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Reco for a low power amp to try

I am just curious about the low powered (those 5W to 12W per channel) amps and how they sound.....
Don't know any retailer in my area that would lend me one for a weekend but if I was to just buy something here and in worst case re-sell here....what would you recommend for starters ?
Hopefully something under $2,000 used....so at first I get a sense of what 5Watts sound like....

My main concern is that I do listen to lot of prog rock (ex;  Pink Floyd) and I do like to up the volume sometimes...

PS: If you happen to live in the NJ area and would be so kind to allow me to try one out - I would be so thankful
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roberjerman
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No good without speakers of 95+ sensitivity! I have Klipsch Heresy's to use with my Will Vincent SET 45 amp. A mere 1.75 wpc! Yet a good match with the Heresy! So for low power amps the speaker choice is most important!
roberjerman
4,319 posts
 
Check out the new First Watt SIT amp from Nelson Pass. 8 watts of pure Class A power! Favorably reviewed by Herb Reichert in the February Stereophile.
roberjerman
4,319 posts
 
For less money, a Bediini 10/10 would be a good choice. If you could find one!
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wolf_garcia
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Dennis Had's little hand made tube amps are world class, and mine is the 12 wpc version of his singler ended Firebottle HO. You can contact him on Ebay (and only on Ebay seemingly) and he might make one for you, as his recent versions are generally in the 2 to 5 watt range...I prefer the massive 12 watts myself, and also am a Klipsch Heresy III devotee. My amp was bought used and 2 months old (its birthday is on the signed bottom plate) and maybe 1100 bucks, his new ones maybe $1500....a bargain in the hand made amp universe, and its the best sounding amp I've owned in over 5 decades of caring about these things.
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