SETs vs. Push/Pull


Say, people! I've been a tube guy for about 22 years and an SET guy for 7. Am seriously thinking of selling my Air Tight 300B and getting a P/P with more power. Anyone done this and if so, how are things going? Any suggestions for replacement amps that can compete musically with SETs?
tomryan
Since you love triodes, consider a triode-wired PP amp such as as the c-j MV55 or MV60 (about 25 and 30WPC, I believe, from a pair of EL34s per channel), or a Premier Eleven-XS, again about 30WPC and EL34s, but this time with Premier-quality design and parts. And of course there are lots more brands around.
Try a higher powered SET amplifier such as the Antique Sound Lab 805 at 2995 new; 50 watts.
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Or an 845 parallel monoblock ASL..more expensive..
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The Mastersound is probably the best bet as it can be had for about 3000 used and is a lovely piece and has plenty of power for what you want.

A quality tube amp will produce fast transients and rolls with the right speakers. Tube amps with average power supplies have issues with fast transients.
All great ideas and I think the jist is to get a 2nd amp and use each when the mood strikes. The ProAcs are an all around easy load and I think I can experiment with just about anything if having two "drive engines".
Look at the Canary line of 300B p-p amps. I'm using a CA-339 right now on a pair ot Coincident Total Victories, and it's a much better amp to my ears than the SETs I've been using, including the Wavelength Triton Blue, the deHavilland Aries 845G and a KR 18 BSI. There's no loss of musicality, but big gains in transparency, resolution and dynamics. Their smaller (and cheaper) CA-330 probably would have done just as well.