Ohm speakers and T-Amp?

[89grand]

Ok, so in your opinion all amps sound the same. Fair enough. If you can't hear a difference then W/$ is a perfectly valid method of comparison.

Some people do hear differences in amps. In that case, a 15wpc T-amp might sound better than a 150wpc class B amp.

I didn't say all amps sound the same, but I think they should and would never knowingly buy an amp that introduced its own sound with it's own built in, non-defeatable eq, or whatever it has to make it sound different. It'd be just one more added variable in the mix. It's bad enough that all speakers sound different, and each room adds its own variable, plus speaker placement.

I had no interest in amps that don't simply amplify the incoming signal and nothing more. I have no doubt at all that T-Amps sound completely transparent and are worth considering.

So as not to derail the OP's topic further, I'll just say I stand by my original opinion that a 9wpc amp, T-Amp or any otherwise, is not a very good match to speakers with a sensitivity of 86db.

 

[nissan guy]

So as not to derail the OP's topic further, I'll just say I stand by my original opinion that a 9wpc amp, T-Amp or any otherwise, is not a very good match to speakers with a sensitivity of 86db.

I would agree with is as well. Can you use one yes. Will you be able to drive them to a decent level without risking damage? Thats for you to decide. I personally wont drive a relitively inefficent set of speakers with one, unless i dont care about the speakers or if i only wanted a low level listening set up. Which i dont.

That being said a higher wattage t amp would work pretty decent. I know my ohm frs-7's love power. They sound much better with the healthy wattage of my m4 vs my kenwood kr-7400 it is more than double the power 60-65ish vs 120ish +. As a general rule i like to be somwhere toward the middle or high end of the recommended wattage for speakers. Just my .02.

 

[Susurus]

Have here some 78, 82, 86dB speakers. At the other end there are 102 and 104dB Klipsch.

Tried a T-amp on the 86 and middle range 95dB type. It was lifeless. Like the dynamics hit a wall and just stopped. Didn't bother to try them on the rest where the Yamahas and Luxman pull some decent headroom. Didn't see the point.

Perhaps had a very cheap version and the more powerful T's could handle it but don't count me an optimist.

I usually ignore the upper range of loudspeakers' specified wattage ratings, but when it gives a minimum, I'll double that figure.