Suggestions on Integrated Amp./Seperates to Run my Klipschorns


Hello ~
I was wondering if anybody had any firsthand experience with Klipschorns (1976) and any of these Integrated Amps/Amps? Any feedback and/or caution would really be appreciated. I am putting together a 2 Channel system and have my speakers, now looking for the rest.
        1. Hegel H390
        2. Mac MA352 
        3. Primaluna Evo 400 
        4. Levinson #585 
        5. Benchmark AHB2/DAC3. 
My primary listening would be through a Music Streamer (Bluesound 2i or Lumen D2) and Tidal. I listen to all types of music so I need something that can hang. 
My room is 16 x 25 with 9 foot ceilings.
herdegen

Showing 1 response by whiteknee

As many have said you only need a few watts to bring the Khorns to life.  I have Klipsch Belles which I purchased 36 years ago because I didn't have suitable corners.  The Belles are in the same family with the Khorns and Lascalas.  Initially I ran them from the 25 wpc headphone amp in my Mac C33 preamp until I purchased a set of Bryston 2Bs set up as monoblocks in the late 80s.  Bryston 4B in the 90s with 2Bs on Heresys in a 5.1.  Today I'm back to 2 channel (2.1) and still have the C33 (solid state) but also have a Primaluna Dialogue tube preamp that I can plug and play when I want to  experiment.  Power comes from either a Cary SLA70 Sig (35 wpc with EL34s) or a First Watt SIT-3.  With the C33 I can adjust output at different frequencies to compensate for the room, speaker placement and diff types of music to get proper balance and bass response.   With the Primaluna (no tone controls) I prefer to enhance bass with a powered SVS preamp especially at low listening levels.  I did upgrade the tweeter and crossover last year with help from Bob Crites.    From time to time I also replace the Belles with Hersey IIs paired with the sub.    All the above combinations sound great in my opinion.  Good luck and have fun with your selection process.