SF Guarniere and SET?

Heard Guarneri with Cary 805 once, that's 50 wpc in SET and it was glorious and very loud in a fairly large room. Given your room size and type of music you listen to, I think 30 wpc SET should not be a problem. Amati is a lot more demanding on power amp and I drove them with 30 wpc tube once with decent result. Just don't expect very low bass w/ SET, but then Guarneri doesn't have very low bass to start.

I know it's not the same speaker but fwiw I used to have a pair of SF Grand Piano's, the originals, that I had to give up when I switched to a 36 watt Air Tight ATM-1 because the amp kept running out of steam. Given that experience I doubt that a true SET could hack it. Also, SF speakers are pretty renowned for sucking down power with abandon.

Georgemg, do you know if the Guarniere has a mild impedance curve? That could be one determining factor whether it is SET friendly or not.

I am using a 37wpc Bel Canto SET40 which is an 845 based amp and it powers my ProAc Response 2.5s with great authority. I was quite surprised to find that it was able to drive the ProAcs almost as well as my solid state BAT VK200.

Power along with SET goodies!

Helo Mang53

I have a pair of SF guarniere using gamut d200mk3 + audiopax model five( pre) but I will try the new audiopax amplifier 98 stereo 30 w in a pair of merlin tsm mm that is my second system, but I began to think if is possible to drive de SF ? because my room is 4x 4 meters, and a prefer instrumental and jazz in low or medio volumes.I know that someone is using the SF g with a pair of cary 845 but in this case is 45w .I love gamut but there is a aura about the " SET sound".

@ 88 db's these need some juice to drive them! I'm not aware of a SET that will or at least drive them to a level that's loud enough for my ears...The room size is also a factor. What is the current power you are using? or is the question one of you already have the SET, and are looking to get the Guarniere's?