Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...

Reb if it were me and I wanted to take my best shot to hit the bullseye now on paper I'd have to splurge for the co incidents. Screw the matching stands that's mostly aesthetics. They are designed to work with an amp like yours and should fit your room nicely. If it does not happen with those and your amp then either time to move on again to another approach. It should be the perfect match. On paper at least. Tektons will probably resolve your clipping issue and sound good and preserve some funds but I would want to see more impedance and phase info before I would be confident that the mating is truly as good as it might be.

A system moves one.....a complete system. No one piece of gear can move someone as it makes no sound on its own:) I know this is profound, but hey.

It is quality not quantity that is most important. When you can have both you have massive quality or something like that.

Rebbi, note that the price of the Triumph Extreme II is indicated as being in Canadian dollars, while the price of the stands is indicated as being in US dollars. If those prices are accurate, at current exchange rates the total cost of both be $3400 in US dollars.

Best regards,
-- Al

Meant to say "would be," of course, not "be."

Best regards,
-- Al

It is harder to achieve quality on a larger scale than a small one no doubt.

My system is designed around the speakers which require quality on a somewhat larger scale. I've found a good modern class d amp to be a game changer in regards to accomplishing that. It is very efficient and very green. I cant find a fault with the performance. What it sounds like depends mostly on what it is fed.