What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?

Grannyring,
That sounds like a very intriguing and interesting amplifier. I have a question for you, is your speaker efficient enough for a 10 W amplifier to display its beauty or does your speaker require more power? Bill, I am very interested to read your impressions on this amplifier speaker combination. My gut feeling is that this amplifier with this type of circuit and power supply attention should sound marvelous if the speaker load is compatible and benign.
Charles,

My current speakers are rated 90-92db and do not drop below 6 ohms. My prior Coincident Total Victory III speakers were 12 ohm and 95db effecient. Ok, all that is on paper, but my newer speakers seem easier to drive than the prior Coincident speakers.

Remember, I do not listen to loud music. Most of the time I am under 80db on average. My speakers sound great at moderate volumes. I also sit less than 8 feet from the front plane of the speakers with the speakers pointed right at my ears...substantial toe-in.

I will let you know how the combo works out. My expectations are high as the amp is said to play much louder than its rated power.

I currently use a PP tube amp in triode mode putting out about 20-25 watts per channel and I have never come close to using all that power. My main amps are 300 watt SS monoblocks. I will trade between them and one tube amp. So this new SET amp will go up against my highly modified pair of PP tube amps for second position. I like to have both my reference SS amps and a good tube amp. I just love the sound of tubes sometimes. This is especially true for female vocal and jazz.

Thanks Bill,
I look forward to reading about your listening experiences with these different amplifiers. My average listening levels are 75-80db C weighted. So I realize my amplifier is only providing 1/10 to 1/4 of a watt. Most likely I'm using less then one watt of power probably 90 to 95% of the time I listen to music. I sit about ten feet from my speakers. Bill, on paper your new amp looks quite special and should sound exceptionally natural and realistic.
Charles,

We listen at the same volumes it seems. Yeah, C weighted.

Charles, due your amps hum/buzz at all through your speakers? If so, how loud is it? Hear it 2 feet away only?

I have a very soft hum that is heard with ears within about six inches. The irony is this, my push push amplifiers have no sound within 6 inches of the speaker yet when music is played, the SET reproduces tiny nuances and details that are totally missed my the other amplifiers. Ambiance is preserved better than any other amp I have tried. Audio results are fascinating to observe.