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Speaker opinions for my setup, pls?

Ok, I sold my MC250 and replaced with the Lazarus H-1 Class A hybrid amp which gives a conservative 50 watts/ch. it has a JJ Tesla 6DJ8 tube and 100,000uF capac/..Its an incredible amp,,a tremendous upgrade,,,,anyway,,,so its the Lazarus, a Berning TF-10 tubed preamp, Parasound CDP-2000 Ultra CD player, and a Thorens TD-165 TT...Currently I have a pair of JBL L-96's, but I am considering some of the following:

Soliloquy's 5.3 (available locally for like 990.00)...

Any opinions on what matches my system for 1,000 dollars? I always buy used, so keep that in mind.
jsujo
jsujo OP
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I am looking for used speakers, so chances of auditioning are kinda slim...I was thinking of getting feedback from people who have a similar setup, and see if there is a pattern.
adonati
13 posts
 
I have Magnepans with 40" true ribbons with my Lazarus monoblocks(4 tubes in each). I'm not the only one.. many believe maggies and tubes are a great match.
jsujo OP
348 posts
 
Funny u say that...I have been thinking about getting some maggies,,,As I understand it, the Laz can drive almost anything in the universe.
adonati
13 posts
 
Yep.. maggies love lots of current, and the Lazarus will provide it effortlessly. If you go this path, I would also suggest replacing the factory powercord with an IEC jack so you can better feed the amp with an exotic pc. The maggies will be happy too. :-)
raceman14
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I have run your exact set up with a Berning Pre-Amp and bridged H-1A's running in hot Class A with a Cary tube CD. My best sound was with a pair of Spica Anjelus. The low end was pretty awesome as well as the sound stage. I also ran Magnepan ( small ), high end was awesome but the panels vibrated with low end rumble. I also ran with a custom pair of Accustat 1+1's and they sounded awesome but still had some low end problems.
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