Tubes for B&W 803 good?


Just toying with the idea of using a tube pre-amp and Rotel 1080 or 1090 amp for my 803's

Do tubes work well with B&W speakers? Anybody with the same set-up care to share their experiences?

And... what brands would be good for such a set-up
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Showing 2 responses by rsbeck

Do you want to have separate pre/pro's for two channel [Music] and multi-channel [Home Theatre] listening?
If you're talking about the Nautilus 803's, make sure you get an
amp with enough power to drive them. I think Plinius and Classe'
amps work well with B & W because they are warm enough to tame the high end, which can be fatiguing with B & W speakers.
I would shy away from tubes with B & W because they tend to
be inefficient and hard to drive. But, with the right amp, the N803's
can sound great. I heard them with a Plinius SA 250Mark IV and
they sounded great. I don't think the Rotel would do them justice.
Just my opinion.