Solid State Amps for Quad ESL 57?


My system is feeling pretty tube-y and I was looking for suggestions of a solid state amps that people are liking with their original Quad ESLs. Looking for more speed and more of the bass I know the Quads can put out if set up right.
dhcod
It's a bit tricky alright. Of course, you could put an air core inductor between the amp and the speaker to compensate, but that's tricky because it risks electronic resonances. Actually, it's quite unwise to attempt this unless you've made your own equipment to be bullet-proof.

The alternative is to compensate upstream, at the preamp or the cartridge step-up transformer. The obvious thing is to increase the capacitance of the 75uS RIAA compensation, starting by say doubling capacitance. Let your taste be your guide.
I should add, the Quad 2905's come properly compensated for solid state right out of the box. The 2805's less so. Re-working compensation for the 2905's is only necessary if you mess with the electronics.

...I have used this combination before... the 250R will put yours quads to sing beautifully.