20-09-2019, 11:47 AM
Hi All
I've been working on a 1960s guitar amp refurb (Shaftesbury 519) which has its original Richard Allan 10 gold speaker. Its 3 ohm and I assume that it must have originally been designed for use in radios. Does anyone have any information about these speakers and what would I expect in terms of 'loudness' driven by a EL84/ECC83 combination (assume about 4 to 5 watts). At present, by comparison to some of the modern low wattage valve amps I have e..g Marshall Class 5 (again EL84/ECC3 combination), this amp appears to have a very low power output. The class 5 is almost too powerful for home use even though its only 5 watts (I am aware that on a log scale its only half the output of a 50 watt amp by comparison)
Best Regards
I've been working on a 1960s guitar amp refurb (Shaftesbury 519) which has its original Richard Allan 10 gold speaker. Its 3 ohm and I assume that it must have originally been designed for use in radios. Does anyone have any information about these speakers and what would I expect in terms of 'loudness' driven by a EL84/ECC83 combination (assume about 4 to 5 watts). At present, by comparison to some of the modern low wattage valve amps I have e..g Marshall Class 5 (again EL84/ECC3 combination), this amp appears to have a very low power output. The class 5 is almost too powerful for home use even though its only 5 watts (I am aware that on a log scale its only half the output of a 50 watt amp by comparison)
Best Regards