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Manley 500 Neo Classic Monoblocks

I am looking for the holy grail, all in one package, detailled mids and highs, airy, lots of punch and enough power to drive any speaker load...is this the amp ? Who has experience with these amps ?

Then I have the choice of 6550 tubes or KT 90's ?
Your advice qould be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks, joe
joerassic

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bpwalsh
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I auditioned a pair of Neo Classic 250s a while ago with the Sound Lab U-1s. I'm sure they work well with other speakers, but they weren't a good match for mine. This was before the backplates were updated which reduces the midrange impedance dip (6 ohms at 500 Hz instead of about 2 ohms), so the results might be a bit different today.

Brian Walsh
Essential Audio
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