Cary 805 vs 211 amp


I have the Cary SLP-05 preamp. Looking to get an amp. Powering perhaps the BW 800 diamonds... 90db/1watt/1meter sensitivity.

Listen high 80db usually.

Btw, what's the overall reliability of a tube amp?
joey_v

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Yeah.. either I go full tubes from SLP-05 down to 211 amps.... or perhaps I stick with a hybrid system and I've had good experience with the Cary 05 paired with a Plinius SA-102 in the past on some martin logan Summits.

So this time, perhaps something similar like a SA-103 or the SA-REF paired with the SLP-05 at preamp duties would work on a speaker like the BW.
Spoke to cary and I sent them the graph above - they said the 211 has 4ohm taps and should be ok.
I mean people have run the 805AE into some Martin Logan summits and those have terrible impedence graphs... If any of the more knowledgeable members can compare the two and see if the impendece curve of the BW 800 diamonds to be terrible.