High Current Monoblocks

60 amps may not sound any better than 100amps, there are just too many factors.

thanks,
Lou
Daedalus_audio (Answers)

Lou, are you talking amps here, or watts? 60 or 100 amps seems large to enormously large current output, especially considering the relatively easy load presented by the DA-1.1 speakers.

That's why I'm a little confused.

Since there's a bit of interest here on this thread, there is yet another great review on Audiocircle just posted praising the synergy between the Modwright and Lou's speakers. See the recent post to the thread by VinylLady.

Grant - I wondered the same thing when I read that.

First, amps are almost ALL voltage amplifiers, not current.
Also, imdepance may not represent the true 'load' of these, or any other speaker for that matter.
Phase angle, the amount that current leads or lags voltage is what really determines the 'load' an amp sees.
That is why lower powered amps with more tolerance for such loading can actually sound louder / better than a 'more powerful' amp driving the identical load.

I'm curious where one sees the specification for how much current an amplifier can deliver. I've always seen watts, never amps. Thanks, Peter

Dodgealum; would a moscode 401hr fit your requirements with power,current and the physical size requirements?
It would also give you options of tube rolling that would not break the bank.