tubes...right-better room...maybe,maybe...No
With new bias parts in 121interfaes....I can drive these panels with 60-100 tube watts
an get great sound....an also run any sand amps also...NO sound is not as good as with the OTLs.....but it works for me today....
As for running one panel with your OTL amp....I don't think it well kill the amp...I would not!......
others may have
more input....
But I could not live with there shortcomsing, I well call it that....Sound so Big...So clear....so full..so rich....just sounded right.......As long as I did not over drive them...witch I did..every I time I play them......in my smaller room...with carpet on the floor....Coaches ,pic on the wall....you know like normal people...
I saw it was going to drive me nuts....this was in the 1980s...I paid $400 for the Xs with the Stock Servo tube amps....Some one made me a offer.....$2500....way back then...an got his 121 interfaces in the deal........I took it never looket back....
Now to day with the right mods...new tubes...right-better room...maybe,maybe...No
With new bias parts in 121interfaes....I can drive these panels with 60-100 tube watts
an get great sound....an also run any sand amps also...NO sound is not as good as with the OTLs.....but it works for me today....
As for running one panel with your OTL amp....I don't think it well kill the amp...I would not!......
others may have
more input....
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