SET--Cary/Sophia 300/845 bassed amps

Wavac and Art Audio offer some excellent single ended amplifiers as does Wyetech. Don't give up on SET because of the Sophia and the 845. Top notch NOS 845 tubes are extremely expensive; something like over 500/ea and maybe more. Most 845 amps come with Chinese output tubes. Good 300b tubes are cheap by comparison.

Try a quality 211 tube amplifier or a very good 300b SET (possibly with an interstage coupled design) and you may just sing a different tune and find that magic you are looking for. With the Lowthers you only need between 6 and 12 watts depending on the efficiency of your speaker configuration.

I have to say these Lowthers give you a good 'taste' of what folks refer to as the set sound.----This is my opinion. The 845 was glorious in the mids.---Well so is the horn--even tho it's being driven by a skanky receiver.---The expression "more than one way to skin a cat"--( you cat lovers;this expression refers to the pre-amp company---)This driver even when used with said receiver has many set qualitys.

I'm a bit late here, but have the Montana EPS w/ a Bel Canto 845 and it is superb! Especially enjoy the remote with stepped volume, and when those 845s light up, you can see the glow on the ceiling! EPS is an awesome fit, because of its efficient and neutral across the range, especially the highs and mids..