mcp Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 (edited) I must admit that I'm partial to monitors (albeit large ones, in this case) and have always been intrigued by the 75's. Provided I can snag a pair, what kind of tube power will I need to drive them in a smallish room (17 x 13 x 7.5)? Work is eating up all my time these days and I find myself listening to digital (CDs ripped to a server) more than vinyl. That being said, would love to return to tubes to tame those CDs...your thoughts would be appreciated... Edited December 11, 2013 by mcp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djk Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 How high is up? 100W and a sub will peel the paint off the walls. You might listen quiet enough to use a 20W amp without a sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcp Posted December 11, 2013 Author Share Posted December 11, 2013 How high is up? 100W and a sub will peel the paint off the walls. You might listen quiet enough to use a 20W amp without a sub. I must admit that I don't crank it very much these days...mostly medium and low volumes. I have never had good luck with a sub in this room and don't want the hassle of trying to dial one in. I would like to find a nice 10 - 20 wpc vintage tube amp, if it will do the job. I have found with several Klipsch models, that the sensitivity rating don't always tell the whole story...i.e. didn't like my Heresy's with a small tube amp; sounded better with more solid state power. Just wondering if the 75's were like that. I have a very nice Denon POA-2400 (200 wpc) amp, but would really prefer to return to EL84's or EL34's if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatgrass Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 Been listening to my RB-75s a lot over the past six months in 2-channel (they are primarily the front of my HT). Basement room 15 x 12 (with a bay window setback) and 7 high. Been trying to convince myself I don't need the belles. And in truth, I don't. My weekly driver is a Glow Audio One, 5W - EL84 integrated. Plenty of power. Never past 12 oclock postion when pushing the volume. Usually around 9-10 oclock pos. If I have time during the weekend for an extended session, and the neighbors are probably gone (old attached row homes) I move to a Scott 222C (which you may remember selling to me). Both of these can get LOUD in the room with room to spare. I keep an old Marantz 1060 to run the occasional vinyl. All of these 5W, 20W, 30W are more than plenty for the RB-75s to fill this room. They could sound better because I have them too high sitting on top of the belles. On a side, I have a set of H-I which I think sound fine with the above. Different, but fine. I also listen to ripped CDs to a NAS or use MOG. I think you might be surprised and really like them, but you will never have a problem unloading them if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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