That' s juicy information, thank you! I like both my amps for different reasons. The 300B monos have attributes I can't live without and I don't think I will ever give them up. However, the RWA gives me that extra grip I sometimes need and it has an overall good performance. Besides, I am a little eco friendly (- naive!) and I appreciate the battery powered amp's low power consumption. My audio system is active many hours a day (and night) in different volume levels.
Thanks again,
Kostas
Kostas,
Forgive me if I sound a bit critical, but if a chip amp like the RWA sounds anywhere near as good as a well designed 300B amp then I would suspect
the 300B. Maybe some tube rolling is in order. An impedence mismatch with a piece of source equipment, speaker wire, or interconnect maybe putting your 300B at a disadvantage. The "extra grip" you mention should be easily attainable with a well designed 8 watt tube amp, especially with 96db speakers (sorry for getting the db rating wrong on an earlier post - I assumed you had the alnico version which was lower.
Currently, I am running the new Omega Super 3XRS with the EL84/SV83 2 w/ch Decware Super Zen Select SET, and the Super 3T on the desktop with the 2w/ch Decware Zen Select SET (previous model) with no issues of "grip". In both cases the sound is sublime with any music I play. Over all I feel the Omega and Hoyt single driver speakers are the best design I have ever heard and they do well with all kinds of music, but their real forte is acoustic, jazz, renaissonce, baroque, and chamber - also many soundtracks. If extra bass is still craved for, a good sealed music sub works wonders.
As DaveC113 said, 93db would still work well with either of your amps but I think 97db would be better. To a flea powered amp, the difference between 93db and 97db is huge. Louis is working on quite a few DIY speakers and among them is an 8" that may work with your cabinets. I would contact him for details, he is as approachable as anyone I have dealt with.
Case for 97db:
I have the 97db Hoyt-Bedford Type 1.5 with the updated driver on order, and when I hear them I hope to post on the Hoyt-Bedford website.
The Hoyt Type 1 that I had was the original and I first hooked them up to a lovely little 20w/ch 6AV5 PP and the sound was incredible. I next hooked them up to a 2w/ch Zen Select SET thinking I would get the typical SET sound, but not the control and punch of the PP. What I heard was one of greatest surprises of my audio life - a grip and an effortlessness like I had never heard. For all I know I am the only one who has ever done this pairing, but it was one of those very memorable audio moments for me. $850 speakers and a $1300 amp.
