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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
scottmerkel OP
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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.
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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bombaywalla
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11-04-13: Rpw
H2O, was made for Apogee Scintillas. Can drive 2 ohm load with ease.
the Apogee Scintilla is a 1-Ohm speaker (or a 1 or 4 Ohm speaker). Can the H20 drive a 1-Ohm load? I was on Henry Ho's site & his amp spec stopped at 2 Ohms.
rpw
47 posts
 
Henry tested his amps on his Scintillas, I am not sure why he does not list it on the specs.

I have used the H20 S 250 on Wilson WATT/Puppy 5's .
scottmerkel OP
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Thanks to everyone for their advice. In the end, it came down to getting a great price on a new Classe CA-2300. I'm going to sell my working KAS2 unit to subsidize the purchase. Steve from krellservice is looking into whether the broken unit can be repaired. If so, I'll repair and sell that as well.
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