Hum level with Absolare amps

I heard Atmasphere amps are very great with noise floor just like solid states, but was generalizing rather than being particular. I also believe that Berning ZOTL amps that are substantially lower in power, but also have great noise floor parameters. I believe that >100dB is the number to go after when dealing with sensitive speakers.

The Absolare amps are very quiet and you should be fine. These amps sound wonderful, good luck with trying solid state, would not be my first option.

Agree with Charles1dad post above.SS amps would not be my option either.I have 96db horns and would jump for the Absolare if I could afford them.

Thanks for the replies, I am now using 18W lamm ML2.1 which is very quiet but Cessaro told me that the TAD 15' bass drivers actually could benefit with more power so I guess the Absolare could be a good match.

hi Luna, I have owned & have run Lamm ML2.1 with my speakers (Classic Audio T-1.4) which have field coil modified TAD drivers.

I've tried 2 other SET amps on my speakers (Kondo Ongaku, Shindo Lafon GM-70). each pairing has its own merit, but it did however take me a bit more power for the bottom end to come alive.

the ML2.1 generally gave a slightly analytical & recessed presentation which I'd personally characterize as "good hifi sound" (as opposed to a lively recreation of the musical event). its low freq was however more extended than the other SET amps.

regarding "more power" - really depends how large your room is, how far you sit from speakers, your choice of music & how loud you listen. your priorities & preferences will also play a huge role.

going back to your orig. post - you shouldn't be getting hum thru speakers (regardless of amp selection) unless you have EMI/RFI or grounding issues. white noise shouldn't be an issue either.

given a choice, I'd rather go with noisy but good sounding components over quiet but bad sounding components.