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Good amp for Tekton lore s speakers?

I'm a long time audiophile who is finally getting a decent system together. I have an old Yamaha a1000 av receiver I use for stereo only, and just bought Teton lore s speakers as a first step to overhauling my system. I listen in a large glass room with carpets (i cant change the glass or put up room improvements) to a wide variety of music, mostly from my macbook itunes and cds, from opera to reggae to folk. I am attracted to the idea of a warm sound from a tube amp but a bit put off by the costs and the low wattage. I like to hear detail and bass at a moderate to low volume, and I like bass to have a punch, not be mushy. Right now the sound is okay but the bass is lacking, I like the mids and clarity but don't like the forward sound, which can be harsh. Can anyone recommend the best way to spend about 1500 dollars? I am using thick copper Home Depot electric wires and monster interconnects. I have pondered a dac, but am focused on an amp, but am unsure if I should try a high wattage emotiva, a low wattage zen tube, peach tree audio all in one, or if there is something else out there. Many thanks for any ideas.
dckundera
plato
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The "Large Glass Room" is your problem. Without changing that or adding room treatments, getting a good Equalizer and knocking down the treble might be a good way to go. I had a dbx 1231 that worked pretty well for me and was pretty smooth and musical sounding.
finsup
289 posts
 
Agreed: You must address the the glass room. Are window treatments an option?
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ghosthouse
4,305 posts
 
Agree with the room treatment suggestions. But how old are the Lores? Not looking at the website just now but my recollection is these are pretty high efficiency speakers. Bass lacking might just be a function of needing longer time to break them in. Someone once said, "bass is the last thing to show up". Let the Lores break in. Do what you can about the room (DIY panels you can hang and take down?) then start looking for a better amp. For $1500 (and if I'm right on the Lore efficiency) you should have a nice range of options...especially if you are willing to buy used. Tubes aren't out of the question.
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sebrof
835 posts
 
I had the standard Lores and loaned them to a friend who had a pretty much untreated room. In my room they sounded much better than in his room, particularly the relative lack of bass (too much hi freq sounds a lot like not enough bass).
I don't think a tube amp will do anything. I think the EQ idea is a very good one. I was thinking something with tone controls, but an EQ will probably do a better job.
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