Referrence 3A's a good match with Lavardin?


Greetings,

I am considering a pair of Reference 3A Decapo's or Veena's to mate with my Lavardin IT integrated amp and vinyl-based system. My room is a 13 x 15 multi-use den that offers just one placement option with an 8 foot distance to my chair. Any experience with these combined components or general insight would be most appreciated.

Thanks!
riz1
I have the Di Capo i's . I have heard these with only one SS amp , a CJ with a tube buffer and a tubed pre . I did not care for the sound and almost dismissed the speakers . Then I heard them with a Cary int. and a Cayin int. I ordered the De Capo's on the spot !

They are quite revealing of your upstream components , sound good at low volume levels , have good resolution , are fairly easy to drive and easy to place .
It has been my understanding that they were designed with tube amps in mind .

Good luck .
they are a worthy speaker brand for sure. the lavardin may or may not be a great match, but the speakers are keepers.
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RIZ1, I have the original De Capo's...I personally don't believe that they are easy to place, so be careful, they do like a little breathing room from side walls. I have talked to somebody who used a Lavardin with the De Capos's and liked it very much. FWIW, the other SS amp I hear is good is the Redwine stuff, very happy customers there. Also, YBA is highly regarded with Reference 3A. I run an integrated tube and am getting a little sick of waiting for it to warm up just to listen, I may be going with the Redwine Sig 30.2 with a tube pre. It is hard to beat a good tube amp with Reference 3A. Good luck!