Should I get the Art Audio Jota

Thank you. I've been told that my speakers are more demanding of an amplifiers current than it's wattage and that the Jota BX would actually sound more powerful. Since I acquired the Modwright, there seems to be just a little too much of a fuzzy warm aura that I'm attributing to the Premier 11a. I'm seeking something a little more truthful.

Thank you for your posts everyone. Does anyone else feel like Misskuma - that the cj/AA pairing doesn't work?

OK, maybe I'm thinking wrong. I've been considering the 17LS a strength in my system and my intention was to maximize it's virtues with an amplifier upgrade. I wasn't aware that there were preamp designs specific to single ended amps.

"By the way, the CJ 17 and 11 are both a bit "fuzzy" sounding, kind of like looking outside through a window screen. The AA would be more like the window without the screen."

Hi Tomryan,
That was pretty much my thinking, and while I've only listened to these two seriously as a set, I'm presuming that the 11a is by far the fuzzier of the two. I'm also hoping that with the right tube upgrade, I'll be able to find a synergy between the 17LS and the AA. My plan is to buy an amp on the used market so I probably won't have the opportunity for audition. I definitely wouldn't want the cj to exert such an influence over the AA that I would never hear it's special attributes; in fact, I was hoing for the opposite.

Darkmoebius,
Thanks for the clarification; your point is well stated.

This was unexpected - I thought most of the posts would concern pairing a single ended amp with the Minis.

Hi Darkmoebius,
Right or wrong, I've always thought that the synergy between high end components was atleast as important as their respective quality. For the time being, I want to hold on to the 17LS and the Minis so I'm going to be more opened minded about a replacement amp, which I consider my single biggest opportunity. I'll welcome posts to the contrary.