I have a Valvet E3, a First-Watt F8 and SIT-2 and all of them are class-A and are terrific sounding. The F8 has the most power over the other two however for fairly efficient speakers, all do very well. Each have their own sonic signature and I have had the pleasure of listening to all of them taking turns with them each 1 week at a time. My favorite of the three is the SIT-2 although between the three, it's a matter of splitting hairs on which sounds the absolute best. I believe for the Cornwall speakers at 98db, any of the 3 would be great. They are all reliable especially the First-Watt ones. I've used these on my Living-Voice 93db efficient speakers and any will drive those speakers to uncomfortable listening levels with no sign of compression. You can find the Valvet E3, and occasionally an F8 on AudioMart, however I haven't seen a SIT-2 for sale yet. Highly recommended !
Solid State Low powered Amplifiers
My quest is to find a SS low powered amplifier to use in the Summer months, in place of Tube and Class A amplification … I have Klipsch Cornwall 4s and limited AC in my hot TN listening room for 4-5 months. I know it will be hard to match the sound I get from tube and Class A …on a solid-state amp and I am wondering if I’m looking in the right place for a “10 W per channel” solid-state amplifier which I don’t even know if they make. The Cornwall speakers are 102 DB sensitivity.