What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?


Hi, Gang,
I response to my recent review of the Reference 3A De Capo BE speaker, someone wrote that if you really want to hear them sing, you should try them with a SET amp, or words to that effect.
That got me thinking. The De Capo's are 92 db efficient, which (correct me if I'm wrong) seems kind of borderline for low-power SET amps.
In any event, right now I'm running mine with a pair of Manley Mahi mono-blocks. They are switchable from triode (20 watts) to "ultra linear" (40 watts). I run them in triode all the time, and in my room, the volume knob almost never goes past 9 o'clock; more would just be too loud.
All that said, what do you guys think of running the De Capo's with a SET amp? And if I did, what's the best bargain in SET's these days?
Thanks!
rebbi
I'm very tempted to try that amp with my Triangle Titus XS monitors. IF my wife would have it in her sunroom that is. It's a modern Victorian style house and she loves retro, so maybe.
Well, I placed an order on ebay for the Mullards(1960s vintage) and should have them in 7-10 days. I just chose the vender with the highest feedback rating and a long track record. Bill, see what you've done with your enthusiasm for this rectifier.
Thanks,
Charles,
Charles,
Good luck, let us know how it works out. Have you bought any tube from Andy at Vintage Tube?
Charles, I try to be careful about excessive exuberance, as you may have noted with my reservations on the WE replica 101D. But this CV387 is really good in my system and room. I did some looking around to try to find CV387s, to no avail. It looks like it is ebay or nothing.

I did find some of the rare fat bottle CV387s from the Mullard Wycombe plant. Those are supposed to be even better than the blackburn skinny bottles I got from Israel, but they are 600 for a pair.

I am eager to get your read on the tubes once you get a little burn in time.

I do hope a supply of the skinny bottle blackburns are out there. This is a tube that so far is pushing all the right buttons for me.
Mikirob,
I've bought tubes from Andy a few years ago and had no problems with him or his tubes.