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After 20 years, in the market for a power amp

Hello:

Longtime lurker/reader of this forum. Recently my long time and beloved Odyssey Khartago shed its left channel and I had been long past ready to move on from it anyway. I am a typically slow upgrader as I am much more a listener than a tweaker. It is therefore time to invest in a new power amp. My system specs:

GoldenEar Triton Ones

Rega P8 TT w/Apheta 3 

Aria phono amp

Primaluna Dialogue Premium p/a

Rotel 1570 CD spinning into a Schiit Yggdrasil

Odyssey Khartago Power amp

AntiCable interconnects

AudioQuest speaker cable

The Khartago, while wholly competent, has long since since been bypassed by the rest of my gear. Looking for something with some synergy with the Primaluna.

Budget $5-7k. Been researching feverishly but it is difficult to get an audition. Suggestions?

 

 

 

pvnasby
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ericba
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I have a Pass Labs XA25 pure class A and extremely happy with it. Very transparent with tad warm presence. Easy to match with different speakers. It is a reference amp for many audio reviewers. Likely the last component I would change. Coda may be one to explore. Tried the Moon 330, very good but timid. Also heard the Ayre vx 5 - twenty. Could be an excellent option if you can find a used one. Very refined and neutral IMHO.

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alucard19
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You might want to look at the Anthem P2 power amp it goes for about 5k.

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stereo5
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When I owned the GE Triton Ones, I drove them with an Odyssey Stratos, a Conrad Johnson  250 wpc amp, and a McIntosh MC152 amp. I moved on to the GE Triton Refernce Speakers and a McIntosh 300wpc amp. They sounded good with all the amps.   Erik Squires loves to push Parasound and does not like the GE line of speakers as he thinks they are too bright.  I do not find the GE speakers bright at all.  Sandy Gross the designer of the speakers used a tube amp in his personal system.  They sounded fantastic with tubes.  Personally, I would go with Prima Luna’s hybrid amp.  You get the best of both worlds, a solid state output with a tube input.  I would talk to Uncle Kevin at Upscale Audio as he is also the distributor of the Prima Luna line. 

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