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New Amps to match up with PSB T3 speakers

Hi All,I'm looking to upgrade my Bel Canto Ref 1000 MK2 monos and wonder what amps you think would match up with the T3's? The current amps OK but sometimes on the sharp sounding side for me. Any advice?Joe
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chazzzy007
540 posts
 
The T3’s are very neutral so if you can pair them with something more musical they scale up extremely well. I had a NAD M27 and when I sold that and went to a BAT VK-6200, my T3’s didn’t even sound like the same speakers anymore.

What is your budget?
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lowrider57
5,418 posts
 
It's possible you don't like the sonics of an ICE power amplifier, or it doesn't have good synergy with PSB's. The T3's are listed as 8 ohm speakers but their impedance curve is closer to 4 ohms across the frequency range. You should probably stay with a relatively high power amp. Class A/AB or some high power tube monoblocks.
 
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kalali
1,977 posts
 
I've heard them with Pass XA100.5 monoblocks and they sounded amazing. If your budget doesn't allow, I suspect a lower power Pass stereo amp will be fine as well. Just make sure your preamp matches well with the lower than normal input impedance of the Pass amps.
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