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Which 300b amplifier for Devore O/96

I am looking to upgrade (and simultaneously downsize) from Coincident Frankenstein Mk2 300b SET monoblock amps to one of these stereo amplifiers.

These are the four candidates so far: Nagra 300p, Luxman MQ-300, Wavac EC-300B, Air Tight ATM-300R, Shindo Cortese 300b

My preamp/dac is Bricasti M12 and my speakers are Devore O/96.

I am not looking nor interested in any other 300b amps at this point.

If anyone has compared one or more of these amps (esp on an Orangutan) do chime in.

Where I live I can probably demo the Nagra and the Air Tight but nothing else.

Thoughts?
essrand
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cal3713
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@firstnot  Damn, what a perfect situation...
audition__audio
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I dont know Glen or Bill, but 10 minutes with either of these guys might result in a goldmine of information or it may result in ten minutes of competitive product bashing and only an attempt to sell you their products. I hope it is the former, but please be careful. 

I do know that in my conversations with John at DeVore he often shows with push pull designs which may or may not be entirely the result of sonics. With our group it seemed that we didnt know how much better the system could sound until we added more power and what I believe to be an inherently superior amplifier design (provided the speakers present a higher and stable impedance load). 

Seek advice first from those that have no dog in the fight.

 
jperry
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firstnot +1


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Dear Op

We had exchanged opinions about Lyngdorf before.

Are you still located in India?

If so, even refutable dealer in US have limitation to help you.

Thomas
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@shkong78  One of the amps I tried was a Lyngdorf TDAI 3400.  Unfortunately it was not an easy transition from the 300b Frankensteins... I much preferred my SETS.
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