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Best amp under 1k for Soliloquy 5.0s

Hello Everyone,

I just purchased a used pair of Soliloquy 5.0s with the matching stands. The recommended amplification of 8 to 200 watts really leaves the door wide open from low watt tubes to higher powered SS amps. If anyone has had experience with these speakers I would love to hear what they found to be the most pleasing combination.

At this point I don't have much of a preference between tubes and SS, simply because the only experience I've had with tubes has been in a Jolida 1501RC i owned a few years back. However, if possible I wouldn't mind trying monos (either tube or SS) simply because I've never owned monoblocks before and I'd like to give them a shot if it makes sense.

Just from looking around it appears that Antique Sound Labs, nOhr, Vincent, and NuForce all have monoblocks that are in this price range used, but I'm sure there are others I've missed. Are any of these options worth looking into?

Almost all of my listening is done streamed from an Apple Macbook Pro. My listening room is 14' b 20'

Thanks in advance,

Joe
jmleonard400

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jmleonard400 OP
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Thanks for the input guys. The speakers probably won't arrive for at least a week, so I plan on spending some time with them to get impressions in my current system and then making decisions from there.

cheers,

Joe
jmleonard400 OP
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Thanks Rich

The Bryston (either the B-60 or B-100 if I can stretch the budget a little) sound like great options. Are these rare on A-gon or no?

Joe
jmleonard400 OP
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Hey everyone,

I ended up going for the Bryston B-60, and am very satisfied with my decision. In comparison to the Teac A-1D I was previously powering the 5.0s with the Bryston has a significantly lower noise floor, focuses the image better, and has more control of the low end - just to name a few improvements.

My better half was questioning the value of upgrading the amp, so I set up a blind listening test, and she picked the Bryston as the one that sounded better every one of 6 trials. That seemed to convince her haha!

Thanks for all of your suggestions!

Cheers,

Joe
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