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Any US manufacturer of a 845 SET amplifier

I listened to a Line Magnetic 845 SET amp and was very impressed. It was very well built. My concern is not about build quality, however I am concerned about service.  Anyone know of a US company producing such an amp?
mesch
jdal
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sorry for posting twice
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cal3713
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@mesch  If you haven't already, you might find this thread useful: https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/what-are-some-of-the-top-845-amplifiers-you-have-heard.31294/

mesch OP
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@cal3713 Thanks for the thread. Just now followed it. Most of the 845s mentioned are above my budget. Need to pay off my house first. 
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cal3713
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Ha, yeah... always expensive over there. 
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Resurrecting this 4yr old thread about 845 based tube amps. I am considering commissioning a custom build for 845 SET monos. On the fence reading posts now on the pros & cons across a few different forums.  

@mesch did you ever try 845 based tube amps in your system?

@jjss49 mentioned above trying and reselling Cary 805s not quite able to drive his Proacs how he wanted. This causes me pause as my 93db/6ohm speakers might be on the edge. 

I previously tried 10w triode and 50w parallel strapped pentode tube amps that worked fairly well, yet did not compare in response to my existing Quicksilver UL monos designed specifically running KT120s, KT150s.

A local audio colleague told me true 50w triode monos with big iron transformers are different beast. Ive not tried 845 Triode monoblocks yet w/my speakers yet.

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Wondering if anyone here has been through true 845 triode monos and then went back to something like KT120 / KT150 monos instead.  No SS amp replies please, already got that covered, hope to hear from 845 TUBE based amp aficionados. Thx 

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