Volti Experience !

Willy - I think a good 35 watts will easily drive the Rivals for all but the loudest levels in a big room. I think Stereophile measured them to be 98 db sensitive but I also think that can be misleading in & of itself. The watt meter on my Rogers amp displays the average power for both channels combined at any one instant & up really loud w/ a big bass peak demand, the Rivals are drawing about 50 watts or 25 watts / channel. At this volume, many speakers driven hard by realistically priced & sized amps (maybe & arbitrarily less than $20K & 100 lbs.??) are being pushed to their limit  & strain to do so. Of course, my categorization is all relative. My investment in my system is absurdly high to many & barely scratches the surface to some others.

The Rivals w/ the Rogers are just strolling along @ almost any volume (although the Rogers operates in full class A so it's not really) & sound great doing so but you get the point. I almost bought a Prima Luna but once I found the Rogers, talked to Roger @ great length & demo'ed it in my home, I was completely sold. That said, the Prima Luna will probably also sound excellent w/ the any Volti speaker. 

Congratulations Doyle! Great write-up and agree Greg is great people (met him at the Tampa show). I just bought some used Rivals via Audiogon classified a few months ago (thanks Ken!) and am still completely blown away by these speakers - especially with the Townshend Podiums which sent my whole system to yet another level. I don’t have much time with those but listened to side 2 of DSotM, UK 5th pressing at 85-90 db with peaks of 97 a few days ago and it was a religious experience. I lol’d a few times. Unbelievable. The sound stage is full and expansive. I couldn’t quite get them to disappear before but the Podiums “took them away”. This was a few days ago and I’m still in awe. My volume very is WAF limited so will be another week before I can repeat. 
 

Willy, I have a Primaluna Evo 300 integrated amp with KT-150s and may need to hire a structural engineer to check my foundation after my last session. 

@laynes Thanks for the suggestion on the amp for these speakers. There are so many good speakers in the $5K-$7K range but for horn speakers Volti highly impresses me. Hopefully I can make some decisions next week at Axpona. 

@willywonka Greg was really a fan of the Cary gear paired with his speakers. Last night I experimented with an older Cary, 2400a hybrid amp I’ve had for 25 plus years. Sounded amazing. Border Patrol is also recommending by Greg. My local HIFI shop (close for me, 1 hour drive) has a customer who paired the Razz with a Line Magnetic 845, (the one with the scary output tubes). He reports the customer is thrilled with the results. Today I’m going to instal the Margules I just brought home from Northern Audio. Can’t wait! If you are anywhere near the NE area of the US, Mark has a beautiful store, with an amazing variety of great gear. (he’s also a tube nut and a hell of a guy).

Hello all, just wanted to provide an update. I picked up and added the Margules ACRH - 3 Integrated amp over the weekend. Picked it up from Mark at Northern Audio in Pitt. Wow what a piece of gear! Amazing build fit and finish. The spaciousness and soundstage is awesome, so sweet sounding. Excellent heft and weight in the low end. My opinion is this is an excellent pairing with the Volti Razz. I have never been this happy with my system, ever! Oh and the phono stage for my MM MoFi Ultra Deck is just outstanding.