Low watt tube amps/pros/cons


300B's, 845's and others. What are some of the benifits of these tubes as well as the limitations. I see someone posted that he has a 15 watt tube amp and wants to get 30hz bass. It is highly unlikely that his amp will deliver as low as 30hz, even if he did find a speaker that went to that level, would the bass have any authority? Also by saying I want to find a speaker that goes to 30hz hows the mids anf highs. IOW I'd never buy any speaker based on the fact that it goes to 25hz, its a package deal.
Back to the main idea here. Can anyone give a list of +'s and the ='s of the low watt tube amps. For myself its not something I'm interested in as all my listenings are classical, and I want the orchestras to sound full rich, dynamic, that is the low and high end extended. I heard a 300B amp, the Cayin, and was incredible with light jazz, blues, but for classical orchestral it fell flat and lifeless. The speakers were the Silverline Sonatas.
bartokfan
Tvad Apologies if I misread your post. That aside lets get back to the limitations of low powered tube amps. Sure I've not heard the 845, so I cannot judge. I did hear the 300B and it was flat on complex orchestra. I've heard several KT88 amps and were also very flat in the fq's. Anyone heard a KT88 tube that was dynamic in the bass and highs?
Bartok, I told you, and as I look at your other posts, others have also told you, that the 300B has nothing to do with what you heard. If you drove a BMW with a flat tire would blame the car for poor handling? You can't pair a low power amp and a low efficiency speaker and get good results.

Why do you post these questions and then completely ignore informed responses?
"Anyone heard a KT88 tube that was dynamic in the bass and highs?"

Sure, mine are...If they were not, I would change tubes.

Dave
08-27-06: Sogood51
"Anyone heard a KT88 tube that was dynamic in the bass and highs?"
Yes. I owned a KT88 tube amp that was exceptionally dynamic in the lows and the highs. I suspect the KT88 tubes had something to do with its sound.
Then hows the KT90's compare with the K88's? Or no noticable differences? I mentioned the low performance of the KT88 with classical and the slaesman said that is the character of the KT88 tube, rools off at bottom and top.
I heard the new Audio Research KT88, VS110 and it didn't offer great highs nor deep bottom. Not from a amp that size with 8 KT88's.