You should look for at least a 300B amp to be sure the speakers have enough power. They will handle an extraordinay amount of power with out going postal so maybe single ended should not be the big issue. Tash at Divertech distributes the Antique sound labs electronics and the KT88 integrated is good sounding with balls. Also goes into triod mode for a little sweeter sound.
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you'll probably get more responses to your question over on the Reference 3A Owners Circle; . Owner Circles -> Reference 3A . |
I'd see if you can find a David Berning Siegfried SET-ZOTL in either 300B(8wpc) or 811(11wpc). This amp is the biggest "sleeper" amp of all time. Nobody really seems to know about it, nor does hardly anybody understand what David is actually doing with that circuit. But it will blow your mind, and I'm not joking. If you can find a used one around $5k, you should jump on it. It works perfectly with 8 ohm speakers, and is not plagued with any of the typical "SET disorders" resulting from output transformers. It's wide open and crystal clear throuhgout the audio range, and has a bandwidth of DC-250kHz, and is super fast and dynamic. As far as I am concerned, it is king of SET amps. Oh, and by the way, it is auto-biasing, so you don't have to fiddle with any meters, the tubes last from 10-20 years, it doesn't get hot, and Berning has a legendary record for probably the best reliability in the industry. You absolutely cannot go wrong with this amp. |
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