60 watt Rogue Tubes for Vandersteen 3A Signatures

Considering the speakers under consideration, one might argue the opposite is true.

60 watts of tubes will do ok except for the bass unless that amp has a good amount of current. Otherwise, it will be uncontrolled, flabby and without any real slam.

Wendell

03-14-10: Narrod
60 watts of tubes will do ok except for the bass unless that amp has a good amount of current. Otherwise, it will be uncontrolled, flabby and without any real slam.

I disagree. From my experience and research, bass control and tonal balance is primarily a function of the speaker's impedance curve. With a 6 ohm nominal and 4 ohm minimum specification, I think bass quality from a push-pull tube amp with 4 ohm taps will be a non-issue. An OTL or SET amp will be another issue, however.

The issue with these 87dB speakers and a 60wpc amplifier of any topology, is overall volume and available headroom for dynamic peaks.

Tvad, OK. I'm just sharing my experience with the speakers and lots of different amps. That's what I heard.

Wendell

03-14-10: Narrod
Tvad, OK. I'm just sharing my experience with the speakers and lots of different amps. That's what I heard.

Narrod, from your experience with the speakers, what amps sounded best and what amps didn't work as well.

Can you be specific about models and power specs?

Thanks.