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You have an excellent amp and speakers

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Craiger56

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In Reply to: RE: Why do my Vandersteen's sound... posted by Lagav on December 19, 2024 at 17:49:57

But unfortunately they're not a good match.

Your amp would work best with horns, your speakers need 100w or more from tubes and 200w or more from solid state.

Another possibility if your speakers are new, we went from 2Ce to 3A Sigs and the 3As were more authoritative more open and played louder without strain, but there was a smoothness missing than took some time to smooth out and eventually surpass our 2Ce's.

Follow Ups:

RE: You have an excellent amp and speakers - Lagav 16:18:55 12/30/24 (2)
Thanks. Fair points.
- VTL System Matching guide - Craiger56 15:48:14 01/03/25 (1)
  Not too many making actual recommendations
  - VTL System Matching (Open in New Window)
  - Nice article - E-Stat 09:20:38 01/04/25 (0)
    some audiophiles don't understand matching . That article stated the obvious pretty well...
    
    "If different makes of pre- and power amplifier are being considered it may become necessary to compare the output impedance of the preamplifier and the input impedance of the power amplifier. Generally for full frequency response it is advisable to match component impedances with a look-up factor of at least 200 ...
    
    However what can happen with disparate impedances is that there could be substantial frequency response roll-off between the two components, particularly in the low frequency bass region. This is only potentially a problem when considering a tube preamplifier to drive a solid state amplifier, as many tube preamplifiers have very high output impedances, (designed to drive high input impedance tube power amplifiers) and most solid state amplifiers have low input impedances. "
    
    There can be issues if you don't know what you're doing. :)

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