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Antique Sound Lab Hurricane: powerful substitutes?

Hello, I have a Duntech Sovereign biamped woth a pair of ASL Hurricane for highs (100W in triode mode). I like very much the sound of the Hurricanes, but i think that the Sovereign would need more power for highs. So I'm looking for a pair of tube monos with more power and for a budget of 4000 $.
I have read good reviews for the VTL MB 450 signature. There is someone that have compared this VTL with the Hurricanes? What other tube monoblocks I should consider?

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carlesdg

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carlesdg OP
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Another possible candidate could be the Manley 500 Reference...Comments?
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carlesdg OP
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Hi Audiofeil, do you think that the sound of the Rogue is as musical as the ASL? I have read that some people can found they a little thick. I like the sonic flavor of the Hurricanes and don't want something more lush or romantic....

In respect to the Quicksilver I'm looking for something with more power on triode. My ASL have 100W on triode and 200W in pentode, .......

Another brand that can I consider is Atma-Sphere. I don´t know the lowest impedance of the highs of my speakers and it seems that this can be an issue. I´m from Spain and near here I have found a pair of Atmas-Sphere Ma 1.5 MKI (from 1998)...
carlesdg OP
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Hi Rleff, yesterday I send a mail to Ralph and today I have a detailed answer to my questions around this Ma.1.5 He confirmed to me that this monos have only 60W... I think that this is not enough power.

Near here I found a pair of Cello Encore monos (150W). I know that this is a very different option, but some friends are telling me that can be excellent substitutes for my Hurricanes. What to you think about this amps? (I have a Thor Ta-2000 preamp).
carlesdg OP
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Magnumpi, the Mesa Baron looks nice but here in Spain where I'm, is a non available option.

I have see a pair of Melos 402 gold for sale (400W in triode). Some time ago I owned a Melos 333 Reference preamp and I have a good remember of this brand... This amps are really as good as some comments tell? And reliables?
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