You may see many planars for sale- some for good reasons...some for not-so-good reasons. Not sure this topic just gets overthought, though.
You're about to ride a spiral.
The LRS ribbon can offer more amazing details- including illuminating compromises you have gotten used to with your existing system. The contrast of the different sound stage will be aesthetic change. (Tho, from my experiences, spouse can tolerate Paganini Violin Concerto w/out running from the room w/Planars. )
What you may have not visited for some time is how many amplifiers do you know of that have >1dB design/peak margin? What was once inaudible clipping might now become audible. 50 W might've been OK. To fill your listening space, 3dB takes you to 100 W. 6dB will take you to 200 W.
As to your venue, (an enclosed, reflective wall/ceiling?) might've given you a +6dB. Hardwalls will emphasize the high end spectrum. And a ribbon w/ <4' from a wall may cause you to consider anechoic treatments. Planars are a bit more- forgiving?
I tried the Apogee Scintilla (1 Ω) but, even hernia-weight amplifiers (Krell 250) still wasn't enough. Many Krells were sacrificed to Tūtū Pele trying to feed Scintillas. Yes- this LRS is 4 Ω...but let's see what happens above 4kHz. Unless LRS rolls off the high end....
You're about to ride a spiral.
The LRS ribbon can offer more amazing details- including illuminating compromises you have gotten used to with your existing system. The contrast of the different sound stage will be aesthetic change. (Tho, from my experiences, spouse can tolerate Paganini Violin Concerto w/out running from the room w/Planars. )
What you may have not visited for some time is how many amplifiers do you know of that have >1dB design/peak margin? What was once inaudible clipping might now become audible. 50 W might've been OK. To fill your listening space, 3dB takes you to 100 W. 6dB will take you to 200 W.
As to your venue, (an enclosed, reflective wall/ceiling?) might've given you a +6dB. Hardwalls will emphasize the high end spectrum. And a ribbon w/ <4' from a wall may cause you to consider anechoic treatments. Planars are a bit more- forgiving?
I tried the Apogee Scintilla (1 Ω) but, even hernia-weight amplifiers (Krell 250) still wasn't enough. Many Krells were sacrificed to Tūtū Pele trying to feed Scintillas. Yes- this LRS is 4 Ω...but let's see what happens above 4kHz. Unless LRS rolls off the high end....