Amp and preamp for dq10s

Dahlquist DQ10s

I have a nicely restored pair of DQ-10's with upgraded x-overs. Amps I own and recommend: Acoustat TNT, Bedini 150/150, BEL1001, GAS Son of Ampzilla, Muse 100, Odyssey Khartago, Perreaux 1250B, Quad 405, Spectro Acoustics 500, Sumo Andromeda. The DQ-10's are a difficult low impedance load and require an amp with sufficient current. Any of the above vintage SS amps will make them sing!

The first pair of "high end" audio speaker I ever bought was the Dq10s I still have them, I've upgraded them like the poster before me, I'll be honest I never gave them a ton of power and they always sounded great, I've paired them with a couple mono 100watt tube amps with good success, I've ran them with a mc7300 had good success. The best results i actually had was the McCormick DNA 1, my buddy was running them with a couple moded mono hafler amps and they sounded good as well. 

Back when I had DQ10s, I had been runing them with a pair of tube DYNA Mk 3 amps ( about 60w/ch)....the only amp I had.  The sound was OK....( what did i know?)  Classical music sounded gentlmanly.

THEN one day a buddy brought over a modded Hafler 500 amp. Man, did that speaker wake up and howl at the moon !!   .  I heard Beethoven, Mozart, Liszt, Stravinsky (especially) like they meant their music to be heard.    So yes, LOTS of strong, big-heavy power supply transformer, current-rich POWER !!

The Odyssey is not vintage per we but is a lovely amp and one I would strongly recommend along with others mentioned, we often paired them back in the day with Hafler gear, ditch the piezo supertweeter !!!

Back in the day a very good friend went the DQ10 route. He "joined the club" so to speak and powered them with a GAS Son of Ampzilla, had the crossover mods done, bought a set of custom stands, then went whole hog with double DQ10's and doubled the Son of Ampzillas. These mods turned the Dahlquists into a quite formidable system for their time.

I sometimes wonder what his kids did with this system after he passed away.

The couple of 200 watt CJ SS models sound very good on DQ10's. 

Many moons ago when I had the DQ 10’s, I used a 200 watt Threshold mos-fet amp. It was an excellent combination. You should check out Van Alstine, they are mos-fet amps! 

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Waaaay back when , I had 2 sets of DQ10’s ( with upgraded ) crossovers using  McIntosh Pre’s and one had an Adcom GFA-1 Amp and the other was powered with a Perreaux 2150B . Both were enhanced with DQ1 subwoofers that substantially improved the overall listening experience.

Eventually sold off one set and changed main amp to a Threshhold T200 , still one of the most amazing amps I ever heard.and the reason I moved to B&W speakers. ...

If you can find an old Threshold T200, you will not be disappointed.

Have fun ...

Shad 

Thankyou everyone ! I'll keep my eyes out for the ones mentioned. Has anyone tried an audio research 100.2? Or audible illusions? I do have a McCormack tlc1 delux with power supply, maybe a Dan 1 is the way to go and sell my mcintosh 2205.

keep the suggestions coming , I heard that a4b was good with dq10 but bryston said a 4bsst is much better. 

I happen to have a pair of mirror matched DQ-10s in fabulous condition that I am willing to sell. Contact me if interested.

Thankyou....What preamp /amp combo are you using?what else did you consider ?