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How's the First Watt F3
One More thing. E-mail me if you would like to share experiences with Trio/amp combinations and other ideas.Steve. 
How's the First Watt F3
I would like to hear opinions on that too. I use Viva Aurora 845 monoblocks on my trios. When talking to the ex-representative Jim Smith of Avantgarde,Audiopax, and Viva,he told me the Aurora was the best amplifier that he had ever heard on Avantg... 
Top ten tube amps
My Viva Aurora 845 is the best sound I have heard in my system with Trios and also Silverline Sinfonia 96db 8 ohm speakers. They are far more expensive than what I compared too, so comparison wasn't really fare. On both speakers they beat a Yamamo... 
Amps for Avantgarde
Please help - 3 top-of-mind choices for Avantgarde. Date:07-08-06. Check out this thread.I have Avantgarde Trios and use Viva Aurora 845 monoblocks. I wanted to try others, a Wavac 300b and a Yamamoto 45. I was warned the 45 would not do it and it... 
Balanced SET? North Audio
Their amps can only be used with a fully balanced pre amp. They take the + and - and amplify individually. They come together at the output transformerwhere and the noise cancelling happens. This is not push-pull. Any tech nuts out there that migh... 
Avantgarde Trios, SETs, and Impedance Curves
Has anyone tried the ART PX-25 or Wavelength Cardinal with Trios. Anyone else have any comments on 45 SET's with Trios. 
Avantgarde Trios, SETs, and Impedance Curves
I would like to add one more thing that I forgot. I talked to Jim Smith last week on the phone. He no longer represents Avantgarde, but still answers the phone and gave me his opinion on amplifiers for Trios. I hope you don't mind me quoting you J... 
Avantgarde Trios, SETs, and Impedance Curves
I think Atmasphere is saying that some SET's have trouble with the tweeters crossover. My 845 amps sound very extended on top. They are very powerfull for SET's though. I have heard from others that 300b amps have no problem also. Wavelength recom... 
Please help - 3 top-of-mind choices for Avantgarde
I use Viva Aurora monoblocks (845) with my Trios 2.2. It is a lot of power for Trios. I tried an Atma-spere M60 MKII and it was not so good. The high frequencies were very rolled off and the overall sound was a little dead. There must be an impede... 
set vs otl, which is the most musical
My Trios sounded not so good with an Atma-sphere M60. I think there is some impedence dips in the highs. The highs were rolled off. My Viva Auroras 845 are a perfect match. With my Silverline Sinfonias the M60 were very good. They are a flat 8 ohm... 
300b vs 845
The valve art is just a rebranded Shuguang. Valve ART claims that are built to better tolances for them. I bought some. Didn't A-B very much time though. AS I don't think there was any difference. One out of the three pairs I ordered, one was cryo... 
Avantgarde Trios, SETs, and Impedance Curves
I have Trio 2.2 and tried an Atma-shpere M60 MK.II. The sound was very, very fast. The highs were rolled off and the sound was dead. I got board very quick. I suspect there must be an impedence drop in the top end. I use a pair of Viva Aurora mono... 
300b vs 845
I have a Viva aurora 845 driving Trios using regular chinese tubes. I have had thoughts I would like to try a 2A3 or 45 amp. I know it is less power,only a couple of watts. With the trios it should be enough though. Does anyone have any comments o...