Tube Amps for Coincident Super Eclipse

No ideas on the amp, but did you consider Audio Physic Virgos? I am trying to decide between the two. Conrad

the conrad johnson premier 5 monoblocs and the super eclipse sound incredible.by far one of the best tube-amp and speaker combinations i've heard.treble and midrange to die for. the CJ 5's command about $4000 on the used market.good luck.

Do yourself a favor and listen to the Audio Research VT100 MKII or MKIII. It should be as good as it gets.

Hi Jcidulka, I own super eclipse and have tried many amps from 7 watt SET to 200watt SS. IMO SET amps are the way to go with the Super Eclipse. I use Cary 805c and Viva Sentesi. The Viva is 13 watts and I get caught short on power once in awhile. The 50 watt Cary is more than enough power. The Jota is also an excellent match. I have tried the CJ amps and found them to be musical but too coloured. Jtinn's advice is also good. the ARC is much less coloured than CJ. Feel free to email me if you like. Hi Cradman, the Virgos are not as full or as rich as the SE. they are very transparent and image better than SE. I chose the SE only because it was easier to drive. They are both very good.

Look on this site for a used Bel Canto SET40. 40 wpc of SET. More than enough to drive your speakers. I am currently running the SET40 with a pair of Vonschweikert VR-7's. The sound is wonderful.. all the virtures of low powered SET's but with enough juice to fill the room with wondeful music. The 845 tubes will last a long time.. about 8 years with normal use and they are still in production. The CJ amps that I tried were overly warm with soft bass. SET gives you that fast detailed sound with a mid range that is second to none.. mike