2.3TL impedence

riglehart

The 1.2/2.3/3.1 TL manual says these speakers are "Compatible with 8 ohm outputs". However, don't they vary all the way down to 2 ohms, depending on the music?

I want to hook them up to a Jolida 202 tube, which I have confirmed is common ground. Do I use the 4 ohm or the 8 ohm connections? Or do I just try them both and use the ones that sound best? I don't want to burn out my amp/tubes, if that is even possible.

BTW. This is the first tube amp I've ever owned. Man it sounds SWEET compared to the SS stuff I own.

schwarcw

I'd use the 4 ohm connection. I'd be interested to know how your amp drives the 2.3's as I have a pair. Good luck!

riglehart

Just got around to hooking this up to my 2.3TL today. It drives them very nicely. I went from a bi-amp using my NAD 753 and NAD 2200 top/bottom, and this sounds much better.

Here's a few bullet points of my observations.

1) At lower listening levels, it sounds REAL nice. Before it seemed like I had to crank up the SS equipment to louder volume before I started to hear details.

2) It doesn't play as loud, but I don't feel like I need to turn it up (see #1).

3) It seems like the drivers are moving less, but putting out more music than the other setup.

4) I got these 2.3 last summer and have gone from a Yammaha Receiver (85 rms), to an NAD 1700 preamp + 2200 amp (140 rms), to a biamped config with NAD 753 (150 rms) + 2200 amp, and now this. Plus cominations of the above while tinkering. Every step has incrementally been better.

I'm sold on tube power. I am curious now of what a tube preamp with a SS amp would sound like. The Jolida is a pre and amp combined.

Dennis Gardner

Try using the NAD 2200 on bottom with the Jolida up top...........this will give you the volume with sweet highs.

Eiderlon

Unless the impedance is Way weird, any good speaker will match any good amp.