I have had a set of IRS Betas for just over 10 years now, and still have my original pair of Quantum 5s. In the past I have also had Kappa 8s, Kappa 9s and IRS Delta's.To power them properly & safely, I personally have had good results with the older vintage Threshold amps, S300 MKII, S350e & S500e.I have also had good results with modified Halfer amps as well, some moderately modified stereo DH200 and DH220s, and more recently a pair of extensively modded mono Hafler DH200s with custom driver boards.With the Betas I like to use the modded mono Haflers on the mid-high towers and the Threshold S350e on the bass towers, and that setup has power to spare and is the best sounding combination so far.Last year I picked up a pair of Doge Audio tube mono amps, and they do a a nice job on the mid high towers in class A mode. They do run very hot though, definitely need to make room for them to breathe.For the Haflers, I usually do not push the idle current, so they run warm but are not outrageous power consumers.The only thing I regret is not having a big enough room to do the Betas justice.Even so when people hear them for the first time they are blown away.
Tubes with Infinity IRS Betas
I have always ran my mid/high panels on my Betas with a krell Fpb400cx. A friend let me borrow A pair of Primaluna Prolouge 6 Amps with Kit-120 tubes. They sound really nice but I am not sure if they are powerful enough for the Job. I have a line on a nice set of Vtl 300 deluxe mono blocks. I quess my question is what would I gain with the extra power. I listen at maybe moderate levels at best.
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