Best monoblock tube amp with Vandersteen 5A

I'm using a Thor Audio TA-1000 preamp with my Vandersteen 5s and am very happy. The Thor has great dynamics, a wide soundstage, great imaging and detail.

As far as amps are concerned, I'm using a Bruce Moore Dual 70 stereo amp drive the Vandys in a medium sized room. Bruce Moore makes a pair of 120 watt monoblocks which are just amazing. Contact Bob Bergner at www.rbaudio.com for further details. The Dual 70 can also be converted to monoblock operation if you don't need 120 watts.

Hope this helps.

I don't know about "best", but I have heard them with the ARC Ref 2, and VTM200s and they sound incredible. As I'm sure you know, these speakers are relatively easy to drive. I am using a VT 100 MKIII, and it does an admirable job. However, if you listen to complex music at high SPLs, the VTMs are more immediate and intense.

call up richard vandersteen and ask. he is a great guy.

best regards,

mike

Hmmm...the one time I spoke with RV by phone, I would say that "gruff guy" was more like it...

OK, lets not start that debate again. There was a series of threads a while ago that documented the various opinions about RVs phone manner. Lets just say that he is a great designer and accessible by phone and leave it at that.