Recommend Higher Power SET Amp

For more power, the Atma-Sphere amps like the M-60's and my favorite A-S amp, the MA-1's, on the Super Eclipses are just stunning. If you can get the right NOS tubes, good cabling and a very good balanced pre-amp to feed the MA-1's, you will be rewarded. You may have trouble if you don't get those elements right. I struggled.

I have long advocated much more power be used with the Coincident Super Eclipses than their commonly associated SET's and other low-powered tubed amps produce. (See my comments on other Coincident threads.) The Cary SLI-80 integrated amp has been paired with the Supers by several posters on AudiogoN. I currently use the Cary SLAM-100's: 95 triode watts (from beam tubes) with satisfying results indeed.

Interestingly enough, I just received a recommendation from the Supers' manufacturer that the Antique Sound Lab Hurricane DT200 mono blocks work very well with the Supers, Totals, and--believe it not--the highly efficient Victory speakers. The Hurricanes put out a whopping 200 watts! Israel said they are at once powerful, retrieve detail, and retain harmonic and tonal structures very well. Quite an accomplishment in a large amp.

I like SETs in small rooms with intimate music, but if you want the flexibility to go with large orchestral music or rock/pop in larger rooms, a more powerful amp takes over and really does the power-weight-physical-presence thing justice.

KR Audio Antares is 25W SET per side, Kr Audio KT88 is 20W per side, both are very good and real value for the money!

I second the KR Antares. I and two friends own them. They are very good, and a super value. If you have more money, the Wavac MD572 is a 50 watter that is remarkable.

Cary's LX 20 series are excelent. I've got the SEI integrated and have modified it with infini bypass and coupling caps. It's only 20 watts but sounds quite powerful with my Gallo references at 88 db sensitivity at 8 ohms. The better caps improved the subjective power dramatically. The monoblocks have twice the power supply and would be that much better for it even at the same wattage. The only caveat with the LX20s is the KR 300BXLS tube do burn out unexpectedly and KR stopped honoring the warranties, screwing alot of ustomers and Cary as well. Cary had to discontinue the product but they're still available used. I'm just taking reciept on a pair of KR T100 tubes that are a pair of 300Bs in a single tube, offering 25 watts with the possiblity of maybe never burning out because of the improved plate dissipation. Cary gave me a good deal on them and says they're the best 300B type they've heard.

Improving other ancilaries like power cords and cables can also make remarkable differences in subjective sense of power ala clarity and weight of bass, etc.. I'm a big fan of Mapleshade products.

I own a Bel Canto SET40 which is a single ended triode using the 845 output tube. It's rated at 37wpc. It is a great sounding amp. I use them to drive my Vonschweikert VR-7's.
The SET40 is zero feedback design with only 2 stages.
The SET80 is a parallel with 2 845's per side.
mike