Full disclosure: I’m not sure I can identify a SET sound. My ears have not been exposed to enough really good audio equipment. However, I have listened to the German Octave 80 extensively at my local dealer recently, and I like it very much, but way out of my price range. The Octave Also had that big external transformer to aid in handling transients. It played through Blades and Dynaudios. He just got in a Vinnie Rossi L2i, and I think it is the best sound I have ever heard, playing through the new Dynaudio Confidence 20s. So if you can audition the Vinnie Rossi and your budget can handle it, consider it. Good luck in your Holy Quest! Shrubbery!
Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy?
Have been a SET guy for so long I have forgotten what a good SS amp even sounds like.
Just bought a pair of $33k speakers that will replace my current $16k speakers. Both are from the same designer and both are 92db and a flat 8 ohms. The new ones arrive in 4 days!
My 300B based amps well drive my current speakers even though I do use the system nightly as a 2 channel home theater. Especially considering the HT usage, I think I may enjoy a SS amp with many times the horsepower. The speaker designer suggests using a Leema Hydra II. I have written to Leema telling them of my 300B preference and they assure me that their amp does not have the destructive harmonics that make a SS amp bright. There must be other SS amps that can satisfy?
Just bought a pair of $33k speakers that will replace my current $16k speakers. Both are from the same designer and both are 92db and a flat 8 ohms. The new ones arrive in 4 days!
My 300B based amps well drive my current speakers even though I do use the system nightly as a 2 channel home theater. Especially considering the HT usage, I think I may enjoy a SS amp with many times the horsepower. The speaker designer suggests using a Leema Hydra II. I have written to Leema telling them of my 300B preference and they assure me that their amp does not have the destructive harmonics that make a SS amp bright. There must be other SS amps that can satisfy?
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