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Would switching amps make a big difference?

I've been using a Belles 21a tube pre and a pair of PrimaLuna Prologue Sevens with Martin Logan Ethos speakers for the last 6 years and it sounds good. I'm pretty stuck in tube land. But does it get better?

I was wondering if a Raven Osprey Integrated amp or the Lyngdorf TDAI-2170 or another amp, ideally integrated could elevate and sound even more, around same price of $5k - which if I went ahead is about what my current amp setup should bring me.

Then there is the idea of switching to the Martin Logan ESL Impression 11a...

Thoughts? Suggestions?


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alanlyonclt
3 posts
 
I had ML speakers and a McIntosh tube preamp with a pair of McIntosh m275 bridge to mono. I was happier with the tube preamp and a set of 501s. I have always liked a tube preamp with a solid state amp.
dfairc777a
60 posts
 
I currently have ML ESL 9s and  a Parasound A21+ amp.  I don't know the output impedance of the amp, but it seems to match well with the ML speakers.  Maybe someone else can confirm whether it's a good match by the numbers.
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mazian
395 posts
 
I have ML Vantage speakers and am using a Van Alstine tube pre. I have biamped the speakers with a Rogue 90 tube power amp driving the electrostatic panels and an Acurus 250wpc SS amp the bass units. Highs are clear and extended and the bass tight and deep, so much so that I no longer use a sub. Best sound I have heard in a small/medium size room from a relatively modest set up. Front end gear is Cambridge Audio CXN streamer and an Exemplar/Denon tube CD player.
alucard19
362 posts
 
Try the Anthem P2 amp with a tube pre, the Anthem P2 will play all the down to 2ohms and below, read reviews.
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jmh128
16 posts
 
Don't know what amps work BEST with ML speakers, but I had a pair of Rogue M150 monoblocks running ML Aerius i's with no problem. I currently have the PrimaLuna Premium HP amp powering the ML Electromotion ESL's, again with no problems. 
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