New amp advices please


I am always building or rebuilding speakers and I am getting more into playing around with speakers than messing with components these days… For instance I have a pair of maggies 2.6s that I have fixed and mod along with a pair of Dennis Murphy’s 3 ways that built… However this could change next month. So I am looking for an amp in the $2000 or less range that will drive all kinds of speakers because I never know what I will have next. I have a pair Heathkits W5s (fully mod) that I like but they won’t push most of the speakers I come across. I also have a Mac 2125 that is ok (great low end) but nothing great and I really don’t like the highs on that Mac…. Right now I was thinking about Pass Labs X150 or a Mac 252 or even a Rogue mono blocks but I am worried about the watts being that its tube… One thing I listen for in an amp is good sound stage good low-end and the highs are not harsh…

Anyway I am totally lost and any thoughts or opinions would be grateful!!!

PS. I use a tube pre amp…
bearhifi

Showing 1 response by dewald_visser

Hi,

Have a look at Valve Audio's mono-block amplifiers (available through Music Direct). They can tolerate a wide impedance swing and has pace that most other amplifiers just cant keep up with - very fast indeed. Freq-response is extremely natural - essential for speaker building hey?
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Dewald Visser