Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage and Single Ended Triod

Daveyf,
I haven't used my 300b (Art Audio Symphony II) on the GH's in awhile. Been using either a Pass XA30.5 or Marantz 8b.

I hope you can get a nice 300b when you do try the pairing. As Poorguy alluded to, not all 300b's are created equal.

B&W N805 & S805 both are 86dB of efficiency, but one is obviously easier to drive. So, efficiency doesn't make a lot of sense in my case maybe because I listen to them in nearfield- 7 feet to left & right speakers.
Actually, I had also tried Fi 300B for several days without success. I think running out of power on bass transient or not depends largely on how much energy stored in the output transformer of SET.

Well guys, i have decided to try a vintage ARC D-70 with the GH's.
Not sure on how this combo will play out, but will soon find out.
Will also try a 300B amp as well, if I can get my hands on one.

Why not use a loudspeaker designed for use with SET amplifiers? Using loudspeakers not designed for SET is very hit and miss mostly miss. And a reason why many do not enjoy SET. On your speaker most SET will be running into distortion on any peaks.

After searching high and low I'm leaning towards getting a pair of Cary CAD 805 AE.

I wanted to convince myself that I could live with 15 watts but in the end I think I am fooling myself.

Has anyone had a chance to try a pair of Cary CAD 805 AE's with their Sonus Faber GH? Any feedback would be much appreciated.