Favorite 845 tube monoblocks

What is your favorite 845 tube monoblocks, which loudspeakers are you driving with them and which preamp if any are you using?

seadogs111-11-2011 10:11pm

cptaz Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 29 posts 11-12-2011 at 10:35am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete So far, Italy rules!!! :) Greetings, Marco
dopogue Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,773 posts 11-12-2011 at 01:17pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Mine were designed and built by a friend. KT-77 driver tubes (or EL34). ECC31 input tubes (or 6N7) Solid state rectification. Huge Magnequest trannies. Built directly on two-inch-thick Mapleshade platforms. Rated at 12wpc by my friend, but I have no trouble driving moderately sensitive speakers (Gallo Reference 3). They're now 10 years and I have no interest in replacing them. Superb-sounding amps. Preamp is an Aesthetix Calypso.
cmo Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 471 posts 11-13-2011 at 06:42am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Nagra VPA's.....
martykl Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 3,578 posts 11-13-2011 at 03:29pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete One that was born in the USA: I have Cary 805s driving Verity Parsifal Encores. Joule-Electra pre-amp.
onemug Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 784 posts 11-13-2011 at 04:22pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Cary 805 AE, Maggie 3.6's (believe it or not), and either a Conrad Johnson ART or ACT 2.2 preamp.