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Originally Posted by decooney
I can see why you say to use the higher power amp below 200hz or a sub woofer. I can try that next with my sub but using the sub/crossover will likely kill the sound of the Inspire. May try it as a fun test though. Thanks.
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Running just the lower bass through a SS amp didn't "kill" the sound of my Inspire amp at all. IMO the lower bass is a weakness in tube SE amps. Tough to get enough power or definition. If anything, I felt my Inspire sounded better after filtering the lower frequencies from it.
This was particularly true for my baby Inspire, an EL84 amp which produces only about 4 wpc. Lower bass was flabby and woefully weak. But when paired with a subwoofer cutting in at 100Hz and filtering sub-100Hz from the Inspire, that amp came alive. Much better dynamics, more "air" around instruments, even vocals sounded more lifelike.