@three_easy_payments thanks for the tube recommendations. I will look into them.
@fsonicsmith Keep us posted on how you find the 8 watts for the 0/93s!
@fsonicsmith Keep us posted on how you find the 8 watts for the 0/93s!
Devore 0/96 - Integrated AMP help
Check out the Canor AI1.10. Andrew Robinson (Recovering Audiopile) just did a review over at the recovering audiophile and simply raved about it. It is a push pull KT88 that delivers 20w in triode, 40w in Ultralinear. If you aren't familiar, he has a YouTube video channel and 200K followers. If you are, my apologies. No intent to be condescending. Just trying to be informative. I am the importer so I am clearly biased, but I have been listening to one for a couple months driving Vivid's in a small space. I think it will do the job well on your Devores. Otherwise, Sugden is my favorite amp of the ones you have listed. Line Magnetic is easy to get tubes for but good ones are pretty expensive. Upgrading tubes in that whole amp to the best options will add quite a bit to the cost. |
If you haven't seen it Stereophile recently tested a Line Magnetic amp and also had the time to try it out for a while with O/96's. https://www.stereophile.com/content/line-magnetic-lm-845ia-integrated-amplifier |
With the O/96, you may get on well with the Riviera Labs 10w amps. They have an integrated as well as a pure amplifier. Hybrid tube/SS in pure Class A. If your dealer carries Devore/LM/Sugden/Auditorium, they likely also carry Riviera. I have the 30w/120w Levante. Devores (though not the 96) on order -- should have impressions on the pairing in a few months. |