Hi,
A new member to the forum who has never owned a SET amp. Wondering if the Elekit 8600 SET amp will drive my Spatial Audio X3 (97 db) speakers. The 9.2 wpc does seem low but the Stereophile review by HR who carries on about how Elekit drove the Devores makes me think I would be ok. Your advice and suggestions for other DIY SET amps I might consider would be appreciated as well. Thanks,
ONACLEARDAY
A new member to the forum who has never owned a SET amp. Wondering if the Elekit 8600 SET amp will drive my Spatial Audio X3 (97 db) speakers. The 9.2 wpc does seem low but the Stereophile review by HR who carries on about how Elekit drove the Devores makes me think I would be ok. Your advice and suggestions for other DIY SET amps I might consider would be appreciated as well. Thanks,
ONACLEARDAY
Your 97dB speakers will plate at 97dB with 1W, 100dB with 2W, 103dB with 4W and 106dB at 8W.
I would recommend purchasing an inexpensive SPL meter. Set it to peak hold and place it 1M from one of your speakers, then listen as loudly as you can stand through a track to see what your peak SPL is at 1M.
Whatever you see on the meter, add 3dB and aim for that much power. So if you see 100dB, that would suggest that you would be OK with 4W.
I would recommend purchasing an inexpensive SPL meter. Set it to peak hold and place it 1M from one of your speakers, then listen as loudly as you can stand through a track to see what your peak SPL is at 1M.
Whatever you see on the meter, add 3dB and aim for that much power. So if you see 100dB, that would suggest that you would be OK with 4W.