Thanks Mike. I reckon I prefer what I understand to be a ‘warmer’ sound. Do you know what settings would achieve a warm sound from Tilt?
This is what the manual shows
Tilt
Tilt adjusts the whole frequency response in a natural way. There are seven types of Tilt that can be set in dB (Bass,Treble):
[(+3,-3)] , [(+2,-2)] , [(+1,-1)] , [(0,0)] , [(-1,+1)] , [(-2,+2)] , [(-3,+3)].
The default setting is [(0,0)].
When I was cramming up on Tilt today online I came across a great offer for the Quad Artera Stereo Power amp from a renowned Hifi dealer. A customer had returned within 30 day so they were selling for only £1099 (RRP £1649), so I jumped at it.
However I may have made a schoolboy error when it comes to matching the Quad Power amp with my speakers, which are Gato FM-50’s. The Quad power amp is 8 Ohms but my speakers are 4 Ohms which with my limited understanding of these things might mean the speakers impedance is too low. It does say though that it is nominal impedance of 4 Ohms, does this mean this is the lowest but may be higher? Perhaps someone could clarify? I’ll put the specs from the amp and the speakers below. Can anybody see a problem with matching this power amp with my speakers due to the mismatch in ohms between them?
Quad power amp.
SPECIFICATIONS
(Measurement made with 230V supply, one channel driven and applied to either channel)
Rated Output Power 140W 8 ohm (<1% THD,1kHz)
Total Harmonic Distortion <0.003% (100W, 1kHz)
<0.03% (100W, 20Hz-20kHz)
Frequency Response -0.5dB (20Hz-20kHz, ref. 1kHz)
-3dB (20Hz-70kHz, ref. 1kHz)
Input Sensitivity 980mV(RCA line in)
Input Impedance 10kohm (Balanced)
15kohm (Unbalanced)
Signal to Noise Ration(S/N) 115dB (A weighted, ref. 140W)
Power Requirement
240V~50-60Hz
230V~50-60Hz
115V~50-60Hz
100V~50-60Hz
Maximum Power Consumption 750W
Standby Power Consumption <0.5W
Gato FM-50 Speakers.
|FREQUENCY RESPONSE| 32 Hz – 35kHz|
|SENSITIVITY (2,83V) |88dB|
|RECOMMENDED POWER AMPLIFIER |50 to 300Watts|
|NOMINAL IMPEDANCE | 4 ohm|
The 8ohm on the power amplifier is just the standard used so you can evaluate across offerings.
The quad will be happy at 4ohm and will put out 200 watts so matches the speakers well.
Cheers Ged, appreciate the info.