Best SET amp with Coincident Total Victory?

I just got a used Sophia 845. I picked this up local. At the seller's house he has the smaller version of these speakers--The model with the ribon tweeter. This amp sounds pretty hot.-------Am I to assume you will be spending that 6k for a used amp? Verona? Shop,baby, shop. 6k will buy a lot of amp. There are so many good sets out there.

DeHavilland makes some superb high-power SET's. Nope, I don't sell 'em. Suggest you contact Brian Rovinsky of St. Cecilia Sound, http://www.scsoundgallery.com/, phone number 727-726-7575 . Brian is a truly GREAT guy, and lo and behold just so happens he's also a "Coincident" dealer. (I'm resisting mightily the urge to indulge in a bad pun.... must resist... arrrrrgh... must hit "Submit now" button.... mustn't give in...)

I know one person using the Antique Sound Labs AQ1009 SET amps using 845's, and he is very impressed with the sound. He has used many amps with various Coincident speakers, so he has a fairly wide range of experience with these speakers.

Probably the 1009 should be on an audition list.

Hello Banjofan. I whole heartily agree with TWL. The ASL 1009's are truly something special! 60 watt Parallel set monos employing a pair of the large 845 valves. The poor mans Ongako-on's. All the best on your endevour.

I've discovered that the TVs really have lower sensitivity than their 97 dB claim. My Cain & Cain Abbys (95dB) play a fair bit louder at the same volume setting on the same preamp and amps. I'd estimate the TVs at 92 to 93 dB.

What that means is that a traditional 4 to 8 watt SET might not cut it. I'd stick to amps that can put out at least 12-16 watts. There are a number of 845 amps out there that ought to fill the bill - the AQ1009 already mentioned would be a nice choice. A KR amp that uses the 300BXLS tube would be worth considering. I have a KR 18 BSI that drives the TVs beautifully. Parallel 300B's is another choice. Coincident OEMs one - their MP300B, which is actually under your budget.