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SET amplifier recommendation

 I have been listening push-pull tube amp for a long time. Finally I'd like to try SET. Seems a lot of people moving from push-pull to SET. My budget is <$3000. Looking at Coincident Dynamo MK III 300B. As there is no dealer for Coincident, i can not try it/hear it. Anyone has this? I'd like to hear your comments. i also looked at Decware, Bottlehead, etc. It seems Dynamo is better. Line Magnetic has some interesting ones. But i am not sure the quality can match Canadian made one. 
    My main speaker is B&W 805. Listening space is less than 400 sq ft. My current push-pull setup is CJ premier 15+CJ premier 17ls2+ Audio Research VT100 MKI. Thank you.
cygnus_859

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roberjerman
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One Golden Sound SE-40 per channel with its two outputs connected in parallel would give you a very respectable 36 watts of SE power! 
roberjerman
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Don't fall for the SE tube hype! PP tube amps can be just as good! And a lot more practical! I have both - and high-sensitivity speakers to use with the SE amps (Klipsch Heresy's). The SE amps are: Sanei 560A (2A3's), Will Vincent 45 and a custom-buit SE amp using one 6BG6 tetrode per channel (6 watts). I have many speakers at hand - but only the Heresy's are suitable!
roberjerman
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I do have a possible candidate - if you are willing to buy used! Get a Golden Sound SE-40 PSE amp. I have one also - forgot to mention it in my above post! This uses three 6L6G's in parallel per channel. About 18 wpc! Capable of driving many more speakers than the sub-10 watt SE amps! And the 6L6G's are cheap and plentiful because they are a popular guitar amp power tube. Though in guitar amps they are used in PP pairs. The SE-40 is single-ended parallel. And is no longer in production. They are still available on the used market for around $700. You could buy two for $1400 and parallel the outputs - giving you a respectable 36 wpc - for a reasonable price! I of course bought my SE-40 used. So there you have it - a SE amp that could drive your B&W's - especially if you buy two of them!
roberjerman
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@cygnus_859: My mistake: the correct name is: Golden Tube SE40. Brain fog strikes! There are some good owner reviews on: audioreview.com
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