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Tube amp vs. speakers

Hi all,

Considering jumping into tubes from solid state. My question is whether tubes will meet the power hungry speakers I intend to use, an elderly but pristine pair of Mirage M-1s. They are rated at a sensitivity of 83db and nominal 6 ohms and are more power hungry than a pair of Dunlavy SC-Vs I recently sold. I tend to listen to jazz and blues at fairly demanding levels at times. Will a 35 watt or 50 watt tube amp meet these requirements? Any suggestions or recommendations are greatly appreciated.

IAN
isgau8
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Why do you want to use a 50W tube amp? Which amp do you have in mind?
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swampwalker
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Probably not is the answer. Depends a lot on your room size but that's pretty low sensitivity. More impt that nominal impedence is minimum impedence. How big is the ss amp that you are using?
sogood51
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I've listened to the old M-1's and M-3's many times (nice speakers BTW)...they need "lots" of power, and sound their best when placed well away from the front wall, ie...4-5 ft. out.

Dave
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