Guys, any idea on how much electricity a tube amp consumes? Para daw plantsa because of the heater, but I would need something more concrete, as the wifey is concerned on the inevitable increase in the electric bill. Sagot ko daw yung sosobra sa usual monthly. . . :-(
My amp's a 75wpc KT88, with quad KT88s and four preamp tubes (GE and Sovtek if I'm not mistaken). I use it in the evenings, but bulk of the use is when my daughter watches her Barney DVDs during the day.
Using Meralco's appliance calculator, a 600W flat iron used 6 hours a day, 7 days a week would cost P950 to run per month.
My old SS NAD 320 BEE by my estimates consumes 345w (230 volts x 1.5 amps) using the same calculation comes out to P550.
So my extra bill is P400.
But assuming the AMX is a 1000 watter, it would cost P1,600 to run, and would cost me an extra P1,050 to run.
Tama ba?