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Apogee Diva Ribbon Speakers - I need an amp

I recently moved to a new home and the former owner left his audio and video equipment. As a result, I now have a pair of Apogee Diva Ribbon speakers which are (were) powered by a pair of Krell Audio Standard 2 (KAS2) amps. This was great until one of the Krell amps died. Now I need to replace the amp.

This may be a bizarre question but does anyone have suggestions for a reasonably priced amp that can power these speakers 'well'. I understand that the word 'well' is subjective but I need a stereo amp with balanced inputs that won't break the bank - but can handle these beasts.

Thanks!
Scott
scottmerkel
don_s
271 posts
 
Scott,

An amplifier with too little power or too little control at low impedance can clip. Watch your ribbons. Are they "dancing" when you use the Rotel? I am not familiar with Divas but the ribbons on my Apogee Stage speakers would dance with poor quality amplification but be rock steady with a good amp.
zd542
5,339 posts
 
I've seen several Krell KAV-250's for sale at pretty good prices. I used to have one myself back when it was current. It has tons of power, sounds good and is made in the US. For your speakers, I can't see you going wrong with it.
ptmconsulting
1,000 posts
 
I use a McCormack DNA 500 amp with my Duetta Sig's, it's a powerhouse but he has other models that will work just as well. Try one of his models that will give you at least 200W into your speaker load and you should be just fine. If you want some tube bloom then try a nice tube pre feeding it.

Enjoy,
Bob
rpw
47 posts
 
H2O, was made for Apogee Scintillas. Can drive 2 ohm load with ease.
scottmerkel OP
4 posts
 
Thanks. My dealer is offering me a good price on a Classe CA-2300. I may pull the trigger on that. Anyone have experience with this brand/amp?

I'm going to look into the H20 as well. Good idea on the McCormack as well. I'm searching the used listing to see if anything comes up.
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