Amplifier matching with omega super Alnico Monitors.

The Omega Super Alnico Monitors are made for amps like the Line Magnetic 518ia.

This pairing should sound excellent.

What did Louis C say about your planned pairing?

Rich 

Hi Rich, thanks for the reply....... I haven't spoke to Louis yet. The speakers are still shipping to me at the moment from the Omega dealer here. I listened to them in the store with the small Leben integrated. They sounded good like that. I suppose if the 518 sounds great with them, I could always leave that in place, and buy a 219ia for the orangutans. I do Like the 518 with the orangs though, so maybe the 210ia for the Omegas. ?? The line magnetic amps are exceptional value for money in my opinion. But I am open to other interesting ideas. 

Myron.

@borg7x9 

Myron, I have been running Omega speakers for the last four years or so, and still do. I had the Omega SAMs for a few years, and now I still have the 3i, but in my main system, I am running the incredible SAM HOs.  From my extensive experience, the Omegas only get better as you place better gear in front of them.

You don't say what your budget is, so I will drop two recommendations for you that are my favorites.  For tubes, I can't recommend highly enough the Coincident M300b Frankenstein MKII monoblocks.  These can easily be the end-all of amps for me on my HOs, they are that good.  In fact, this is the first amp that I can, and do, actually use without a preamp (vol controlled by DAC). I never, ever liked my music without a preamp, but that has changed with the Franks.

For a more "budget" approach, I loved a Red Dragon S500 class D amp with the Omegas, but with a tube preamp in front.  I would have kept the S500, but I needed the $$ for the Franks above. It's class D done right, and I actually preferred it to a highly regarded class A amp.

Hope this helps!

Hi Mark. I always fancied the Frankensteins but I never got the chance to hear them here. I was looking for some 300bs to go with my tannoy westminsters a few years back. I never managed to get any 300bs to work well with the Tannoys. The more current the better was my finding with the tannoys.....It's good to know that the SAMs are worthy of exceptional amplification. The SAMs will be a second system for me, playing in the house during the day. But they will be placed on a credenza (not ideal I know) so a bit more of a minimal system rather than monos.  I'll be using a Mac mini as a music sever into a line magnetic 515cd/dac. Have you ever tried the SAMs with as little as 2 watts ?? I used to own a 45 based set. It was incredible tonally. I'm really going to be playing acoustic, folk, jazz. Nothing too trying. It'll be interesting to get the SAMs into the barn ( when it's finished ) and see how they do in a more purpose built environment with some space around them.

thanks for your reply. :).