Amp for EgglestonWorks Speakers?

1markr - I have a pair of ACI 65Hz in-line filters I have not yet tried. If I use them I'll not require so much power then? Any idea how much of a load is relieved from the speakers using 65Hz filters? Is it possible I could get away with 70wpc tube power then?

Rockdanny, I get away with using the 50 wpc monoblocks on my Andras, and that's without using any filters. I sure don't see why you couldn't run the 70 wpc tube amps. I can't quantify how much load is relieved, but the Esotar tweeter and Morel midrange drivers are easy to drive, so you should have no problem getting more volume than you can handle out of them.

Being said that driving the speakers to a good SPL is one thing, being able to drive the speakers to the optium level is another. With my BAT VK60, I thought it was powerful enough to drive the Fontaine II even with a pair of ACI Force Subs running stereo. I was aways feels it lacks the dynamics and mid bass. I was debating about changing my tube amp to SS amp for fearing I will miss the mid and high from my VK60. I tried Krell, it gives me the mid bass and bottom but the mid and high is not comparable to my VK60. Up until I got my Spectron Musician 3SE, I know my amp searching is over. I got them all now (high, mid, mid bass and low all better than my Vk60). After the Spectron has broken in this week, I confirmed that my EW FII was treated too politely in the past and it wasn't happy. It can do a lot more for me but I just didn't drive it hard enough to the level which it was designed to do.

1markr is using the art audio quartet monoblocks,and to
my hearing,they are the best amp for the Andra.His room
is bigger than an ordinary room,and yet the quartet were
filling the room nicely,the layering and the vocal you
will get from this monos is unbelievable.I do have Andra
also,I use to run them with X250,Plinius SA100,Odyseey
Stratos Mono Extreme 180 watt,they all sounded good.But
the Quartet are the amp for the Andra,they are so musical.
When I listened to 1markr place,I forgot the time,next
thing I know its 12:30 am.Thanks

1markr - Those must be some awesome amps. I'd love to try a pair of those but cost dictates otherwise for me. I was thinking about a pair of VAC Auricle Musicbloc 70's - also tube pp - as a used pair is currently for sale in my area. Not sure how they'd stack up.