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Is there a Solid State amp that can satisfy a SET guy?

Have been a SET guy for so long I have forgotten what a good SS amp even sounds like.
Just bought a pair of $33k speakers that will replace my current $16k speakers. Both are from the same designer and both are 92db and a flat 8 ohms. The new ones arrive in 4 days!
My 300B based amps well drive my current speakers even though I do use the system nightly as a 2 channel home theater. Especially considering the HT usage, I think I may enjoy a SS amp with many times the horsepower. The speaker designer suggests using a Leema Hydra II. I have written to Leema telling them of my 300B preference and they assure me that their amp does not have the destructive harmonics that make a SS amp bright. There must be other SS amps that can satisfy?
mglik
mglik OP
913 posts
 
My final speakers are the Canadian Tetra 606.
To my ear, most real sounding speakers I have heard.
TetraSpeakers.com unique website and company with rave endorsements from among the world’s top musicians.
They know what music sounds like. Herbie Hancock has 5 pair (including 606s). Keith Richards went on tour with his pair.
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fiesta75
1,378 posts
 
The real question is how tubey are you. That's the question you need to answer for yourself. Best wishes!
rh67
307 posts
 
I think any good surfer wants to get tubed.
mglik OP
913 posts
 
The Tetra 606s are 91db and 6 ohms minimal.
Think that the Audions well power them. But IME, all speakers like more power. And, I think, the Gran Vivace also has noticeably fuller sound that takes things to a different level. Although I also think that there will be significantly diminishing returns. The Audions are overachievers.
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