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Hi, 
I am returning to the experts to get an opinion. I sold my PS Audio M 700 mono blocks thinking I was ready to pull the trigger on the Wellsenton R800i. I know their are great similarities between some of the Line Magnetic amps. around the same price point of just under $3,000, almost identical except for tubes. So, their are options if I chose to go with another well known brand. Here are the issue/s..  I have a fairly small treated room and I keep hearing it will “heat the room up.” I don’t know if it will be problematic or an overstatement. Plus the issue of bass. It may not produce good base which is a problem since I loved the class D amps bass. Lastly, speaker sensitivity, most of my speakers have 87db and up except for the LS50’s. Thanks, don
mrdon
bigkidz
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If you are looking for an amp for musicality look for a used BEL class A SS amp.  Just heard one that a friend picked up for $450.  What a beautiful sounding amp.  Bested the Coda, and the Hegel, and a few others for overall just pure musical sounding and engaging.

Happy Listening.
jdane
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I'm guessing that room doesn't have a window?   I run tube amps all the time.  One in my small bedroom that I fall asleep to and stays on all night.  The other in my basic 'crappy-apartment-8ft.-ceiling' living room.  Amp heat is inconsequential compared to the sun.  So I just open a window or run the a/c for 10 minutes.
mrdon OP
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OK, great suggestions so far. I may have bit off more than i can chew but i do not regret selling the PS Audio M700's. After owning them 2 yrs. 10 months i was not going to get much back if i held onto them much longer. As far as subwoofers go i finally added the Rel T7i which works excellent. So, will having a Rel subwoofer offset the lack of bass in a tube amp? I have AC and a window and, the room is treated.  
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jjss49
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So, will having a Rel subwoofer offset the lack of bass in a tube amp?


yes, if it is a powered sub, like a rel
mrdon OP
108 posts
 
Well I'll be damn, all that fuss about bass and it doesn't carry all that much weight if you have a powered sub (ex. Rel T7i).. Thanks for the update on that question, a huge help...  
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