Hello all!
I have a pair of Monitor Audio Bronze 50 desktop speakers. They have a sensitivity of 85dB. I'm currently running them with a pair of Modulus-86 solid state monoblocks, about 65 watts per channel. They sound quite nice.
I'm in the process of building a Tubelab SSE tube amp. I was thinking it might be nice to use it with my desktop system. The Tubelab SSE provides somewhere around 7 watts of power.
My question is: will my 7wpc tube amp be able to drive my desktop speakers without clipping, damage, or a substantial loss in sound quality?
Am I on a fool's errand? Will I need to find some more sensitive speakers?
I have a pair of Monitor Audio Bronze 50 desktop speakers. They have a sensitivity of 85dB. I'm currently running them with a pair of Modulus-86 solid state monoblocks, about 65 watts per channel. They sound quite nice.
I'm in the process of building a Tubelab SSE tube amp. I was thinking it might be nice to use it with my desktop system. The Tubelab SSE provides somewhere around 7 watts of power.
My question is: will my 7wpc tube amp be able to drive my desktop speakers without clipping, damage, or a substantial loss in sound quality?
Am I on a fool's errand? Will I need to find some more sensitive speakers?
More than enough power for the desktop, especially long term at even 85dB IMHO, unless you really like it loud. Now whether you like the sound or not is a completely different matter. Just give it a try.
Lots of DIY speaker options as well. I currently have Planet10 Mar-Ken7eN speakers on me desktop, very similar to these:
jeff
Lots of DIY speaker options as well. I currently have Planet10 Mar-Ken7eN speakers on me desktop, very similar to these:
jeff
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Thanks for the encouragement! I don't listen very loud. For example, my preamp/dac "goes to 100" and I don't usually have it higher than about 20 or 30.
@ChetJettison : my MICRO-AMP below is a 2x1WRMS...
No issue to drive my pair of TANGENT EVO E-4 which have a sensivity 85dB/W/m :
So with 7WRMS you are large enough !
T
No issue to drive my pair of TANGENT EVO E-4 which have a sensivity 85dB/W/m :
So with 7WRMS you are large enough !
T
@tubelectron That amp is spectacular! That's a fun album too. I'm a fan of new age electronic music.