ok.... so I received my mono amps yesterday, Krell 300Ms. These are 350W/ch into 8 ohms and 700 into 4 ohms. Prodigies are rated at 4 ohms so I was expecting to hear some huge differences between the tubes at 110W into 4 ohms and the solid state at 700W. Not only in volume but also accuracy and dynamics.
And my ears said.... oh man! Maybe I am not the tube purist that I was hoping to be. :) The Prodigies came alive as if I upgraded speakers. I can now hear much more of the music and they sound like, what i think, the engineers intended them to sound like.
As for sound differences, yes, the tubes do have a smoother sound but now the bottom end is really accurate and tight. As a bass enthusiast, I kinda like this better. The problem I did find was that some of the top end got a little bright for me but then again I was playing a CD and not vinyl, which my ears are more comfortable with.
I have a pair of Power 3s coming so to audition in comparison to the large power of the Krells... Let's see if more tube power will give me the same effect on the bottom end and smooth out the the top. If not, I will be fully happy running these Krells.
Thanks for all the help and advice gents!
NAK8