Conrad Johnson Premier 12 tube monos

The ATMs were very much a midrangy affair,though they did mate with the Yankee FPR 72s very synergistically.The Siemens EL-34s were a must in that amp,not the AEGs.Better drive in UL,but lost that beautiful midrange lushiness.Resale is terrible.Alot of picking a tube amp has to do with the speaker being driven-planar,dynamic or electrostatic.What speakers will you be mating up to the "future tubes"?

Guys- great responses- thanks. Speakers are 97 db 14-ohm Coincident 'Victory' model with Ribbon tweeter. On paper, you may be thinking even SET, but them seem to like more power, and my room is HUGE open concept. Preamp is modded Sonic Frontiers Line 3. I used to have the ARC VT-100 MKIII- that worked well with my Pre.

Should also mention this system is used for 2-ch HT as well, so I do appreciated an amp with low noise floor and good bass capabilities, which is why I decided to try the '6Moons SS favorite' Audiosector Pateks- running them in mono (balanced- sonically great on many fronts- however I do miss the 'X factor' of added tube dimensionality- particularily in the extra decay of the notes a good tube amp can bring).

I believe the Premier 12's are single-ended only, therefore not taking advantage of the fully balanced architecture of the preamp, however that is not 'make it or break it'- I would consider single-ended amps like the Premier 12's if they really ARE that good. Other than the ARC VT-100 MKIII, not sure what other fully balanced tube amps there are at under $5k used that are better than the ARC- I hear VAC makes great stuff, but $$$...

Other than the ARC VT-100 MKIII, not sure what other fully balanced tube amps there are at under $5k used...

You owe it to yourself to try fully balanced Atma-Sphere M-60s. Used they easily come in under $5k (new around $6k iirc). Do not for a moment doubt their 60 watts with those speakers. With your Victory's, I'm tempted to say that you either will be blown away or you are tone deaf, but that would be impolitic of me, so I won't. ;->

Tim

I had the 12s for years, liked them a lot, was only seduced away by some SET monoblocks (845 output tubes). The SETSs supposedly produce only 12 wpc but sound more authoritative (in an 18 x 40' room) than the CJs did. Good luck, Dave

The Atma-Sphere M-60 MkIII would be an outstanding match with your Coincident Victories, as Jtimothya suggests. Authority in the bass with excellent resolution and quickness, plus a midrange timbral accuracy that few other tube amps match. Don't let the 60w rating fool you - with a 14ohm load, this OTL will exercise more control and deliver more power into the Coincidents than other nominally higher powered amps, and you can't beat the Atma-Sphere's transparency, resolution and harmonic truthfulness.
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