Tannoy Stirlings on the way!

@audioguy85,

No worries.

I think most of us here would understand that Sugden have been making pretty solid amps for a very, very long time.

Trentmemphis, that response was not directed at you, should have been more clear.

Or I could read more carefully.  My mistake.

I am looking forward to you thoughts on your Sterlings once you’ve had time to get acquainted with them. Was thinking of pairing with a Pass XA25.

Yeah, I considered something from Pass, as well, but I'm not ready to move on from the Mac just yet.  It seems like it would be a good combination, though.  

My estimate on my delivery date was off by a bit, @lalitk .  They're arriving tomorrow afternoon!

“that response was not directed at you, should have been more clear. The quote was from someone further back in this series of posts that said to stay away from class A of 30 watts or more....which to me has no validity...”

@audioguy85,

I think you have mis-read my post. I have suggested OP as below, 

I would not recommend any amp with <30watts in pure class A

Congratulations on your new Tannoy speakers. I own a pair of the legacy Arden speakers I purchased new just last year from Upscale Audio. Being an audiophile for 30 years and owning dozens of very expensive speakers, I can say the Tannoys are by far the finest speaker I have owned. Just wanted to add that even though they are efficient, they respond best with some power. Driving the Ardens with the Pass Labs XA30.8, I was able to do away completely with my two REL subs, greatly simplifying my system. With 30+ watts of pure class A high current, the Tannoys will project a wall of sound and bring a rock concert or symphony into your room. A sound of live music I never experienced with any other speakers. It baffles me why Tannoys are not reviewed by the high-end mags. Probably because none of the other manufacturers can come close to the sound of real music like a Tannoy. Again, congratulations.