mojo2001
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Always wondered about this...
Wouldn't it have made more sense to use 8 or 16 ohm speakers for better power transfer from tubes, especially in a low-power amp like a Champ?
Was this a provision to drive paralleled speakers in an external cabinet?
Was there a 5 cent saving in secondary wire in the output trans?
My experience with low-powered tube audio amps is that such devices seem a lot happier driving loads above 8 ohms.
If you look at early theater speakers, many of them were 24 or 32 ohms to parallel up in dual woofer cabs, yielding a nice high 12-16 ohm load.
What do you think?
Joe
Wouldn't it have made more sense to use 8 or 16 ohm speakers for better power transfer from tubes, especially in a low-power amp like a Champ?
Was this a provision to drive paralleled speakers in an external cabinet?
Was there a 5 cent saving in secondary wire in the output trans?
My experience with low-powered tube audio amps is that such devices seem a lot happier driving loads above 8 ohms.
If you look at early theater speakers, many of them were 24 or 32 ohms to parallel up in dual woofer cabs, yielding a nice high 12-16 ohm load.
What do you think?
Joe