Hi just bought a used LM 845 Premium tube amp. Midrange best ever, simple just amazing.
But the bass is very fat and sloppy on my Tekton Design Double Impact 4 ohm 96db speakers.
Now I have two options. Find some SET friendly speakers or buy a amp that sound a little like a tube amp and can deliver the current.
Heard so much good about the BHK. Just want to know if it can drive a 4 ohm speaker and if the sound will satisfy a tube lover?
We have a number of Tekton enthusiast here so I’m sure some of them can hop in. I know for a fact this pairing works well. Not only do a few owners have the pair and love them, but I’ve heard them myself and was very pleased. The mids were rich, highs were sweet, and the bass was strong and controlled. The 250 won’t have a problem driving them.
My B&W 800 Matrix speakers are 4 ohm and the 250 drives them perfectly with plenty of reserve power. The sound is smooth spacious alive accurate. It is not colored like many tube amps.
I had the Double Impact Special Edition speakers for three months and fortunately I was able to send them back. They produced plenty of sound but they simply were not as detailed, nor “tight”, as my long term speakers (SEAS Thor - DIY - 89 db). My Simaudio Moon amp produces 250 watts into 4 ohms, and it drives my other speakers very well. I tried all I could to get the DI speakers to sound good, but in the end I felt like my stereo had lost all the gains provided by my DS DAC and P12 powerplant.
My SMc Audio DNA-1 Upgrade Ultra 20+ drives the Double Impacts with ease. Although the DNA-1 is a solid-state amplifier it is pleasing to audiophile friends who own tube amps. My other amplifier is a Linear Tube Audio Ultralinear. The DNA-1 is a high current amplifier and per conversation with Eric Alexander/Tekton Design, the Double Impacts enjoy a high-power amplifier.