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Recommended SET amp and speakers to 20k

Hello:  I am in the market for a SET amp, 2A3, 300b or 845, i haven’t decided yet and speakers to complement them.  My budget is 20k for both, used is fine.  If anyone has some recommendations/comments that would be very helpful.  Thanks,  Bruce
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charles1dad
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essrand and wolf_garcia are both adamant (even passionate) in regard to their respective amplifier and speakers recommendation.  I don't doubt either of them. It would really be fun and insightful to compare these two pairings head to head. 

The Dennis Had SEP amplifier and a Klipsch speaker combo is probably less than half the cost of the Luxman MQ 300 and Devore Orangutans 96 . Would be quite interesting to see what margin of performance gap exist between (assuming  there is one).them.
Charles 
decooney
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If you go the DH Inspire route - I had the DH SEP and a buddy has DH SEP and DH PSE amps (both) with Klipsch Hersey, spend another $1k for at least the Klipsch Forte III. Or, a little more for Quicksilver Mid-Monos 50% triode and Klipsch Forte’ IIIs. No need for sub. Well under budget. Nice.
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arcticdeth
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Don’t waste money. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg14jNbBb-8

Power! 200-300W RMS minimum. 
essrand
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Sorry, my previous post felt like a pronouncement of the best combo ever. It was just the excitement speaking :) I will add the disclaimer  by saying: IMHO if I had 20K that's what I would do. Cheers!
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charles1dad
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essrand,

I understood your post. When you come across a truly superb audio component it does leave an indelible impression. I was coming from a relative value/performance perspective. How close could the less expensive amp/speaker combo come (sound quality) to the Luxman MQ-300/Devore pairing.

Charles

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