Musicnoise, as I said, I have to have tube amplification. Since I only recently put together my first high end system and budget was a huge factor for me, I went with a tube integrated amp - the new PrimaLuna Dialogue Two. I chose it for alot of reasons I won't go into at the moment. I am very happy with it, but eventually I will want to get separates; I am interested in SET amplifiers in particular - a friend of mine has a beauty that puts out just three quarters of a watt. He drives a single Klipschorn with it, for mono listening. Now that's old school! Of course, many of those old mono LP's from the "golden age" of audio sound fantastic. They certainly do not record orchestras nowadays anywhere near as well as they did in the 50's and 60's.
My uncle drives his Altecs with an Assembly ST-40, along with the Audible Illusions Modulus 3A pre. He also uses some Fane horn tweeters with the Altec's, by the way. He's pretty old school, too, as am I.
I will say that I am indeed a fan of the McIntosh tube amps, especially the MC275. I forget which one you said you had, but assuming it's a tube amp, I wouldn't change it if you really like it. It will match well with horns or pretty much anything.
My uncle drives his Altecs with an Assembly ST-40, along with the Audible Illusions Modulus 3A pre. He also uses some Fane horn tweeters with the Altec's, by the way. He's pretty old school, too, as am I.
I will say that I am indeed a fan of the McIntosh tube amps, especially the MC275. I forget which one you said you had, but assuming it's a tube amp, I wouldn't change it if you really like it. It will match well with horns or pretty much anything.