integrated Tube C-J CAV50 for Proac 2.5

Thanks. Art. Now I need make decision among there choices:

1) stick with ProAC2.5 and sell my CAV50 and Spendor sp2/2 to get ARC gears (VT100 + SP8 pre ?? I guess)

2) keep CAV50 and upgrade spendor to sp1/2 or sp100. and
say good bye to my dreaming ProAC2.5 ~

BUT NOW ANOTHER ISSUE ARISED: DOES C-J CAV50 HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO DRIVE SP1/2 OR SP100??? My budget is really limit
and i don;t want to break my bank and credit card company
during the upgrade.

THANKS.

Art. thanks. it seems that we have same taste. I really
want to have spendor and proAC sound at my home.. but can not affford two sets of amplifier. I like the sound of C-J
, it made me move from SS to tube no doubt. I may try
8200 MkII. But I am wondering if i can go with C-J premier 11a (~$1600) plus a ARC pre-tube amplifer.... Do you have any suggestion on pre-amp for 11a?? (less than $800 used)

Derek

Thanks Erikminer. But ProAC 2.5 is fair enough for me at this time. Now I am only on the way to seeking enough funding to get power to feed it. Now both 8200MKII and
9200 ae avilable and there are about $600 difference.
I am not sure if it is worth to get 9200. and I heard that
8200 is warmer than 9200...that what i like....but don't know if the power is enought to get the best of proAC2.5

Derick

some other tube options I am considering other than C-J are:

1) ARC Classic 60 + LS2B
2) CARY SLI 80

It seems that there are some people use these combinations.Please comments on these combination..

Thanks.

my room size is 13x14 ...and openned to a dinner area.
I am wondering if i could put some shelves (like LP shelves selling in IKEA) to seperate the room. C-J-11a may not have enough power if cary can not do so. and many other
int amplifer (like VAC AVATA, ARC CA50) ususally provde 80W power..or even less.

Jadis do have a great reputation. people notice that it is hardest to do the bias adjustment on jadis, however. The service is another problem. I will check it out with guy who are selling it to see how's going on.

I end up with Cary SLI-80 Signature with NOS tubes upgraded. I used only Triode Mode (40W? 50W) instead of
80W at UL mode, which works very well in my medium size room(24x13x8). The sound is smooth and beautiful.. I could live with it happily for a while and it definitely help to reveal the virtue of proAC 2.5. actually, SLI-80 beat the combination ARC SS D240 + C-J PV10 Pre tube.

The sound is in little soft side. I will keep eyes on the suggestions for the possible solution. C-J Premium 12 is good but beyond my budget. Actually, with Cary SLI-80, the volume knob is ONLY need to be set at 1/3 of maximum to get enough loudness. So, I agree that the power rate is not only factor to solve this problem.

Any idea? commments? on the amplifer which can produce beautiful mid and high as Cary and C-J Tube (or 20W SET) do, meanwhile, can provide a better bass control.

Thanks all for the help,