Monoblocks for Sonus Faber Guarneri ?


These blocks should have XLR input and double speaker outputs to allow bi-wiring.
Current pre-amp: Sonic Frontiers Line 3.
I prefer solid-state blocks.
Would the (hefty priced) Lamm M1.1 blocks make the Guarneri's sing ?
peterb
the mac 602 drives sf's effortlessly and hits some bass notes that your not going to here with a lot of highend monoblocks...smooth tubelike midrange too.
jrd@direcway.com for some reason your statement, "the mac 602 drives sf's effortlessly..." is pretty funny to me. I mean, the McIntosh 602 is 600 watts per channel. Do you REALLY think they would drive the Guarneri's effortlessly? :)

How would the 602 do with the Guarneri's? I have a pair on the way frm Italy now, and have a 602 amp with a Mcintosh Tube pre (2200) - Im using a Sony SCD-1 for playback. Will the 602 be OK with the G's? I CAN NOT change amps, so I am stuck with the Mcintosh 602. Its an awesome amp, but I just hope its OK with the Guarneris....Right now its powering some Signums, and they ar eincredible with this amp.
Videoman, since you like the 602 sound, don't worry. They're big enough to drive the Gs easily, as well as powering the washing machine and the lawn mower at the same time :).
You may consider vertically biamping with a pair of quality ss amps. I've been using a pair of Blue Circle BC-28 hybrids to drive Meadowlark Blue Herons (not a particularly difficult load) with noticeably more powerful and articulate bass. I've biwired with other system iterations and never perceived much or any benefit. The BC-28s are single ended, but the BC-22 and BC-26 are ss and balanced topology (FWIW, Mr Yeung has said the BC-26 is far better than the BC-22). There's a biamping primer on the Audio Asylum "Audio FAQs" link, which covers the basics (clearly biased toward horizontal biamping w/electronic crossovers which are NOT used with vertical biamping. The author also states that vertical biamping extracts a greater benefit from amps with a single toroid rather than true dual mono designs, but read for yourself). The Cary Audio website also has an article on vertical biamping emphasizing benefits specific to their amp designs, but another useful primer. I'm not an engineer or an authority by extensive practical experience. Hopefully, others will comment on and make any corrections to what I've written. I do know that, for me, this option has been positive.