Best amp for Avalon

Johnsonwu
The TRL I have is stereo and even with it's low power I can hear the potential of this speaker. I even thought of possibly getting another TRL ST 100 and using one on each side. I also considered an Audio Matiere Equilibre for the highs which is class A tube triode. Just trying to keep from running down "amp after amp" road if I can get some insight on what works. I once heard this speaker at CES and it was amazing but they were using the monster VTL Wotan 1200 WPC. a little over the top for me. Did you prefer the TRL or the Pass in your setup.

You are running the ST100 in stereo/triode mode right?
(Not sure what Paul's orig design was), the TRL S100 Mono I listened to was a DIY hand-held by Paul.

Anyway in terms of solid state driving full range I'd say nothing beats the TRL Samson. A close second would be 350.5.

For now I suggest you borrow a SS amp with high input impedance and huge current capability and stick with the ST100 for the highs.

Make sure your preamp has enough current to drive 2 power amps. Some preamps wimp out bad when presented with a less than 50k input impedance load (eg old Pass Aleph) when its already driving a tube power amp.

Great I'll try that and let you know