Hello there...just curious what you found worked well with your Platinums. I have been listening to the Quattros for about 15 years. I went through a few solid state amp setups:
B&K 200.2 S2
Parasound HCA 2200ii
Parasound HCA 2200ii X 2 running bridged to mono
Parasound HCA 3500
I was always very curious about tubes and took a leap of faith and without any research of the model bought a pair of Audio Research Classic 120s about 3 years ago. I kept the Parasound 2200 and went back many times and always just smiled when I hooked up the ARC again.
I tried the Focal 1038Be(latest model) and was not impressed at all. Their bass was inferior to the Platinums and the Be tweeter was a bit too bright for me.
I now have a pair of Wilson Audio Sophia 1 that have really impressed me. They are better than the Platinums but not by as much as you would think. They don't need a sub where I did like my Hsu Research TN1225s crossed over low with the Platinums.
B&K 200.2 S2
Parasound HCA 2200ii
Parasound HCA 2200ii X 2 running bridged to mono
Parasound HCA 3500
I was always very curious about tubes and took a leap of faith and without any research of the model bought a pair of Audio Research Classic 120s about 3 years ago. I kept the Parasound 2200 and went back many times and always just smiled when I hooked up the ARC again.
I tried the Focal 1038Be(latest model) and was not impressed at all. Their bass was inferior to the Platinums and the Be tweeter was a bit too bright for me.
I now have a pair of Wilson Audio Sophia 1 that have really impressed me. They are better than the Platinums but not by as much as you would think. They don't need a sub where I did like my Hsu Research TN1225s crossed over low with the Platinums.