Agree, Larryi, on the placement of Strads. I used to own them, and the distributor/dealer has found the same not just in my room but also in several others. I have also read that about Strads in general relative to side rooms due to the wide baffle design.
They sound very good with medium powered tubes...but if you get great SS Class A amplification, i think you can preserve much of the midrange magic that makes SF so great...plus the bass comes alive in a way that is quite surprising. There is a natural roll-off that works well with midpowered tubes, and it is still there with powerful Class A (Gryphon for me)...but there is a taut power in the bass that appears which is a lot of fun too.
Great speaker.
They sound very good with medium powered tubes...but if you get great SS Class A amplification, i think you can preserve much of the midrange magic that makes SF so great...plus the bass comes alive in a way that is quite surprising. There is a natural roll-off that works well with midpowered tubes, and it is still there with powerful Class A (Gryphon for me)...but there is a taut power in the bass that appears which is a lot of fun too.
Great speaker.