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A good amp for Tannoy speakers

Hello

Looking for suggestions and advice on a good Tube OR SS amp for my recently acquired Tannoy Kensington speakers (10" dual concentric driver). I love the sound of tubes hence I would prefer tubes amps but I am also very interested in trying out a smooth and musical SS amp. My budget is <= $5K.
My present tube amp is the Audio Aero Capitol amp and it doesnt have the power and control for the Tannoys. I listen quite loud sometimes.

Thank You
nakolawala
aball
2,016 posts
 


The European press will tell you T+A V10 with Kensingtons.
kck
184 posts
 
Talk to EveAnna Manley; I think she uses Tannoy in her personal system, maybe even this model. Guess which amp?
aprica88
92 posts
 
Once you are addicted to the tube sound you will never want to come back to SS.
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atmasphere
11,772 posts
 
The speaker is very tube-friendly but it is also critical of the amp driving it. In addition I found it sensitive to the speaker cables! - literally meaning that I got bass with some cables and not others.

Keep the cables under 5 feet in length and they will work better. Long cables = no bass, at least IME.

They don't need a lot of power- most of our Tannoy customers use our M-60 amplifiers.
jburidan
803 posts
 
I agree with Aprica88 in that you shouldn't settle for SS. One tube amp that would drive them is the Art Audio Jota HC (high current) SET with KR 300BXLS. Power is 24 tube watts per channel (WPC), and most of the time you'll be using only the first, so there will be plenty of headroom and no clipping. Suggest you shop for a pair of used monoblocks.
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