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Amp to match Avantgarde Uno G2 horn speakers

Hi, I listened to a pair of Avantgarde Uno G2 horn speakers two weeks ago and was really captivated by the sound. I heard it driven by an Audionote Meishu SET amp which outputs 9 wpc. Since the Uno G2s have a sensitivity rating of 104dB, that was more than sufficient.

What I'd like to know is: is there any other amp that would be a good match for the Uno G2s? Must it be a SET amp to bring out the best of the Avantgarde horn speakers? I noticed that Avantgarde dealers will invariably sell Audionote tube amps too. How about the Pass Labs XA30.5 pure Class A amp? Would they drive the Uno G2s well? Looking forward to your replies. Thanks.
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jeff1225
172 posts
 
Best matches I've heard:

-Lamm 2.1
-Audiopax 88
-First Watt F3 and J2
-Viva

The nice thing about First Watt is that you can have an in home trial from Reno HiFi. The F3 was wonderful but not a great match with my Hovland HP-100.
rgs92
974 posts
 
I heard the big Avantgardes in the NYC show a few years back with B.A.T. amps and I was very impressed. There was no shout factor, tinnyness, or bass boom. It seemed just right and very involving. I forgot if tubes were involved.
david12
1,454 posts
 
The UK importer of Avantgard, Graham Tricker, is a great enthusiast for the speakers and of course, is Tron Amplifiers also. I don't know that Tron amps were voiced with Avantgard in mind, but they did sound very good together, when I went to pick up my turntable.
Tron are well respected anyway, try googling the name or GT audio is his UK website
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atmasphere
11,834 posts
 
Can anyone here read Greek? Some years back a Greek reviewer bought an S-30 from us, for use on his UNOs, and he sent us this:

http://www.atma-sphere.com/reviews/eav/index.html

We always assumed that it was a good review, and he did comment to us that it was an excellent match for the UNO.
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dmailer
235 posts
 
You may want to check out the Serious Stereo 2A3 amps. These amps sound incredible and should be a good match. I am using with 101db sensitive speakers with great results.
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