Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Upgraded Vintage Amp Makes M60's Soar!

Me wanty too! Nice.

hmmm...and I thought people in Axiom forum mostly do not believe in more power = better equation?

I did mentioned that when I 1st got my XPA-3 and you guys said I am wasting my money and my mind is playing with me for what I heard of better sound came out from my M60.....

mpyw, I think you'll find people on both sides of equation here, as you will on any other audio forum. A lot of it has to do with how much room you are filling with sound, and of course, your desired listening level but at lower levels or smaller rooms extra power is just unused power.

If the first watt is no good, who cares how many more like it are lined up behind it.

SET Tube amplifier (5-10 wpc) + M3 speakers + sub = audio bliss

Michael, "believe" has nothing to do with it. Audio equipment is technology, not theology, and measurements of amplifier power required are a matter of applying well-established principles with a little relatively simple mathematics. This isn't a matter of personal opinions and isn't decided by vote.

Most of time the listening you described in your previous thread would have used only a watt or two and none of the reported observations reflected the reality of the situation. Your sincerity isn't in doubt, but you simply can't apply the simplistic "Just trust your ears" standard in judging amplification. Blind listening tests at carefully matched voltage output levels(which you didn't do)fail to support mythologies surrounding magic amplifiers.

Well, that put a damper on things

I had a SET and I sold it before I got my M3s. I really wish I still had it and I might replace it some day. It was beautiful, and used they are not too expensive. I can have my big tube amp modded by the manufacturer with an option to use the pentode tubes as triodes(with less power output). I am thinking of doing it because I have it mated with the 3s for late night bed room listening. And it will be fun.

I am also thinking about adding a little sub to the bedroom mix.