Im thinking I would like to build a tube amp to handle the bass duties of my active OB speakers. I would appreciate suggestions for something of around 5-10 watts.
That does not seem like a lot of watts for bass Kendt. What are you driving? I know that damping has something to do with how tight and accruate the bass is, but I don't know how to determine that. It seems like you would want an amp that didn't run out of gas and controls the driver well.
If you want to leave the speakers as they are you need an amp with low Zout. I suggest you make a Mullard 5-10 which can have less than 0.5R Zout referred to a more typical 8R secondary:
Mullard 5-10. Ten Watt Amplifier
Otherwise you need to revise the bass alignment (worst case you need to change driver) taking into account the actual Zout. Nothing to do with damping. It's only about correct alignment unless you want a nice 2-4 dB peak.....
Mullard 5-10. Ten Watt Amplifier
Otherwise you need to revise the bass alignment (worst case you need to change driver) taking into account the actual Zout. Nothing to do with damping. It's only about correct alignment unless you want a nice 2-4 dB peak.....
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