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Tannoy Westminster amp matching question.
Hellooooo chaps. My greeting is somewhat enthusiastic because I have made a decision( for now :-) ). After much reading I'm going to try and find a Viva Solista SE integrated, second hand. There is one on Ebay now if I can negotiate the price down... 
Tannoy Westminster amp matching question.
Iso, I've just spent a very amusing couple of hours reading the "triode guild" website. Harvey was not only an amazing audio and social commentator but obviously a very, very funny man. I keep chucking out loud and disturbing my Girlfriend watchin... 
Tannoy Westminster amp matching question.
Oooo!! I've never heard of him. I'll have a look. Thanks Iso. 
Tannoy Westminster amp matching question.
Jb. I so hope so. I'm looking forward to experimenting. 
Tannoy Westminster amp matching question.
Charles, I must admit to being an SET man at heart as well. If I thought I could get away with it I'd go 45 based amps but I fear that would be a step too far. I really, really Loved the yamamoto a08-s but at max 2 watts per channel simply not en... 
Tannoy Westminster amp matching question.
Hi Guys, thanks for your very helpful suggestions. While I am very keen to go back to directly heated SET, from what you mention above, I'm not sure the usual fare will be "powerful" enough. Tannoy recommends min 50 watts, but the specs (99db 1w/M... 
Tannoy Westminster amp matching question.
Those Wavelength Audio products look interesting !!! Thanks. 
Tannoy Westminster amp matching question.
Thanks guys for your responses. Certainly food for thought. I currently have some good quality amplification left over from my previous system. Class A solid state: Plinius sa250 and matching pre amp and a "super integrated" Hybrid class A AMR AM-... 
AMR LS-77 full range monitors
Thanks Chayro. I agree with you....I've been talking to my local dealer and the AMR techy guys( AMR are great to deal with ) and they've been advising me of speaker stands that would suit. They've reccommended a pair of partington superdreadnaught... 
AMR LS-77 full range monitors
Hi all, thanks for your comments. I've still not set the speakers up properly yet. At the moment they are sitting on oak cones about 250mm off the floor on a concrete hearth. I've run them in for the reccommended 100hrs at -12db on the AM-77 ( mon... 
AMR LS-77 full range monitors
Hi Mordante, I set the speakers up briefly as soon as I got them (I couldn't resist it) on a wooden shelf with a window behind and they seemed very bright. Perhaps not surprising given where I placed them. They are running in as I type. Only 40hrs... 
AMR LS-77 full range monitors
The LS-77's arrived today gleaming in their individual aluminium flight cases they are the titanium colour which matches the amp exactly. First impressions :-1. They are bigger than I thought. read HUGE for stand mounts. heavy at 35kg each.2. The ... 
Looking to get back into Vinyl.
Thanks all. So far from the suggestions above I like sound of:-The PS audio phono stage (there seem to be a number for sale on AG).The vpi classic ( a number on AG as well for around 2k ) I like th esyling and I've always wanted to try a VPI.I a l... 
AMR LS-77 full range monitors
Well, I've ordered some now so I'll post my findings at the end of Jan when I've had time to have a play. please still comment if anyone has any comments, thanks all. 
Recommend Speakers For Yamamoto
Hi Ghanson, the reviews and info I'd read claimed that the Yamamoto a-08s was one of the most silent(from a noise floor perspective)designs around. What I found when I recievd it was that there was some 230v hum which I could detect with my head a...