OP, I went the other way. I have older B&W 801Series 3 speaker and I was driving them with VTL 300 Deluxe mono blocks. I wanted to get away from tube amps. I tried Classe CAM 350 mono block for 3 months. Really nice amps and a good friend loves them. If you have a friend with High Powered Tube amps, give them a try. Should take the edge off and with those sub's you have, you should have a warm presentation with deep solid bass. Then again the MC611 with the C2700 pre would be sweet.
Upgraded amp for B&W 802d3
Hello,
I am currently running my B&W 802d3 speakers with a Classe 2300 amp and have been happy, but was thinking of going to the next level with higher wattage mono amps. B&W speakers need power to sound their best., and many on this forum state they love McIntosh with B&W’s and speak highly of the MC 611. Many say the amp has a warm and laid back signature which offsets the hot diamond tweeter.. Others say they prefer the Bryston 7b3 as they are more detailed and have a more “energized” signature as compared to McIntosh. Has anyone with B&W speakers that at one time used a Classe amp moved up to one of these amps? If so , what improvement did you notice, if any? I have a McIntosh dealer locally but the nearest Bryson dealer is 3 hours away and can’t compare them side by side.
I am currently running my B&W 802d3 speakers with a Classe 2300 amp and have been happy, but was thinking of going to the next level with higher wattage mono amps. B&W speakers need power to sound their best., and many on this forum state they love McIntosh with B&W’s and speak highly of the MC 611. Many say the amp has a warm and laid back signature which offsets the hot diamond tweeter.. Others say they prefer the Bryston 7b3 as they are more detailed and have a more “energized” signature as compared to McIntosh. Has anyone with B&W speakers that at one time used a Classe amp moved up to one of these amps? If so , what improvement did you notice, if any? I have a McIntosh dealer locally but the nearest Bryson dealer is 3 hours away and can’t compare them side by side.