Avantgarde Trios too loud with my amps

Just to add to the good advice above, bare in mind you are in a realm where finally you don't need mega $ over the top amps. The circuits should be so simple that the part count is in the 10s!

I praise The Lord when a flea power amp the price of an interconnect of virtue comes through the door and puts in the type of performance you once dreamed of.

I advise you (especially if you are a true audiophool) to enjoy the journey with the Trio. I never in my wildest dreams thought a 2w amp of modest cost could satisfy. If you need a larger sound or more SPL a 4w amp like that of an AD1 tube a la the Yamamoto A06, or god forbid a Tom Evans Linear A or B will blow your mind with explosive dynamics and speed.

I'm sure the Lamm as mentioned is great too, but for that price you could have a couple or even three lovely amps for various moods in your arsenal.

Try audition the types of tube amp you could never have used before. Your 110db/w sensitivity and active bass allows even the smallest power amp to be bombastic and completely unstressed. It is a whole new "old" world!

Or, better yet, look at Avantgarde's new XA series preamp and power amp. Very interesting. I heard it at the last year's CES. Beautifully made, as well. And I'm sure, you are not gonna have any gain issues with it.

Mckorzi,

I used to run my uno's with my pass labs x350.5 and found the same issue.I had Albert at spacetech labs build me a gain attenuator for the amp. It has a fully adjustable knob. I have since changed to Tact equipment and not using the attenuator. If you are interested in it you can contact me.

Thx.

I use xlr pads for my amp to speaker connection and they work perfectly fine. They cause no degradation of sound quality.

10 watt amps DO NOT give you the full potential of the Duo's no matter what others have said. 10 watt and tube amps will give a particular sound but not without consequences.

I am running the Pass Labs XA30.8 with much better results than a 20 watt amp I have tried already.

I just ordered trios and I might sell my Duo's in cade anyone wants to send me a message. I really love the Avantgarde horn sound and I may never buy another pair of main speakers again... Although owning a pair of ribbon tweeter based sprakers somewhere in my house is tempting.