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  1. January 13th, 2012, 11:01 AM #10
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    Re: Altecs & tube amps......

    Quote Originally Posted by Panomaniac View Post
    Over on diyAudio I posted a test that will allow you to figure out how much power you actually need. It's pretty simple if you have a volt meter with a 20V AC scale.
    FWIW, I use about 1/8th watt average when playing loud. At the very loudest volumes I ever use I got 4.5W peak. That's it. YMMV

    I can post the test here along with instructions, if anyone is interested. It's easy to do.
    PLEASE post that Pano!! I would be very interested in seeing that.

    If there is one thing I ever had a hard time explaining to people, its how few watts they actually need with their VOTT's.
    Last edited by Nipper; January 13th, 2012 at 11:12 AM.
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