Best 3 options for SET amps
Personally, I prefer the Coincident to the 3A. I don't know if you are buying new or used but Coincident has a newer version of the Victory available. It is supposed to be better in the lower frequencies than the original. I had the original Victories and thought they were unbeatable in a smaller room, especally with SET. |
Well, there are quite a few excellent choices these days. Your three listed choices are vastly different in their approach to high(ish) efficiency, so it is hard to offer suggestions. The Conicidents are 97dB 3-way, the Royals are small 92dB 2-way monitors with minimal crossover, and the Cabasse line runs the gamut of everyhting. I have 97dB Cain & Cain I-Bens that I think are fantstic, but it really depends on what you are looking for - fullrange single driver, compression horns, multi-way dynamic driver. So here's are wide range of options: Audio Note's own speakers Cain & Cain - Single or I-Bens Edgarhorns Silverline Von Schweikert Zu Speakers Dali Speakers Beuhorn If none of those look interesting, let us know. |
Fernando, if you are limited in space, the Cain Abbys do have a fairly small footprint and can be placed failry close to walls. The size of the speaker is not necessarily correlated with the space they will need to sound good. From recollection of the 3A De Capo, I do think the Royal Master might need a lot more room to breath. Also, another option not mentinoned so far are traditional horn speakers like Klipsch, Altec, etc. They usually do require large space though. All these speakers have a very different design and as result very different sound with different tradeoff. Listening to a couple should help making up your mind. Good luck, Rene |
