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Wilson Watt Puppy 7

I am looking for a pair of used monoblocks for 2 channel listening. I have a large open listening area. My budget is 5k give or take. I listen to classical guitar, female vocal, blues at moderate volumes. I’m looking for a warm sound. Have used solid state previously but have a tube headphone amp and like the sound. Any suggestions?
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yogiboy
5,671 posts
 
Quicksilver Audio makes nice tube mono amps. Why buy used?
http://quicksilveraudio.com/amplifiers/
gdnrbob
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Get a pair of McCormack amps and have them upgraded. SMc Audio can just about anything. And, you could do a lot with $5K.
Bob
mzkmxcv
777 posts
 
Solid state options:
 
PS Audio M300  
 
Dual bridged mono James Romeyn assembled NC400  
 
Pass Labs XA25  
 
Mytek Brooklyn Amp  
 
Arcam FMJ P49 (used on Amazon for $1000 less) 
 

erik_squires
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Have you seen the Luxman m700 on Agon via Perotta Consulting??
200 Watts/Channel, but not a mono.
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welcher
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I use Cary 805Cs with my wilson watt puppy 7s. My listening chair is 7 feet from the speakers and I listen at 70 to 80 db volumes(Rock and folk music). I have no problem with the Carys low power and the combination can also fill the house with wonderful music. Back in the day before making the purchase I talked to Peter Mcgrath at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. He recommended the combination and stated that Wilson had previously used the combination at a prior audio show.

My recommendation for the Wilsons would be a high quality tube amp.
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