13 watts may not shake a house, but 13 watts with some moderately efficient speakers is fine. I used a 3½ watt per channel mini tube amp on some 86db speakers and it was fine.
I never would have thought I’d be happy with an amp optimistically rated at 9w/ch, but in actuality it’s not too much different than a very conservatively rated 90w/ch solid state, in fact the solid state hasn’t gotten much use in almost 4 years and this is in a 20’x30’ room. Using *96db* speakers.
This thing does have numbers that look more like a vacuum tube amplifier. I don’t know if Kenwood was truly one of the Godzilla amplifiers of the day. My first system was all Kenwood separates with a Kenwood integrated from '88 or '89 and I still have the integrated and tuner and I think the CD player and dual cassette are in storage in need of repair. My dad gave me grief for purchasing it on credit, but all-in-all it turned out to be a sound transaction. I don’t have many other items from so long ago, certainly not electronics that still work and aren’t outdated. Hell, I’ve bought speakers from the same era recently and I’ve just started thinking that it’s time to take a look inside and spec the electrolytic capacitors at 35 years old.
13 watts nor goona cut it
13 watts may not shake a house, but 13 watts with some moderately efficient speakers is fine. I used a 3½ watt per channel mini tube amp on some 86db speakers and it was fine.
Agree, 13w is enough for anything over than shaking the foundations!
I never would have thought I’d be happy with an amp optimistically rated at 9w/ch, but in actuality it’s not too much different than a very conservatively rated 90w/ch solid state, in fact the solid state hasn’t gotten much use in almost 4 years and this is in a 20’x30’ room. Using *96db* speakers.
This thing does have numbers that look more like a vacuum tube amplifier. I don’t know if Kenwood was truly one of the Godzilla amplifiers of the day. My first system was all Kenwood separates with a Kenwood integrated from '88 or '89 and I still have the integrated and tuner and I think the CD player and dual cassette are in storage in need of repair. My dad gave me grief for purchasing it on credit, but all-in-all it turned out to be a sound transaction. I don’t have many other items from so long ago, certainly not electronics that still work and aren’t outdated. Hell, I’ve bought speakers from the same era recently and I’ve just started thinking that it’s time to take a look inside and spec the electrolytic capacitors at 35 years old.