Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...

Rebbi, for the sake of De Capo owners in the future looking to experiment with SET it may be beneficial to explain why this thread took the turn it has. Earlier in the thread you commented that the power issue had "been put to bed".

As a fellow De Capo owner I can relate to what you are going through now. I had a similar experience pairing the DC's with SET. Ultimately I decided it was the DC's that I couldn't part with and found a PP that has made me very happy. Best of luck in the next chapter.

P.S. Take a look at Omega, particulary the Super Alnico Monitor. Affordable and they offer a 30 day return if not happy.

Rebbi, I ended up with a Music Reference RM10 MKII. I haven't heard the Omega's but have been told that they compare very favorably to a British speaker that I love for a fraction of the cost.

Although I have no doubt Rebbi is thrilled with his new amp, but to make direct comparisons to an amp he hasn't heard in several months seems a bit hard to swallow. Rebbi may very well come to the same conclusions but a direct A/B would be far more convincing.

If the 86db efficiency number that you posted about earlier is accurate (that would explain some of my failed attempts at De Capo/SET pairings) a healthy version of your amp may still, unfortunately, turn out to be a mismatch.

Mikirob, in my experience the De Capo needs more than 8 watts to get them going, much more. They'll play, but... I'm not at all surprised by your findings.