I use a McIntosh MC240 tube amp on top and Kora hybrid monoblocks on the bottom. I am in heaven! See my system page for lots more info.
Arthur
Arthur
Does Anyone Bi-Amp With both SS and Tubes?
I use and enjoy VTL MB450s with my speakers (Jadis Eurythmies) which do not require that kind of power. I could probably get by with 10 watts for the midrange and upwards though would need a lot more for the bass (or perhaps more appropriate would be that they need the damping factor of higher power amps to be at their best).
I recently found a Jadis active crossover to go with the speakers (2-way, 180Hz) and am wondering whether I should go for a) low watt monos for the higher frequencies and higher watt tubes for the bass, b) something else for the upper ranges and the VTLs for the bass, or c) something for the upper ranges and an SS amp or monos for the bass. I am not absolutely wedded to tubes but where I live, Dartzeels are expensive and I would not want to have to biamp using them :^) so I am expecting to use tubes for the midrange and upwards.
I wonder whether the SS-ness, even of a really good single-ended SS amp (like Pass Alephs?) would lead to a mismatch. Anybody every run into the problem of bi-amping horn/dynamic speakers with lower power tubes and higher-power SS for the dynamic woofers?
I recently found a Jadis active crossover to go with the speakers (2-way, 180Hz) and am wondering whether I should go for a) low watt monos for the higher frequencies and higher watt tubes for the bass, b) something else for the upper ranges and the VTLs for the bass, or c) something for the upper ranges and an SS amp or monos for the bass. I am not absolutely wedded to tubes but where I live, Dartzeels are expensive and I would not want to have to biamp using them :^) so I am expecting to use tubes for the midrange and upwards.
I wonder whether the SS-ness, even of a really good single-ended SS amp (like Pass Alephs?) would lead to a mismatch. Anybody every run into the problem of bi-amping horn/dynamic speakers with lower power tubes and higher-power SS for the dynamic woofers?