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Old November 4th 04, 08:28 PM posted to uk.rec.audio
Ian Molton
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Default One for the valvies 1/2....

Andy Evans wrote:
If
you had 8 ohm speakers, putting the amp on the 4 ohm tap would be cleaner and
tighter, using the 15 ohm tap would be louder and a bit more ragged. Neither
will damage anything, and frankly you can set it at whatever sounds preferable
to your ears.


Not so. I clearly remember seeing an old valve amp go up in smoke when
the wrong tap was used.