I own 936s which I use Aragon monoblocs with at 400wpc, not the best high powered amps I ever heard, but a good deal. Even though 400wpc high current may seem like complete overkill. I can tell you the 936s with the big double woofers, despite rated at 8 ohms have a nasty impedance drop. I assume and my Buddy Trelja who has heard them repeatedly, estimate a drop to something below 4 ohms when playing bass heavy music. Therefore headroom is important. You may be able to use tubes on your smaller newer model 926, Howoever I would very seriously recommend some overkill. Get really powerful tube amps at least 100wpc such as a cary V12 pentode, or the sixpacks and an active pre to give it some gain boost. Better yet is very powerful underated superamp like a Jadis DA60 which must actually provide ar least 100wpc from the plate dissaption data, suggesting more like 120wpc with massive transformers. You never see them used for more than a few second but Pierre Gabriel (anAgon member pgstudios I think but look under the Jadis Manufacturer link on this board) has them and the newer version the DA-88 model, if you have the bucks that is they are very expensive new . You will have a struggle with smaller tube amps because they still have ohm drop to deal with and then conversley the mids and treble that present a difficult load which tube amps usually respond to but they need the reserves. Believe me I have tried my 40-50 watt tube amp(s) with them. Not a pretty picture.
Seriously think either class D which I don't personally care for but are cheap big power. Better yet a well conditioned pure Class A SS.
I have heard the nova Utopias with BAT 150se amps with their best pre/ VK5i etc at HES and they were beautiful almost crytaline clear retaining really tone but you need serious bucks for that set up. Much more than the Jadis!
Power my Man honestly. Tubes are going to be real hard row to hoe.
Seriously think either class D which I don't personally care for but are cheap big power. Better yet a well conditioned pure Class A SS.
I have heard the nova Utopias with BAT 150se amps with their best pre/ VK5i etc at HES and they were beautiful almost crytaline clear retaining really tone but you need serious bucks for that set up. Much more than the Jadis!
Power my Man honestly. Tubes are going to be real hard row to hoe.