Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...

Not only resolve it but allow the set to do what it does best even better . Offload the power hungry lowest octave or so and you can have it all for reasonable cost. It's a no brainet for me to eliminate the problem and grt the most out of what he has

I wasn't aware of the thread where he stated the amp clips on certain music but I'm not at all suprised. I would have been quite surprised if this wasn't the case. 8 watts is just not enough power for those speakers on dynamic full range music regardless of what any of the manufacturers may have inferred to him at the outset.

Tube you are right of course. I recall going through the risks with reb beforehand. We were all hoping for the best but knew the risks. So no toap surprise i suspect. One just has to complete the journey. Often one big move calls for followups before all is well. Powered subs blended well will add cost but resolve the problem and retain and likely even improve further the good things currently heard. Changing speakers runs the risk of additional trial and error until the right ones are found. Chances are they will not sound just like decapos but maybe even better once overall good karma happens

These kinds of problems is what makes this stuff fun as long as one has patience and proper financing. :^]

Agree Mapman, this could be a solution if Rebbi is committed to the Decapos. BUT that is a completely different road and matching a subwoofer to a given speaker in a seamless manner in a given room is a tricky task, at least IME. Over the years I have heard very few systems that pull this off successfully, at least to my satisfaction which is why I avoid them. The last guy that recommended that I try it had MAJOR issues with his full range speakers in a large room which included dual subwoofers which were all too obvious to me if not him.