Anyone pairing Cornwall IVs with solid state amplification to good results?


Because I have an obsessive need to try out all sorts of gear, I paired my Cornwall IVs with a nice Marantz PM KI Ruby integrated.  What surprised me was I actually liked a Class D design at a "reasonable price" and the resulting sound is more than livable.  It's a great pairing. 

There's little chance I sell off my tube museum of gear and valves, but this experiment was a pleasant surprise.  I have now tried them with push pull EL 34, KT88/KT120, KT150, 300 B, and Class A solid state, and Class D solid state. 

Any of you out there in hifi land using a solid state amplifier with Cornwall IVs or a horn loaded speaker to great effect?   I am appreciative to hear your experience. 

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This is a quote from Herb R

"Because when the SIT-3's dancing partner is a compatiblepair of speakers, it's one of the two or three finest-sounding amplifiers I've heard anywhere, at any price. Which is why I think the most important question an audio reviewer must explore is: What constitutes a compatibleloudspeaker for the amplifier being reviewed?"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I recently purchased a First Watt SIT-3; I'm loving it. I like it more than my Pass XA-25. The SIT-3 as a real organic and earthy rich sound. Eric Clapton's un-plugged sounds amazing.

I've also been playing with cables. Some Tellurium Black speaker cables are on their way. I have a Coincident Statement preamp along with a BorderPatrol DAC upstream with Zu Event interconnects. I also plan to connect a Supratek Sauvignon to it and see if the the 6sn7 sound combo is better. The Supratek has adjustable gain, but the Coincident has no gain issues either. Good luck!

I have CW IV paired with a Naim Uniti Nova, excellent sound and feature-packed all-in-one system.

I've also paired the CW IV with lots of tubes amps and the Naim is on par with the amps, albeit with different strengths.