Neonknight
09-09-2021, 06:18 PM
Have a pair of JBL 4365 that I have owned for a number of years. Typically I have used SS amplification on them and currently have a pair of AVM Audio Amp Essential monoblocks on them.
However, I have been a tube user for a long long time. I spent over a decade using SET amps, but found that these speakers did not care for a 300B based amp I had at all.
The question is, will these speakers work well with higher powered SET amplification, amps with 845, 211, or 572 tubes? From searching I have done there is no consensus about the compatibility of this kind of pairing. A person cannot just run downtown and grab a pair of 211 based amps. Some feel the JBL woofer does not respond to well to tubes in general, but if it had to be done it would be with a higher powered push pull design. Others say SET will work if the output transformers can pass enough current without saturation. Another group says don't bother stick with SS.
So I thought I would talk with the JBL crowd and get your thoughts and experiences with these speakers and drivers.
So please chime in and let me what you know. Thanks in advance!
However, I have been a tube user for a long long time. I spent over a decade using SET amps, but found that these speakers did not care for a 300B based amp I had at all.
The question is, will these speakers work well with higher powered SET amplification, amps with 845, 211, or 572 tubes? From searching I have done there is no consensus about the compatibility of this kind of pairing. A person cannot just run downtown and grab a pair of 211 based amps. Some feel the JBL woofer does not respond to well to tubes in general, but if it had to be done it would be with a higher powered push pull design. Others say SET will work if the output transformers can pass enough current without saturation. Another group says don't bother stick with SS.
So I thought I would talk with the JBL crowd and get your thoughts and experiences with these speakers and drivers.
So please chime in and let me what you know. Thanks in advance!