Anyone using tube amp with 1723 thx towers

[Anonymous]

I have a wilsenton r800i tube intergrated amp which uses a 805 tube 48 Watts with 4 and 8 ohm taps. Been thinking about purchasing a pair of 1723 thx towers .some reviews have suggested that tubes work well. But reading through this forum No one seems to use tubes with reletivly low watts. I also know Driving speakers is about current but there are no numbers or calculations ,or most amplifiers. Don’t really want to bring the speakers in my home to try them unless some people have some experiences with tube amps. Thank you in advance

[Luis Vazquez]

I’ve heard Arendal speakers with a tube preamp and solid state monoblock amps; the combo put a smile to my face.  However, a tube integrated or separate amp, sorry, I haven’t had that opportunity.

That being said… check this video out:

[Lukas]

As always, it really comes down to your personal preferences.

If you listen in a smaller space, sit close to the speakers, do not need high volumes, and maybe only listen to singer-songwriter music, you will have no issues with even 10 Watts.
You decide how much power you really need.

In most cases, 50 Watts should be enough, but in a big room with higher volumes, you will reach the limit quickly.
That will be the case with most similar Tower speakers today.
You would need to get a totally different, big construction with much higher sensitivity to counter that.

[michaelAS]

Is there anybody that Bi-wired the 1723’s?

 

[arkmann]

Yes I bi-wire my 1723 towers with Audioquest Rocket 33 cables connected to my Rotel amp.  Sounds excellent.

[David Allamby]

This comment exchange on Jay’s iyagi YT review of the R800i suggests you should be fine. I have the 1723 S Towers and was thinking about getting the R800i too.

Replies @marcgabor9690 • 2 yr ago Most speakers have 87-89 db/w sensitivity. 40-50 watts of tube power is plenty of power unless you have a really big room. High sensitivity speakers are great and mate perfectly with tube amps but I wouldn’t shy away from an amp like this if I had 89db speakers and an average sized room. 63 回 @Jayiyagi • 2 yr ago Absolutely. I think my example was with 86 db / w sensitivity with really bass heavy tracks as an extreme example

[plkyduk]

I run my 1723 THX Towers with Cary 805B monoblocks.  They are Triode tube amps using a 211 power tube Class A to 25 watts then Class AA to 50 watts. They have no issues driving the towers to levels as loud as I want. That’s more watts than the average triode amplifier, and Class A amps “seem” to have more power watt per watt than class AB.  The Arendal’s really seem to convey all the magic that class A triodes have to offer in my opinion. I am very happy with my 1723 combination.  (My 1723’s replaced my 32 year old Thiel CS 3.5’s which were 88db at 4 ohm. I feel the 1723’s are more dynamic with the Cary’s than the Thiel’s were). Hope that helps.