[khaine1711]

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Okay, just read/re-read your post... will do! I'll save money and get a pair of 25-26 Ohm resistors. What impedance will the amp see at this value? Thanks, if I have not said so to all of you.

 
25Ohm parallel -> The amp will see 16.666666666 Ohm load.
 
Generally I try to match the load with the tap - just because I can! (I also like to spend hours biasing tube within 1mV of each other) 

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In real world though, any slight change around the 25 Ohm mark is fine.

 

[wuwhere]

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Thanks. Sorry to confuse things

 
Oops! I think I'm the one that got confuse there, sorry. I should have read your comment fully.

 

[Silent One]

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25Ohm parallel -> The amp will see 16.666666666 Ohm load.
 
Generally I try to match the load with the tap - just because I can! (I also like to spend hours biasing tube within 1mV of each other) 

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In real world though, any slight change around the 25 Ohm mark is fine.

 
Ooh, 

 you're good! Though, I've no idea 

what numbers you crunched...

 

[potterma]

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Ooh, 

 you're good! Though, I've no idea 

what numbers you crunched...

 
25 ohm || 50 ohm = 16.666... ohms  

 

[wuwhere]

Here's a parallel resistors calculator. Just plug in the numbers.
 
http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-paralresist.htm

 

[Silent One]

Now not sure about the taps on the Sinhonia monoblocks. The earlier models visibly show the speaker taps for 4-8-16 ohms. On the later models like mine, I only see a single speaker tap. And I think I remembered my consultant saying to find efficient 16 ohm speakers but 8 ohm would be fine too.
 
I need to ask him for clarity... I left my blocks and pre behind at the studio, awaiting interconnects from Japan. Otherwise 

 I'd just look at the bad boy right now!

 

[preproman]

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The Fence -
 
I was sitting on the "HE-6" fence for some time. Friday, I decided to come down and purchase. 

 
Welcome to the club.  This calls for some tea.  What kind do you have on tap?

 

[Clemmaster]

Guys, should I use parallel resistor on a solid-state integrated too, or is it just for tube amps?
 
The amp in question is a Exposure 2010S @75Wpc.

 

[nailbunny7]

I just bought a pioneer sx-1250 receiver and was thinking about getting the he-6. Does anyone build a high quality speaker tap adapter like what you are discussing?

 

[Silent One]

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Welcome to the club.  This calls for some tea.  What kind do you have on tap?

 
Just after lunch, I'll be having a bowl 

of delicate Jasmine Dragon Pearls. Not sure when the cans will arrive, but the Sansui G-22000 gets the first audition!

 

[Happy Camper]

Guys, should I use parallel resistor on a solid-state integrated too, or is it just for tube amps?

The amp in question is a Exposure 2010S @75Wpc.

Not needed for this amp. Just be careful with the volume control.

 

[Clemmaster]

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Not needed for this amp. Just be careful with the volume control.

 
Thanks!
Can you give me a rule of thumb as to when to use the resistor?

 

[khaine1711]

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Thanks!
Can you give me a rule of thumb as to when to use the resistor?

Transformer coupled tube amp. That's about it =p.

 

[Clemmaster]

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Transformer coupled tube amp. That's about it =p.

 
That's what I thought, thanks 

 

[Steve Eddy]

I just bought a pioneer sx-1250 receiver and was thinking about getting the he-6. Does anyone build a high quality speaker tap adapter like what you are discussing?

If I'm not mistaken, the 1250, like many receivers of the day, drives the headphone output off the speaker outputs through a series resistor. No need for the mess of a speaker tap adapter.

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