Amp matching for Klipsch Forte III

Thank you all for your comments and tips. I like seeing the adjective "fun" in several of them. That's what I'm looking for. My current "fun" speakers are a nice vintage pair of JBL L112s, but as I have been experimenting with some different gear over the last few months, I no longer have an amp that will give them the power that they like. This is why my eye was wandering to the Forte IIIs. The XA-25 has good warmth, and I have a Primaluna EVO 300 preamp that I can use if I need some more.

That Pass Amp would be absolutely great with those speakers.

enjoy

@funthings
...The XA-25 has good warmth, and I have a Primaluna EVO 300 preamp that I can use if I need some more.

A few friends did fairly extensive paring of the Pass XA-25 amp with various tube preamplifiers, and found the combo to work really well in many cases. Hey, your PL EVO preamp with select 12AU7 input tubes to fine tune with the Forte IIIs could work out nicely as an option to consider.  I’d try that first! :)

I'm running my Heresy III with a pair of Quicksilver Mid Mono amps with KT77 and it is an awesome combo

I heard the Forte III with the new 10 w Luxman integrated and it was also a great combo.

The new mid monos have bias adj for each tube instead of global bias for the pair.   Also can run the big KT tubes

I dont think you can find a better pair of mono amps for the money, they are that good

When I had Forte IIIs I was using a Line Magnetic 518i and this was a very good match. 18 watts lit those speakers right up.

Oz