Tube + SS bi-amping B&W 803 D3s?
In the constant quest for incremental gains and chasing the high from first hearing these speakers at the dealer, I have been considering bi-amping my B&W 803 D3s with a tube amp for HF and using my current Parasound A21+ for LF. Anyone have experience with this type of setup or recommendations for tube amps that may be particularly worth looking at?
FWIW, I tend towards warmer sound. The speakers are crystal clear but the Parasound tends towards brighter sound with them. The addition of the C2500 and the SVS subs has definitely helped, but I get the sense there is still some performance left to find.
Current setup:
NAD C658 Streaming DAC
Pro-Ject Carbon Debut TT with Sumiko Wellfleet cartridge
McIntosh C2500 Pre-amp
B&W 803 D3 Floorstanding Speakers
SVS SB-3000 subs x2
@052rc the B&W tweeters can always be tamed down. Macs have a handful of hybrid bi-ampable amps. @andrewmland try to demo AGD amps if you are spending in that ballpark. It's solid state but I hear the input section is tuned to sound like tubes making it the best of both tubes and class D but without the noise and replacement cost of tubes. |
