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PP or SET tube amp best resolution on horns?

talking to some knowledgable friends who told me that the design of a SET allows the tiniest parts of the sound to come through whereas the typology of PP cannot do that unless battery biased?????

i am looking for a pair of MONOBLOCK tube amps under 10K used that can run woofers of 110db 60-310hz. i want something more than 25W despite how sensitive speakers are, my experience is that the if too little power, notice it. i play a lot of orchestral.

I am partial toward 300B.... but open to your experience. What do you think should narrow down the audition to?
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mrjstark
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I've used both (SET & PP) to voice my horns (95db) and both types of amplification excel at certain aspects of music reproduction.
It would be wise to have both kinds of amplification home for honest evaluation.

Low frequency reproduction of 60Hz-310Hz might be a better job for quality PP or SS Class A amplification tho.

Simpler the better is a good rule of thumbs. Also, watch out for transformer quality and pay attention to circuit design and low floor/noise of the unit - especially in vacuum tube amps.

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