A-30XL specs?

[Ulfsteinn]

I've been looking high and low for some specs on Dynaco A-30XL speakers. I'm looking specifically for impedance, wattage and continuous power ratings. I can't seem to find any technical specs for these other than dimensions and weight. I'm looking to add an amp to my system and I want to make sure I pair them up right.

[Martin]

These were produced after the glory days were over and Dynaco was already on life-support. That's why you can't find any info on them.  Nevertheless, you needn't be overly concerned about amplifier compatibility.  To simplify in the extreme, a decent low- or mid-priced amp of 40 or 50 watts per channel should suffice.  

[Diogenes]

On 3/14/2022 at 12:31 AM, Ulfsteinn said:

I've been looking high and low for some specs on Dynaco A-30XL speakers. I'm looking specifically for impedance, wattage and continuous power ratings. I can't seem to find any technical specs for these other than dimensions and weight. I'm looking to add an amp to my system and I want to make sure I pair them up right.

There were two A-30XL, early production with a SEAS tweeter and late with the Polydax HD100D25. These are the specs I have for the early unit, which should be the same as the later:

Power handling is a pretty meaningless number. Back in the days when reviewers actually did measurements rather than give subjective drivel, speakers were tested with transient bursts in excess of 2kW before compression caused distortion. Just make sure you have amp enough and don't call on them to play unreasonably loudly (small speakers aren't made to play loudly in a large space). Clipping kills speakers, not too much power unless you're playing sine waves or expecting too much excursion from the driver.