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Is there a 300B type amp out there with some WATTS behind it?

I recently acquired a Feliks Audio Arioso 300B amp.  To put it simply, it is incredible.  I understand one way to tackle the issue of using SET amps is with high sensitivity speakers.  Is there a 300B or something that gives you that same sound out there with power so you have more speaker options?

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jond
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If you want real power with the 300B tube there are a few alternatives but they are crazy $$$ both in terms of the gear and tube cost. For example Canary makes a pair of pushpull 300B monoblocks using 4 300Bs per block. Right there to retube those amps with any decent sounding 300B your looking at $3K or more just for the tubes. As pointed out above there are other avenues to explore and other triodes. Congrats on your new amp!

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charles1dad
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This reviewer loves the Felik 300b SET and Devore Orangutan-96 pairing.

 

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jasonbourne52
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VAC made stereo amps with multiple pairs of push-pull 300B's about twenty years ago. I remember seeing them advertised on the back covers of Stereophile.

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dweller
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Musical Fidelity Made something called the 550K Supercharger.

These are mono amps that go between your amp and your speakers.

They use the signal from your amp and multiply it X number of times to "Supercharge" the SOUND of your (300B) amp (theoretically).

 

peter_s
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@dweller that is an interesting approach. I would love to hear if anyone has used it and what they think.

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