shake777 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Hi, Budget under 2k used. Have sub but would like to avoid using it if amp will pull bottom from RF7 Thanks, Nic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest davidness Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 I use a pair of stock RF-7's. I recently bought my first (and only) tube amp, a Bob Latino 'factory built' VTA-120 (updated Dynaco ST-70 design, the most popular tube amp of all time). My VTA-120 has all of the factory upgrades. I currently run the following in the tube spots: (1) Weber solid state rectifier, (4) Gold Lion KT-88 (reissue), (2) Telefunkin ECC801A (generally considered the very best 12at7 type, (1) RCA NOS 'Black Plate' 12at7 (very nice!). (The fancy tubes are only slightly better than the Valve Art KT-88 and Mullard CV4024 tubes. I found that all of the 'premium' tubes that I bought ended up sounding about the same, at least to my ears. For the money, I'd go with the Gold Lions KT-88 and Mullard CV4024's). With this amp, my RF-7's instantly delivered substantially more PUNCH than they ever had before with my Yamaha RX-Z7 amp (140W x 7). It was a substantially better experience, with the delivery of improved bass the biggest surprise. YMMV. You should be able to pick up this amp new & with tubes for around $1200 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsp1068 Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 A VTL stereo 150 will man handle them very nicely. I ran one for a few years before I could afford my new 185 signature mono's. I see used ones pop up on Agon from time to time for at or a little less than your budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 As a test I would buy the two Scott 99 mono amps that are on the "garage sale " and go throught the leaning experience. I am glad I had a couple of vintage tube amps before geting my BB and VRD setup. If you do not like them I would buy them in 2 months when I get my bonus. It has been a while since I heard Mike Whell's RF-7 with VRDs and still remember it as one of the top 10 speaker / amp synergies I have heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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